The Ofgem Meter Asset Managers Registration Scheme

In May 2000 Ofgem published proposals to secure effective competition in the provision of gas metering services within Great Britain (GB).

In May 2000 Ofgem published proposals to secure effective competition in the provision of gas metering services within Great Britain (GB).

This led to the establishment of the Review of Gas Metering Arrangements (RGMA) project, the objective of which was to determine industry-wide business processes and supporting data flows to underpin competition in gas metering services, as well as the organisational separation of National Grid Transco's transportation and metering businesses. A key consideration of the RGMA project has been to ensure that any technical and safety issues associated with the move to a competitive gas metering market have been effectively assessed and addressed. As such, a gas industry representative group have developed a Code of Practice for Gas Meter Asset Managers (MAMCoP) which brings together all relevant GB technical documentation and legal requirements covering the complete life cycle of meter installations.

The Scheme

The scheme evaluation process seeks to ensure that the MAM under assessment is fully compliant with all sections of the MAMCoP. The Ofgem registration process, defined within the MAM Scheme Guidance document which may be accessed at this website location, will enable MAMs to receive accreditation to continue to operate as a MAM. The initial assessment and on-going management of the registration process will be carried out by the Lloyd's Register EMEA.

Registration

Accredited MAMs are listed on the Ofgem MAM Registration Scheme listing of accredited MAMs as below. Accredited MAMs will additionally receive a certificate of registration will be able to display the MAMRS quality mark.

How to apply

To apply please click here to go to the application form

Additional Information - xoserve / SPAA processes

To ensure a MAM can successfully interact with gas suppliers and other organisations within the gas industry, each MAM is assigned a unique identifier by xoserve Ltd. This unique identifier is then used in the various system files that flow between parties within the industry and ensures that each party can recognise a system file from another. MAMs should contact xoserve Ltd to arrange for their unique identifier to be assigned (there is no charge for this service). Once created, xoserve will provide the relevant information to SPAA Ltd.

Please visit www.xoserve.com/clc.asp or email customerlifecycle.spa@xoserve.com for more information.

SPAA is a multi-party agreement to which all domestic gas suppliers and all gas transporters are required by their Licences to accede. SPAA holds and publishes the unique identifiers for all market participants in a database called Market Domain Data (MDD). This data is used to support the interoperability of arrangements between various market participants (i.e. suppliers, transporters, MAMs, MAPs etc.).

On receipt of the information from xoserve, SPAA will contact you to complete the registration of your unique identifier in the SPAA MDD database, which is hosted on the SPAA Website.

Further information on SPAA’s role in the market can be found by visiting the website www.spaa.co.uk or by emailing spaa@electralink.co.uk