Business plan
Discover how we engage with our customers to plan our budgets and spending for the next financial year.
Our business planning process
Our business planning process is designed to assess our running costs and present an investment case for us to support the needs of the industry.
During this process, we engage with our customers at every stage for feedback on the investments we believe will deliver the greatest value.
A six-stage process
The process is divided into six stages:
- Statement of Planning Principles – draft
- Statement of Planning Principles – final
- Business Plan – draft 1
- Business Plan – draft 2
- Business Plan – draft 3
- Business Plan – final
Collaboration and transparency
Our Statement of Planning Principles and Business Plan documents are produced through working collaboratively and transparently with our customers.
This enables us to effectively meet the needs of the industry and deliver a superior customer experience.
Extensive engagement with customers
We engage extensively with customers using individual and constituency meetings, in addition to the DSC Contract and Change Management committees.
Customers’ feedback is then incorporated into the draft versions of the documents, which are then finalised at the end of the engagement process.
Statement of Planning Principles stages
At the beginning of the business planning process we share our planning principles with customers for their input.
The Statement of Planning Principles document outlines the strategic direction and focus for our next business plan.
Business plan stages
Once our Statement of Planning Principles document has been finalised, we produce a draft version of our proposed business plan.
The draft version of the business plan is then shared with customers through a two-way engagement process.
Our business plan goes through three sets of iterations with customers, before the final plan is approved and published.
Get involved in the business planning process
We encourage all our customers to give feedback on our business plans. You can download the latest version of our business planning documents below and email us your feedback.
Business planning for 2025
The publication of our Business Plan 2025 Statement of Planning Principles marks the start of our process to engage customers on the strategic direction of Xoserve.
Our extensive engagement process ensures our customers have a say in the investments we believe will deliver the greatest value from April 2025 to March 2026.
Customer engagement timeline
The timeline below shows the consultation periods for each of the documents we produce for the business planning process for 2024/25.
Business Plan 2025 - Draft 1
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BP25 Draft 1BP25 sets out the required scope and draft budget for the provision of Central Data Service Provider (CDSP) services during the 2025/26 financial year and a forecast for the financial years 2026/27 and 2027/28.
PDF, Last Updated 27/09/2024, 12.3 MB
Archive
Below is an archive of business plan documents from previous years.
2024 Business Plan documents
Business Plan 2024 - Final Version
View document (updated January 2024)
Business Plan 2024 - Final Draft
View document (updated December 2023)
Business Plan 2024 - Second Draft
View document (updated November 2023)
Business Plan 2024 - First Draft
View document (updated September 2023)
Business Plan 2024 Principles and Approach - Final Version
View document (updated July 2023)
Business Plan 2024 Principles and Approach - Draft
View document (updated June 2023)
2023 Business Plan documents
Business Plan 2023 - Final Version
View document (updated January 2023)
Business Plan 2023 - Final Draft
View document (updated December 2022)
Business Plan 2023 - Second Draft
View document (updated November 2022)
Business Plan 2023 - First Draft
View document (updated October 2022)
Business Plan 2023 Principles and Approach - Final Version
View document (updated July 2022)
Business Plan 2023 Principles and Approach - Draft
View document (updated June 2022)
Supplementary information
Below are additional documents that formed part of our 2023 Business Plan process.
2023 Business Plan Principles and Approach Centrica response
View document (updated July 2022)
2023 Business Plan Principles and Approach response to Centrica
View document (updated July 2022)
2023 Business Plan Principles and Approach NGN response
View document (updated July 2022)
2023 Business Plan Principles and Approach response to NGN
View document (updated July 2022)
2022 Business Plan documents
Business Plan 2022 - Final Version
View document (updated January 2022)
Business Plan 2022 - Final Draft
View document (updated December 2021)
Business Plan 2022 - Feedback and Responses on Second Draft
View document (updated December 2021)
Business Plan 2022 - Feedback and Responses on First Draft
View document (updated November 2021)
Business Plan 2022 - Second Draft
View document (updated November 2021)
Business Plan 2022 - First Draft
View document (updated September 2021)
Business Plan 2022 Principles and Approach - Feedback and Responses
View document (updated September 2021)
Business Plan 2022 Principles and Approach - Final Version
View document (updated July 2021)
Business Plan 2022 Principles and Approach - Draft
View document (updated June 2021)
Supplementary information
Below are additional documents that formed part of our 2022 Business Plan process.
CDSP Annual Charging Statement 2022/23
View document (updated January 2022)
Business Plan 2022 - Second Draft Response - Centrica
View document (updated December 2021)
Business Plan 2022 - Second Draft Response - BUUK
View document (updated December 2021)
Business Plan 2022 - First Draft Response - Centrica
View document (updated November 2021)
Business Plan 2022 - First Draft Response - E.ON
View document (updated November 2021)
Business Plan 2022 - First Draft Response - NGN
View document (updated November 2021)
Business Plan 2022 - First Draft Response - Scottish Power
View document (updated November 2021)
Business Plan 2022 - First Draft Response - SGN
View document (updated November 2021)
Ofgem Letter to Xoserve - April 2021
View document (updated October 2021)
Xoserve Reply to Ofgem - April 2021
View document (updated October 2021)
Business Plan 2022 Principles and Approach Response - Final - Centrica
View document (updated November 2021)
Business Plan 2022 Principles and Approach Response - Centrica
View document (updated September 2021)
Business Plan 2022 Principles and Approach Response - E.ON
View document (updated September 2021)
Business Plan 2022 Principles and Approach Response - NGN
View document (updated September 2021)
Business Plan 2022 Principles and Approach Response - BUUK
View document (updated September 2021)
Business Plan 2021 - Final Version
View document (updated 29th January 2021)
Business Plan 2021 - Final Draft
View document (updated 4th December 2020)
Business Plan 2021 - Draft Version 2 and Final Draft Differences
View document (updated 4th December 2020)
Business Plan 2021 - Draft Version 2 - Q&A
View document (updated 4th December 2020)
Business Plan 2021 - Draft Version 2 - Addendum
View document (updated 18th November 2020)
Business Plan 2021 - Draft Version 2
View document (updated 30th October 2020)
Business Plan 2021 - Draft Version 1 - Consultation Response
View document (updated 30th October 2020)
Business Plan 2021 - Draft Version 1
View document (updated 11th September 2020)
Business Plan 2021 - Principles and Approach - Final Version
View document (updated 31st July 2020)
Business Plan 2021 - Principles and Approach - Draft Version
View document (updated 19th June 2020)
Business Plan 2020 - Final Version
View document (updated 31st January 2020)
Business Plan 2020 - Final Draft
View document (updated 6th December 2019)
Business Plan 2020 - Draft Version 2 - Consultation Response
View document (updated 20th November 2019)
Business Plan 2020 - Draft Version 2
View document (updated 28th October 2019)
Business Plan 2020 - Draft Version 1 - Consultation Response
View document (updated 18th October 2019)
Business Plan 2020 - Draft Version 1
View document (updated 11th September 2019)
Business Plan 2020 - Principles and Approach - Final Version
View document (updated 28th August 2019)
Business Plan 2020 - Principles and Approach - Draft Version
View document (updated 10th July 2019)
Business Plan 2019 - Final Document
View document (updated 1st March 2019)
Business Plan 2019 - Updates to Draft Business Plan Consultation – Customer Feedback Report
Business Plan 2019 - Consultation on Updates to Draft Business Plan
Business Plan 2019 - Draft Business Plan Consultation - Customer Feedback Report
Business Plan 2019 - Draft Business Plan Consultation Document
Business Plan 2019 - Principles and Approach Consultation - Customer Feedback Report
Business Plan 2019 - Principles and Approach
Related links
- Vision and strategy
- Annual review
- Information for gas consumers
- Steve Brittan - Chief Executive Officer
BP25 Portal
You can find lots of useful information on our dedicated business planning portal.
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27 September 2024
We’ve published the first draft of our Business Plan for 2025-28 (BP25) -
27 September 2024
We’ve published our Annual Review for 2023/24 (AR23)