Service Descriptions

This document contains the provisions for the Service Description for the Balancing Mechanism Reporting Agent (BMRA) appointed by BSCCo for the purposes of providing a BMRS.

This document is the BSC Service Description for the BSC Auditor, appointed by the Balancing and Settlement Code Company (“BSCCo”), to undertake an operational audit (the “BSC Audit”) in relation to each Audit Year on behalf of Parties and such other ad hoc operational audits as the Balancing and Settlement Code Panel (the “Panel”) may require from time to time. The requirement for the BSC Auditor to undertake the BSC Audit is set out in Section H of the Balancing and Settlement Code (the “Code”).

This is the Service Description for the CDCA appointed by BSCCo for the purpose of providing a central data collection service relating to Metering Systems collecting, processing and aggregating metered data associated with Metering Systems registered with the CRA.

The purpose of this Service Description is to describe the responsibilities and obligations of the CRA for the registration, validation and maintenance of valid registration data received from the Parties (including Virtual Lead Parties), CVA Party Agents and BSCCo who are required to register data with the CRA. It describes the reporting and distribution of data from the CRA to the relevant Parties, CVA Party Agents, the National Electricity Transmission System Operator (NETSO), the Supplier Volume Allocation Agent (SVAA), the Balancing Mechanism Reporting Agent (BMRA), the MIDP and BSCCo.

This document is the BSC Service Description for the Central Volume Allocation (CVA) Technical Assurance Agent (TAA) appointed by the Balancing and Settlement Code Company (BSCCo) for the purpose of providing the Technical Assurance service for those Metering Systems registered with the Central Registration Agent (CRA).

This is the Service Description for the ECVAA appointed by BSCCo for the purpose of providing an energy contract volume aggregation service in connection with the BSC. 

This Service Description sets out the responsibilities and obligations of the Fund Administration Agent (FAA) and supplements the Service Requirement for Funds Administration.

This is the Service Description for the Profile Administrator. The Profile Administrator is appointed by BSCCo for the purpose of providing a profile administration service in connection with the Balancing and Settlement Code (‘the BSC’).

This is the Service Description for the SAA appointed by BSCCo to provide a settlement service in connection with the BSC.

This Service Description defines the key roles of the SVAA in providing Supplier Volume Allocation (SVA), Daily Profile Production (DPP), Market Domain Data (MDD) and SVA Metering System Balancing Services Register services.