CP1601 Add ‘ZD Authorisation Level’ for receiving Settlement performance data to the BSCP38
Formal title: Add a new authorisation level (ZD) for receiving Settlement performance data to the BSC authorisations process (BSCP38)
The Customer Assurance Report Platform (CARP) is launching in April 2025, which will enable Suppliers to directly access Settlement performance data metrics. It is critical that only authorised persons are granted access to the data for information and security purposes. Currently, there is no agreed method for registering and authorising access to CARP. The BSC already has an authorisation process, defined in BSCP 38: ‘Authorisations’, but it does not include an authorisation level for CARP.
The approved revised milestone dates resulting from the Market-wide Half Hourly Settlement Change Request CR055 ‘Amendments to M10 and corresponding milestones’ has created a misalignment between the release date of CARP and the BSC code documents required (BSCP38) to register Suppliers on this new platform.
Currently, there is no agreed method for registering and authorising access to CARP. The BSC already has an authorisation process, defined in BSCP 38 but it does not include an authorisation level for CARP.
This CP proposes to update BSCP38 and NETA Interface Definition and Design (IDD) Document Part 1 and IDD Part 1 spreadsheet to include a new ‘ZD Authorisation Level’, to enable registration and access to CARP. Updates to BSCP38 to enable ZD Authorisations must align the code with the CARP release date.