# PS23056 - Review of Electricity Market Arrangements - Exploring Reliability Standard Metrics in a Net Zero Transition - MC

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by DESNZ.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [DESNZ](/buyers/desnz/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [FRONTIER ECONOMICS LIMITED](/suppliers/frontier-economics/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £49,989
- Tender value: £50,000
- Award date: 28 April 2023
- Published: 12 March 2024
- Contract start: 30 March 2023
- Contract end: 31 July 2023
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 4ec346c9-a18c-48bd-805b-6b341cd7c48d-731098
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a7e98e48-ac00-46f7-a26c-932978029b8f

## Description

\*\*\*\*\* THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION \*\*\*\*\* This procurement is being concluded following a mini competition under the Crown Commercial Service RM6126, Research & Insights DPS Brief Description of Requirement BEIS is commissioning research as part of the Review of Electricity Market Arrangements \(REMA\) programme to examine the current Reliability Standard for Great Britain \(GB\) to determine whether it remains an appropriate metric for capacity adequacy as GB transitions to a net zero electricity system with a flexible, low-carbon capacity mix\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4ec346c9-a18c-48bd-805b-6b341cd7c48d-731098)