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# 2026-072 Future Price Control Frameworks

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/2026-072-future-price-control-frameworks-ocds-h6vhtk-06e5f5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ofgem: "2026-072 Future Price Control Frameworks". Published status: active. Published Value: £166,667. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Ofgem](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ofgem-gov-d108)
- **Published Value:** £166,667 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 9 September 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business and management consultancy and related services, Electricity distribution and related services, Gas distribution and related services, Other sources of energy supplies and distribution
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 13 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/2026-072-future-price-control-frameworks-ocds-h6vhtk-06e5f5#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06e5f5`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/2026-072-future-price-control-frameworks-ocds-h6vhtk-06e5f5#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** www.mytenders.co.uk

## Description
This procurement is for support to help Ofgem develop its thinking on future network price control frameworks for the post-2031 period, building on the Future Systems and Network Regulation (FSNR) review rather than re-running it from first principles. The work should assess what has changed since FSNR and what those changes mean for the relative attractiveness, feasibility and risks of different future regulatory framework options.
Ofgem is seeking external consultancy support to inform its Future Frameworks project, which is considering what the next generation of network price controls could look like beyond 2031. While RIIO has evolved significantly since its introduction in 2013, the energy sector is entering a period of unprecedented change driven by electrification, increasing network investment requirements, strategic system planning, changing patterns of energy demand, advances in flexibility markets and rapid technological development, including artificial intelligence.
The requirement forms part of Ofgem’s wider Reimagining Network Regulation programme and builds on work previously undertaken through the Future Systems and Network Regulation (FSNR) review. The purpose of the procurement is to obtain independent expert analysis on how changes in the external environment and developments in Ofgem’s own regulatory capabilities may inform the design of future regulatory frameworks. In particular, the work will explore how enhanced data, digital, Intelligent Oversight and AI-enabled capabilities could create opportunities for alternative approaches to setting allowances, incentives, performance measures and accountability arrangements for gas and electricity network companies. 
Building on and advancing the work undertaken in FSNR, the successful tenderer will be expected to assess the relative strengths, weaknesses, risks and opportunities of different future framework options. The supplier should recommend a list of potential options for further consideration against the RIIO model, such as enhanced planning-based approaches, more adaptive and responsive ex ante regulatory arrangements and models with a greater focus on monitoring. The work will help Ofgem understand which options warrant further consideration, what enabling capabilities would be required to deliver alternative models, and what elements of new approaches could be tested during RIIO-3 and ED3 to inform future policy decisions. 
This procurement is intended to provide strategic insight rather than develop a detailed post-2031 price control design. The outputs will support Ofgem’s long-term thinking on how network regulation can continue to deliver affordable bills, resilient networks, high-quality service and effective delivery of Net Zero objectives in an increasingly digital and data-enabled environment. 
Scope of Requirements
The scope of this work is to support and help Ofgem develop its thinking on future network price control frameworks for the post-2031 period, build...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/2026-072-future-price-control-frameworks-ocds-h6vhtk-06e5f5)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 65200000, 65300000, 65400000, 79400000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £166,667

- **Contract Period:** 07/10/2026 to 31/01/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F078270-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-31T12:35:50.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T10:35:48.621Z
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