How to win: 2026-072 Future Price Control Frameworks

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This procurement is for support to help Ofgem develop its thinking on future network price control frameworks for the post-2031 period, building on the Future Systems and Network Regulation (FSNR) review rather than re-running it from first principles. The work should assess what has changed since FSNR and what those changes mean for the relative attractiveness, feasibility and risks of different future regulatory framework options. Ofgem is seeking external consultancy support to inform its Future Frameworks project, which is considering what the next generation of network price controls could look like beyond 2031. While RIIO has evolved significantly since its introduction in 2013, the energy sector is entering a period of unprecedented change driven by electrification, increasing network investment requirements, strategic system planning, changing patterns of energy demand, advances in flexibility markets and rapid technological development, including artificial intelligence. The requirement forms part of Ofgem’s wider Reimagining Network Regulation programme and builds on work previously undertaken through the Future Systems and Network Regulation (FSNR) review. The purpose of

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