The Electricity (Early-Model Competitive Tenders for Onshore Transmission Licences) Regulations 2025

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 Introductory

   1. 1. Citation, commencement and extent

   2. 2. Interpretation

3. PART 2 Onshore Transmission Tender Exercise Objectives

   1. 3. Onshore Transmission Tender Exercise Objectives

4. PART 3 Preliminary Market Engagement

   1. 4. Preliminary market engagement

   2. 5. Preliminary market engagement notices

5. PART 4 Qualifying Projects

   1. 6. Qualifying Projects

   2. 7. Entry conditions in respect of qualifying projects

6. PART 5 Commencement of an Onshore Transmission Tender Exercise

   1. 8. Commencement of an onshore transmission tender exercise

7. PART 6 Stages of an Onshore Transmission Tender Exercise

   1. 9. Stages of an onshore transmission tender exercise

8. PART 7 Pre-Qualification Stage

   1. 10. Pre-qualification

   2. 11. Determination of qualifying bidders at the pre-qualification stage

9. PART 8 Invitation To Tender Stage

   1. 12. Invitation to tender

   2. 13. Determination of provisional preferred bidder at the invitation to tender stage

10. PART 9 Best And Final Offer Stage

    1. 14. Best and final offer

11. PART 10 Delivery Body Functions Assessment Stage

    1. 15. Delivery Body Functions Assessment Report

12. PART 11 Preferred Bidder Stage

    1. 16. Notification of provisional preferred bidder to qualifying bidders

    2. 17. Determination of preferred bidder and reserve bidder

    3. 18. Notification of preferred bidder and reserve bidder

13. PART 12 Withdrawal

    1. 19. Withdrawal

14. PART 13 Re-Run, Cancellation and Treatment of Payments and Security on Cancellation

    1. 20. Re-run, and re-run leading to cancellation

    2. 21. Cancellation

    3. 22. Treatment of payments and security on cancellation

15. PART 14 Disqualification From an Onshore Transmission Tender Exercise

    1. 23. Disqualification

16. PART 15 Notification of Successful Bidder

    1. 24. Notification of successful bidder

17. PART 16 Onshore Transmission Licence Application

    1. 25. Manner of application

    2. 26. Application form

    3. 27. Procedure for applications

    4. 28. Approval of applications

18. PART 17 Cost Recovery

    1. 29. Recovery of tender costs by the Authority

    2. 30. Recovery of tender costs by the delivery body

19. PART 18 Authority Review of Delivery Body Functions

    1. 31. Authority review of delivery body functions

20. PART 19 Miscellaneous

    1. 32. Information notices

    2. 33. Failure to make payments or provide security

    3. 34. Changes to bidder groups

    4. 35. Changes to delivery of documents or actions

    5. 36. Conflicts of interest: duty to identify

    6. 37. Conflicts of interest: duty to mitigate

    7. 38. Conflicts assessments

    8. 39. Existing licence holders

    9. 40. Applicability of certain provisions

21. Signature

22. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       Qualifying Projects

       1. 1. The requirements in this Schedule are that the delivery body...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       Entry Conditions

       1. 1. The conditions in this paragraph are that the delivery body...

       2. 2. The information specified in this paragraph for pre-qualification in relation...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       Pre-Qualification

       1. 1. The information specified in this Schedule is as follows—

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       Invitation To Tender

       1. 1. The information specified in this Schedule is as follows—

    5. SCHEDULE 5

       Best And Final Offer

       1. 1. The information specified in this Schedule is as follows—

    6. SCHEDULE 6

       Delivery Body Functions Assessment Report

       1. 1. The information specified in this Schedule is as follows—

    7. SCHEDULE 7

       Events Of Re-Run

       1. 1. The events in this Schedule are— (a) a material change...

    8. SCHEDULE 8

       Events Of Cancellation

       1. 1. The events in this paragraph are— (a) there are no...

       2. 2. The event in this paragraph is a change in circumstances...

    9. SCHEDULE 9

       Events Of Disqualification

       1. 1. The events in this Schedule in relation to bidder, qualifying...

23. Explanatory Note