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Smart DCC, a Capita subsidiary, will pay a GBP200,000 redress and strengthen procurement processes after an Ofgem probe into contract awards.

Smart DCC concluded an investigation into procurement practices, agreeing to pay £200k to the Ofgem Voluntary Redress Fund and improve its processes, after Ofgem reviewed five contracts.

Smart DCC's Head of Cyber Operations, Victoria Ross, focuses on establishing strong cybersecurity foundations and data integrity with Elastic before deploying AI, citing the critical national infrastructure's high-risk environment.

Ofgem closed its procurement investigation into Smart DCC, resulting in a

Ofgem concluded an investigation into Smart DCC's procurement, resulting in a £200k payment to a redress fund and mandated process improvements, though no consumer detriment was found.

Capita's Smart DCC subsidiary is contributing £200,000 to the Ofgem Voluntary Redress Fund.

Smart DCC Ltd was fined £200,000 by Ofgem for procurement process breaches, including awarding a contract to its parent company Capita and poor documentation.

Smart DCC digitized its procurement processes with Ivalua to manage its significant annual spend and regulatory compliance more efficiently, moving away from spreadsheets and emails.

Chameleon Technology introduces a Virtual WAN solution using home broadband to improve smart meter data transmission for hard-to-reach UK homes, collaborating with the DCC and government initiatives.

Capita reports a reduced £11.4m regulatory price disallowance for Smart DCC following cost-efficiency improvements and an Ofgem consultation.

Energy suppliers may have to pay customers for smart meter problems caused by the DCC network.

Great Britain is extending its smart meter rollout deadline to 2030 to address technical failures, network migration to 4G, and the integration of flexible energy tariffs.

A secure national infrastructure integrates smart meter data to enable seamless supplier switching and improve energy efficiency across Britain.

Strategic considerations for merging three major UK energy market data and infrastructure entities.

The UK is modernizing its energy grid through a mandatory national rollout of smart meters to enable real-time data tracking and net-zero goals.

Smart DCC will launch a Virtual WAN service in 2026 using home broadband to connect smart meters in locations lacking wireless coverage.

Capgemini provides high-availability security and infrastructure services for the UK's national smart meter telecommunications network.

Smart DCC and SMS are collaborating at the Bolton facility to accelerate the national smart meter rollout and digital energy infrastructure.

Vodafone will provide 4G IoT connectivity for the UK's smart meter network over the next 15 years.

EXL secured a contract to manage the Data Communications Company's service desk operations using AI and analytics to support the UK smart meter network.