Supplier Exit Checklist

Market Exit Checklist for Suppliers

This checklist has been designed to help you monitor your progress sthrough the Withdrawals process. This document is for guidance only. Please refer to the relevant BSCPs indicated within the checklist for further details.

All documentation referred to within this checklist is available on the Market Entry & Exit section of the BSC Website.

Whilst this checklist aims to be as chronological as possible, some of these steps may be carried out in parallel.

All Withdrawing Parties should refer to Balancing & Settlement Code (BSC) Section A5 for details of the Withdrawal criteria & BSCP65 for details of Party de-registration & Withdrawal.

Process / √ / Date
Step 1: Cessation of Supply or Transfer of SVA BM Units
Cessation of Supply:

If you wish to cease to supply and de-0registe your SVA BM Units, you must submit a ‘Cessation of Supply’ letter in accordance with BSCP15 at least 30 WDs prior to the target MDD Go Live date confirming the following:

-You are ceasing to Supply and wish to de-register your SVA BM Units associated with your Supplier role.
-There are no longer any SVA Metering Systems (BSCP501) and Standing Data (bscp507) associated with the BM Units, nor will there be in the future.
-You have contacted Ofgem to discuss compliance with the obligations of your supply licence.

Please ensure that the Effective to Date specified on the BSCP15 forms are on or after the targeted MDD Go Live date.

Transfer of SVA BM Units:

If you wish to transfer ownership of your SVA BM Units you must submit BSCP15/? In accordance with BSCP15.

Step 2: De-registration in MDD

You must submit BSCP509/01 plus entity forms 61 & 45 to the MDD Co-ordinator at least 15 WDs prior to the targeted MDD Go Live date.

Step 3: De-registration of CVA BM Units & Metering Systems

Where you have any CVA BM Units or Metering Systems registered these must be either de-registered or Transferred in accordance with BSCP15 (BM Units) & BSCP20 (Metering Systems)

Step 4: De-register Trading Party Roles

You will need to submit a BSCP65/01 form to end date your Trading Party role/s. Please note that the Effective To Date for your Supplier Participation capacity should be the same as the Effective to Dates specified for the de-registration of the SVA BM Units & MDD.
This forms must be received at least 14WDs prior to the target MDD Go Live Date

Step 2: De-register Party Agent Roles

Where you are registered in the role of an ECVNA/MVRNA this role will need to be de-registered by submitting BSCP71/06.

Step 3: De-register Trading Party Roles

You will need to submit a BSCP65/01 form to end date your Trading Party role/s.

Step 4: Communications Lines & NETA Access

You will need to advise ELEXON how you wish to proceed with your High Grade or Low Grade Communication service. If you wish to cancel your communications lines you will need to submit the HGS/LGS Cancellation form.
If you wish to cancel your access to NETA central services you will need to submit the ‘Access to NETA Central Services form’

Step 5: Submission of Withdrawal Notice (BSCP65/03)

You will need to submit BSCP65/03 ‘Withdrawal Notice’ in accordance with BSC Section A5.1.1 specifying the date you wish to Withdraw form the BSC*

Step 6: Clear Outstanding Charges

If you have any outstanding BSCCo/Trading charges these will need to be cleared prior to the final checks being completed (2wds prior to Withdrawal Date)

Step 7: Retrieval of Credit Cover

Where you have Credit Cover lodged with the FAA you will need to submit a Minimum Eligible Amount (MEA) request via BSCP301 at least 29 days after the Last Date of Trading to recover any collateral lodged.

(If the Party is in Default of the BSC, the MEA request must be submitted 15WDs prior to the proposed Withdrawal Date)

* BSC Section A5.1.3

A Party may not withdraw from the Code or cease to be a party to the FrameworkAgreement (and any Withdrawal Notice shall be of no effect) if, as at 1700 hours on theday which is 2 Business Days prior to the Withdrawal Date:

(a) subject to paragraph 5.1.5, any sums accrued and payable under the Code bysuch Party (whether or not due for payment and whether or not the subject of adispute) remain, in whole or in part, to be paid by such Party; or

(b) the Final Reconciliation Settlement Run has not been carried out in relation tothe last Settlement Day, or the corresponding Payment Date is not yet past; or

(c) the final determination (pursuant to Section D4.4) has not been carried out inrespect of BSCCo Charges for the BSC Year in which the last Settlement Dayfell, or the due date for payment of amounts payable pursuant to suchdetermination is not yet past; or

(d) such Party continues to be registered under the Code (and/or the MRA) inrespect of any Metering Systems or BM Units (except for Base BM Units); or

(e) subject to paragraph 5.1.5 there is any outstanding Default by such Party (ofwhich notice has been given to the Party) which is capable of remedy and hasnot been remedied; or

(f) such Party is subject to any Licence condition and/or Exemption condition byvirtue of which it is required to be a Party and/or to comply with the Code orwhich would otherwise be infringed if such Party withdrew from the Code; or

(g) where such Party is an Interconnector Administrator or an Interconnector ErrorAdministrator, no replacement Interconnector Administrator or InterconnectorError Administrator (as the case may) has been appointed and has agreed to actin its place.

Ongoing Liabilities

Parties should also note that in accordance with BSC section A5.3.3 of the BSC:

Any release and discharge referred to in BSC Section A5.3.2 shall not extend to:

(a) the rights and liabilities (whether actual, contingent, accrued or otherwise) of a Party as at the Discontinuance Date (including, in the case of the expulsion of a Party, any accrued rights of each other Party in respect of the circumstances giving rise to such expulsion);

(b) any rights and liabilities (whether actual, contingent, accrued or otherwise) of a Party which may accrue pursuant to any Reconciliation Settlement Run or Extra Settlement Determination relating to any Settlement Day up to and including the last Settlement Day;