Regulation 4 Scope of a tender exercise and consideration of submissions to the competent authorityI1

A tender exercise must only be used to determine the person to whom both an electricity smart meter communication licence and a gas smart meter communication licence are to be granted.

At all stages of a tender exercise, the competent authority must have regard to the suitability of a tender participant for being granted both an electricity smart meter communication licence and a gas smart meter communication licence.