Market Operator Services Limited (MOSL) has today announced the appointment of SQS Group Limited to help define the company’s future testing approach ahead of retail market opening in 2017.
SQS has been appointed by MOSL to manage the initial analysis of the testing phases for the core ‘Central Market Operating System’ (CMOS), which will support the opening of the new market. CGI Group was appointed in October to develop the system, which is expected to cost in the region of £20 million.
MOSL is a member organisation supporting the ‘Open Water’ programme, which aims to create a competitive market for some 1.2 million non-household customers in England in April 2017.
The largest independent testing services group in Europe, SQS has more than 30 years’ experience and a global team in excess of 4,500. With over 8,000 completed projects, SQS specialises in reducing data-related risks and assuring system functionality for its clients.
Commenting on the decision, Mark Salisbury, MOSL Director of Delivery, said:
“The accuracy and robustness of our systems is of paramount importance to our members and vital to the success of the new market.
“SQS is a world-renowned expert in testing complex systems and we are delighted to have their support in ensuring our systems receive the most stringent testing possible. With SQS’s help we will not only launch on time and within budget, but with the utmost confidence in the systems upon which the market will depend.”
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