Scope of a tender exercise and consideration of submissions to the competent authority
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4.—(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.