CVA Qualification

All BSC Parties must demonstrate their ability to communicate with BSC Central Systems and comply with the requirements in Section O of the BSC by completing CVA Qualification Testing as part of the Market Entry process.

Preparing for testing

You will need to refer to the CVA Qualification Checklist within BSCP70 to ensure you are prepared for testing and have the necessary validation software and business systems in place before arranging a test date.

Once you’re ready to carry out testing please complete the relevant test booking forms in BSCP70 and submit to Market Entry ([email protected]) along with a date you would like the testing to take place (10 WD lead time).

Who does it impact?

If you are qualifying as an ECVNA or MVRNA then testing is mandatory.

Opt outs

You are able to opt out of testing some or all of the required data flows and will need to specify this within the BSCP70 form, choosing to opt out of testing all or some of the data flows is done at the Party’s own risk.

Further information

For more information on CVA Qualification testing please refer to the links below:

• A New Participants Guide to CVA Qualification Testing
• BSC Procedure (BSCP70) – CVA Qualification Testing for Parties and Party Agents
• Participant Communications Overview Guide
• Communications Requirement Document
• Interface Definition Documents
• User Requirement Specifications