Consultancy support to establish the new DCC price control framework

Ofgem
Open procedure
24 November 2025 to 30 November 2026

Consultancy support for the design and implementation of the DCC2 ex-ante price control framework, including incentive structures, performance metrics, and governance arrangements. The scope includes managing the concurrent operation of DCC1 and DCC2 controls to prevent financial duplication and providing a critical friend quality assurance function to challenge ex-post regime disallowance areas.

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Awarded value: £210k; As published
Published: 27 November 2025; Contracts Finder
Awarded: 20 November 2025; Reckon Llp
Contract length: 12 months; Ends 30 November 2026

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of specialist regulatory and financial consultancy services to support the design and implementation of complex price control frameworks.

Category: Financial consultancy services

Lifecycle

Publishedon Contracts Finder
27 November 2025
Contract awardedto Reckon Llp
20 November 2025
Contract starts
24 November 2025
Contract ends
30 November 2026

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How it compares

2.7× the typical competition economics contract (£79k).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/313526/consultancy-support-to-establish-the-new-dcc-price-control-framework
Buyer reference: MT235995
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-fbdfdd04-9dc2-4c5c-a08a-e67491b1cf43
Source: Contracts Finder
Last checked: 12 October 2026

Ofgem. Consultancy support to establish the new DCC price control framework. Contract award, 27 November 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/313526/consultancy-support-to-establish-the-new-dcc-price-control-framework (accessed 12 October 2026).