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Nexus Workstream. 30 April 2009. We have the technology…. We can rebuild it… Better… Stronger… Faster… And there’s more than 6 million dollars to do it!. What is funded?. GDPCR:
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Nexus Workstream 30 April 2009
We have the technology… We can rebuild it… Better… Stronger… Faster… And there’s more than 6 million dollars to do it!
What is funded? • GDPCR: • “xoserve has been funded for their existing services including the replacement of UK Link on a like-for-like basis and therefore any change that rewrites their obligations will affect the level of costs they incur, both up and down”. • “We would not expect xoserve to charge more to users than the incremental cost of the change in this circumstance”. • Or… • UK link is a ‘vanilla’ service, but Users Pays allows for a choice of toppings. • Allowed revenue is not determined by eventual project spend – there is incentive to be cost efficient!
What is like-for-like? • This is not prescribed and therefore subject to debate… to an extent • like-for-like services will perform broadly the same function (not necessarily in the same way) as those currently set out in the UNC. • However, we would expect improvements: • where business rules have been written to reflect systems constraints, particularly around permitted volumes and process lead times etc, and • in line with the natural evolution of the arrangements, i.e. incremental modifications. • There may also be opportunity to make savings by identifying and removing redundant processes; this could offset additional costs elsewhere.
What is not funded? • Again, subject to discussion, but likely to be: • Services which are not already catered for in the UNC (i.e. provision of SPA to iGTs); • Anything which is manifestly a User Pays service. • Additional and varied services can be delivered at reduced marginal cost if delivered as part of Nexus – if not funded by GDPCR, User commitment provides an alternative. • Therefore, scope may be influenced by ROM costing for each proposal - where do your priorities lie?
What happens to live and future mod proposals • There will be no official moratorium on modification proposals which may impact upon UK Link; • However, we would encourage parties to fully engage in the Nexus process and take the project into account before raising proposals; • We will increasingly expect assessment of the benefits of bringing any change in ahead of Nexus, and a robust business case for that investment – i.e. does the short shelf life provide sufficient pay back; and • It may be reasonable to place a freeze on the implementation of new modifications nearer to Nexus go-live.