# The Electricity and Gas (Competitive Tenders for Smart Meter Communication Licences) Regulations 2012, Regulation 4: Scope of a tender exercise and consideration of submissions to the competent authority

Extent: E+W+S

(1) 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.
(2) 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2414/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/electricity-and-gas-competitive-tenders-for-smart-meter-communication-licences-regulations-2012/regulation-4
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