CONTENTS

  • 1. Introduction
    • 1.1 Scope and Purpose of the Procedure
      • 1.1.1 UMS Connection Agreements and National Terms of Connection
      • 1.1.2 Existing Exit Points
      • 1.1.3 BSC Procedure
    • 1.2 Main Users of Procedure and their Responsibilities
      • 1.2.1 LDSO Responsibilities
      • 1.2.2 UMSO Responsibilities
      • 1.2.3 Supplier Responsibilities
      • 1.2.4 NHHDC Responsibilities
      • 1.2.5 Meter Administrator Responsibilities
      • 1.2.6 Approval of Categories of Apparatus, Charge Codes and Switch Regimes
      • 1.2.7 Approval of an Equivalent Meter
    • 1.3 Use of the Procedure
      • 1.3.1 Inventory of Unmetered Apparatus
      • 1.3.2 Allocation of MSIDs
      • 1.3.3 Identification of SSCs, Profile Classes and AFYCs
      • 1.3.4 Calculation and Issuing of EACs
      • 1.3.5 UMS Certificate
      • 1.3.6 Method of Trading
      • 1.3.7 Non-Half Hourly Trading (Not applicable on or after the UMS Mandate Go-Live Date)
      • 1.3.8 Half Hourly Trading
      • 1.3.9 Temporary UMS Supplies
    • 1.4 Other Sections within the BSCP
    • 1.5 Balancing and Settlement Code Provision
    • 1.6 Associated BSC Procedures
    • 1.7 Acronyms and Definitions
      • 1.7.1 Acronyms
      • 1.7.2 Definitions
  • 2. Coordinated Data Cleansing Operation
  • 3. Interface and Timetable Information
    • 3.1 Establishment of a New UMS Inventory3
    • 3.2 Amendment to Inventory
    • 3.3 Change of Supplier
      • 3.3.1 Half Hourly Trading
      • 3.3.2 Non-Half Hourly Trading (Applicable until the UMS Mandate Go-Live Date)
    • 3.4 Change of MA
    • 3.5 Change of Data Collector for an existing MSID when not concurrent with Change of Supplier
    • 3.6 Change of Measurement Class
      • 3.6.1 Change from Non-Half Hourly to Half Hourly Trading or from Half Hourly to Non-Half Hourly Trading
      • 3.6.2 Change from Non-Half Hourly to Half Hourly Trading
    • 3.7 Change of Energisation Status of an MSID
    • 3.8 Disconnection of an MSID910
    • 3.9 Collection Activities
      • 3.9.1 Half Hourly Trading
      • 3.9.2 Non-Half Hourly Trading
    • 3.10 SVAA sends Market Domain Data13
    • 3.11 UMSO sends annual spreadsheet of all UMS EACs to Supplier
    • 3.12 Approval of New Switch Regimes and/or Charge Codes
    • 3.13 Approval of Equivalent Meter
    • 3.14 Equivalent Meter Fault Reporting17 - Investigating Inconsistencies
    • 3.15 Proving HH Unmetered MSID
    • 3.16 Approval of Central Management System
    • 3.17 Central Management System - Fault Reporting
  • 4. Appendices
    • 4.1 Categories of Unmetered Apparatus
    • 4.2 Switch Regimes
    • 4.3 Not used
    • 4.4 Allocation of Unmetered Supplies to Profile Classes and Standard Settlement Configurations
    • 4.5 Calculation of EACs
      • 4.5.1 Calculation of EACs for Apparatus other than storage heating
      • 4.5.2 Calculation of EACs for storage heating Apparatus
      • 4.5.3 Calculation of EACs for Temporary Supplies
      • 4.5.4 Consumption Adjustments following LDSO Inventory Audits
    • 4.6 Equivalent Meter and Central Management System Specification
      • Equivalent Meter - Calculation
      • 4.6.1 Hardware – PECU Array
      • 4.6.2 PECU Array Operating Procedure
      • 4.6.3 Equivalent Meter Functionality
      • 4.6.4 Not used
      • 4.6.5 Not used
    • 4.7 Standard File Format for Unmetered Supplies Detailed Inventories
    • 4.8 Summary and CMS Control File Processing
      • 4.8.1 Creation of D0388 - UMS Inventory
      • 4.8.2 MA Validation of the D0388 - UMS Inventory
      • 4.8.3 Creation of D0389 - UMS Response
      • 4.8.4 Processing of the D0389 by the UMSO
    • 4.9 Switch Regime Annual Operating Hours by GSP Group
    • 4.10 Meter Administrator Performance Standards
  • AMENDMENT RECORD – BSCP520

BSCP520 Unmetered Supplies Registered in SMRS V34.0

Effective From Date:22/09/2025
Status:LIVE
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