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Upcoming Procurements
ELEXON is undertaking a number of procurements during 2008-2009.
Current Projects
IT Service Management Procurement
ELEXON is procuring its Information Technology Services Management (ITSM) and Disaster Recovery facilities. We’re looking for a customer focused and innovative service provider to take forward our IT service provision including network infrastructure, desktop maintenance, service continuity and application management.
We’re in evaluation stage of this procurement and aim to award the contract in late summer 2008. More information about this procurement will be published on this page then.
Business Process Outsourcing, Hosting and Communications of Central Systems
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ELEXON has awarded Logica a new five year contract for the Business Process Outsourcing, Hosting and Communications aspects of the Central Systems for electricity settlement and balancing.
This contract, taking us to March 2014, is worth about £40m and delivers significant operational cost savings compared with our current contract. This has been achieved through a rigorous competitive procurement exercise which identified new technologies and more efficient processes to deliver cost reductions. The contract includes incentives to introduce further process efficiencies and innovation during the term.
For more information read our  Press Release(25Kb)
or go to the Project Isis section.
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The services are split into the following agent roles which all work together to balance and settle the electricity market:
Balancing Mechanism Reporting Agent (BMRA)
The BMRA collects and publishes information regarding the electricity system in
Great Britain. Balancing Mechanism and System Related Information is sourced from
the System Operator (National Grid), and Registration Information from the Central
Registration Agent. The BMRA calculates and publishes indicative Cash-out prices
(System Buy and System Sell Prices) for each Settlement Period. This information
is published on the BMRS website at www.bmreports.com.
Central Data Collection Agent (CDCA)
The CDCA is responsible for the collection, validation, processing and aggregation
of metered data within the Central Volume Allocation arena to enable Settlement
to meet the Payment Calendar. Where metered data is incorrect the CDCA is also involved
in a process of data estimation and substitution. The CDCA maintains a central registration
database for all Metering Systems registered within CVA and carries out Proving
Tests on new registrations of Metering Equipment to check they are operational.
Central Registration Agent (CRA)
A correct record of all Metering Systems within Great Britain is required for accurate
Settlement. The CRA is responsible for the registration, validation, maintenance
and distribution of valid registration data from BSC Parties, Party Agents and ELEXON.
The CRA also maintains information relating to Credit Cover requirements to facilitate
Credit Cover monitoring by the FAA and the ECVAA.
Energy Contract Volume Aggregation Agent (ECVAA)
The ECVAA receives details of bilateral trades between parties and/or energy accounts
from Trading Parties. Once it receives, timestamps (to identify the exact time that
the trade was made) and validates the trade, the data is notified to the SAA. This
is required for Settlement to be done accurately. The ECVAA also performs a credit
check immediately after Gate Closure (one hour before the period for which electricity
is being traded) and processes requests from BSC Parties to reduce their cover.
Funds Administration Agent (FAA)
The FAA manages the funds transfer between ELEXON Clear Limited and BSC Trading
Parties for Trading Charges owed to or by BSC Parties during the balancing and settlement
of the market. The FAA also manages the Credit Cover arrangements to ensure that
BSC Parties have enough cover when trading within the market. The FAA maintains
a Payment Calendar that defines when payments are due for each Settlement Day.
Settlement Administration Agent (SAA)
The SAA performs daily Settlement Runs and produces balancing mechanism and Settlement
Reports to BSC Parties, the FAA and ELEXON. These reports detail monies owed and
owing as a result of balancing mechanism actions and settlement of imbalances. The
SAA operates a number of Settlement Runs for each Settlement Day and produces these
reports based on the data submitted by the System Operator, CDCA, Interconnector
Administrators, ECVAA and SVAA.
Supplier Volume Allocation Agent (SVAA)
The SVAA manages Supplier Volume Allocation (the aggregation of profile and actual
data obtained from both Half Hourly and Non Half Hourly Metering Systems registered
in the Supplier Meter Registration Service (SMRS) maintained by licensed distributors),
Daily Profile Production and the Market Domain Data service. These functions allow
the SVAA to calculate half hourly consumption attributable to each Supplier in a
GSP Group in respect of Metering Systems registered in SMRS.
Please go to the Project Isis section for more information or email
procurement@elexon.co.uk.
Future Procurements
We’re procuring the Management and Development of hardware and software systems that make up these services later in 2008. More information will be available on this section, in Newscast and on the Project Isis section of the website soon.