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title: "Audit of the Data Communications Company (DCC)"
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# Audit of the Data Communications Company (DCC)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/audit-of-the-data-communications-company-dcc-ocds-h6vhtk-046cf7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ofgem: "Audit of the Data Communications Company (DCC)". Published status: complete. Published Value: £360,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 20 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.mytenders.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Ofgem](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ofgem-gov-d108)
- **Published Value:** £360,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 20 December 2024 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Auditing services, Internal audit services, Procurement consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKI
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £360,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/audit-of-the-data-communications-company-dcc-ocds-h6vhtk-046cf7#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-046cf7`

## 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/audit-of-the-data-communications-company-dcc-ocds-h6vhtk-046cf7#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [mytenders.co.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mytenders.co.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/audit-of-the-data-communications-company-dcc-ocds-h6vhtk-046cf7#participate

## Description
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)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79212000, 79212200, 79418000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKI

- **Estimated Value:** £360,000
- **Description:** 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 contra...
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2025 to 31/03/2028

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 027955-2025-2024-082-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP (PwC)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-80233`
  - Value: £360,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 027955-2025-2024-082-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £360,000
  - Signed Date: 14/05/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F027955-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-05-28T09:07:25.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T06:19:55.810Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-046cf7