# Retail Market Entry - Gas Shipping Related Costs

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Ofgem](/buyers/ofgem/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £30,000
- Published: 18 February 2020
- Planned start: 4 March 2020
- Planned end: 31 March 2020
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: a1c76af3-2598-436f-aa0f-58eef1699ca3-344716
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8935d94d-6113-40fd-afae-4cc66579b81f

## Description

Gas shipping is one of the costs faced by gas suppliers\. The aim of this work is to seek information on the costs and issues a supplier may typically face associated with the gas shipping arrangements in GB, and how these compare with other costs and requirements for a supplier to enter the market\. This will include, for example, consideration of the factors that will inform decisions by suppliers to operate as a shipper themselves, compared to contracting with a third party\.

## Related contract awards

- [2026-084 Microsoft Unified Support](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-457978cc-d107-48b7-8636-e7585ca6eb61): Ofgem
- [2025-121 Qualitative Research Call-Off Contract](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-e4eed6b9-d1fc-4efb-9e07-3c184624a453): Ofgem
- [2026-021 Econometrics and Economic Analysis](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-08489271-ee5e-48b1-a58c-71f409345538): Ofgem

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a1c76af3-2598-436f-aa0f-58eef1699ca3-344716)