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Audit of the Data Communications Company (DCC)

Auditing services
Internal audit services
Procurement consultancy services
London (UKI)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Ofgem: "Audit of the Data Communications Company (DCC)". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityOfgemScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for Ofgem. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
12.7Bids / Report
10% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 30 active published awards; 30 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityOfgem
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published28 May 2025, 10:07 BST
Last source update28 May 2025, 10:07 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationAuditing services, Internal audit services, Procurement consultancy services
Delivery area
London (UKI)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-046cf7
What is being bought
The Data Communications Company (DCC) is the central communications body licensed to provide the communications, data transfer and management required to support smart metering. DCC was appointed by using an outsourced service model, to manage contracted smart metering service providers. As such, external costs compose the largest proportion of DCC’s costs, and it is critical that these contracts are entered into, managed and closed out effectively and efficiently. Each year, the Authority scrutinises DCC’s incurred and forecast costs through the annual Price Control process to determine whether these costs are economic and efficient. Alongside the cost assessment, DCC also faces financial incentives under the Operational Performance Regime (OPR)
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    28 May 2025, 10:07 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    28 May 2025, 10:07 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    28 May 2025, 10:07 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    28 May 2025, 10:07 BST
  5. Published value updated to £360,000
    26 Nov 2024, 16:29 GMT
  6. Status changed to active
    26 Nov 2024, 16:29 GMT
  7. Official notice release published
    26 Nov 2024, 16:29 GMT
  8. Submission deadline changed to 20 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
    26 Nov 2024, 16:29 GMT
  9. Published value updated to £800,000
    3 Jun 2024, 12:12 BST
  10. Status changed to planned
    3 Jun 2024, 12:12 BST
  11. Official notice release published
    3 Jun 2024, 12:12 BST
  12. Buyer information updated
    3 Jun 2024, 12:12 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The Data Communications Company (DCC) is the central communications body licensed to provide the communications, data transfer and management required to support smart metering. DCC was appointed by using an outsourced service model, to manage contracted smart metering service providers. As such, external costs compose the largest proportion of DCC’s costs, and it is critical that these contracts are entered into, managed and closed out effectively and efficiently. Each year, Ofgem scrutinises DCC’s incurred and forecast costs through the annual Price Control process to determine whether these costs are economic and efficient. Alongside the cost assessment, DCC also faces financial incentives under the Operational Performance Regime (OPR)
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    28 May 2025, 10:07 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 15 May 2025, 00:00 BST · £360,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP (PwC)
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£360,000 · signed 15 May 2025, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 2 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 2 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 2 (lot 1)
smeBids: 1 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Ofgem

Contracting authority GB-FTS-7406
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