Qualification Approval Process

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All participants seeking to operate in the new MHHS arrangements were subject to a Qualification approval process following submission of their Final Qualification Assessment Document (QAD) and before Service Activation began.

The approval process looks different for participants depending on their market role(s), as outlined below:

  • Suppliers and Licensed Distribution System Operators (LDSOs) required approval from the Data Integration Platform (DIP) Manager, Balancing & Settlement Code (BSC) Performance Assurance Board (PAB) and Retail Energy Code (REC) Code Manager
  • Meter Operator Agents (MOAs) (also known as Metering Equipment Managers (MEMs)) required approval from the DIP Manager and REC Code Manager only
  • Data Services required approval from only the DIP Manager and BSC PAB

If you have any questions on either the BSC PAB or REC approval processes, please email the Code Bodies at MHHSQualification@elexon.co.uk 

The BSC PAB approval process

The BSC PAB conducted and administered activities to provide preventative assurance that all participants under the BSC arrangements were suitably qualified to minimise Settlement Risk in the market.

Participants under the BSC arrangements were reminded of:

  • Participants were made aware of their targeted PAB meeting date before their application going for approval
  • Participants Qualification application was presented to PAB by the Qualification Service Provider and Elexon Qualification Analysts, with support from the Programme
  • The BSC PAB are volunteer industry Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and were the decision-making body for BSC MHHS Qualifications. They didn't carry out detailed assurance themselves such as re-reviewing participants QADs, but received a summary of Qualification activities along with any work-off plans and Elexon recommendations
  • Participants received a Qualification letter via email from the BSC PAB Chair on the outcome of the BSC PAB decision, and the Service Activation team were notified of Qualifications
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The REC approval process

Participants under the REC arrangements were reminded of:

  • The REC PAB was responsible for setting the policy, approach and risk appetite for MHHS Qualification under REC, and took key decisions on the nature, extent and timing of assurance activities
  • The REC PAB delegated individual Qualification decisions to the REC Code Manager
  • The REC Code Manager approved participants Final QAD via the QAD Portal and not via a PAB meeting
    • Approvals were on a rolling basis from when the Director Sign-off was submitted, but were reviewed within the same timeframes as the BSC PAB approval and in line with the Qualification Approach and Plan (QA&P)
  • The REC Code Manager updated the REC Party Register to confirm when a participant was MHHS Qualified in specific role(s) and it also sent an email to notify the REC Contract Manager and relevant industry parties, including the Service Activation team