Coordinating flexibility: the market facilitator blueprint

Consultation description

We are publishing a suite of consultation documents to implement the regulatory changes required to set up the Market Facilitator and support its operation. 

The Market Facilitator is a new role, to be delivered by Elexon, with a mandate to standardise local flexibility markets and align with national flexibility markets. 

The overarching consultation (main link below) provides an overview of the overall consultation package, summarising each of the documents and setting out the consultation questions. The key documents we are seeking input on are: 

• a draft governance document that sets out Elexon’s roles and responsibilities as Market Facilitator 
• a draft impact assessment  
• new licence conditions for NESO and DNOs to support the operation of the Market Facilitator (published as a statutory consultation) 

The statutory consultation proposes licence changes to support the operation of the Market Facilitator. The proposed licence changes were previously articulated in a policy consultation held between 10 July 2025 and 8 August 2025.

We are also publishing an open letter setting out our decision on Elexon’s proposed governance arrangements for the Market Facilitator. 

Who should respond 

We welcome responses from all interested parties particularly those most impacted by this policy area, such as DNOs, NESO, flexibility service providers and Elexon.