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Maybe later [Go to your account](/user/dashboard) # Understanding your offer and the support available to you We have introduced a new customer support model for Transmission connected customers, designed to provide a more consistent experience throughout the offer review and acceptance process. Your offer reflects the strongest feasible position based on engineering assessments carried out as part of the programme. Below, we outline the options available to you once you receive your offer, how to raise queries, how to request changes, and the support you can expect during this period. To see when you can expect your offer, [please visit our timeline page](https://www.neso.energy/industry-information/connections-reform/connections-reform-timeline "https://www.neso.energy/industry-information/connections-reform/connections-reform-timeline"). Distribution connected customers should continue to engage with their DNOs for support, and we will do all we can to assist our DNO partners with any joint queries. Connected customers should continue to engage with their DNOs for support. While we are working to issue offers as quickly as possible, we cannot provide additional tailored support beyond what is outlined below. Thank you for your understanding.  ## Customer support: your new support model We have introduced a new, centralised support model to give you clear and consistent guidance during the offer review period. Instead of a named contract manager, you will now be supported by a dedicated team who work to defined service levels. This approach ensures faster routing of queries, better coordination with Transmission Owners, and a more reliable, scalable service for all customers.  ## What you can expect from the customer support model * A single, clear route for raising queries and change requests * Defined response times for allowable changes and error investigations * A dedicated resource pool able to assign the most appropriate expert to your query * Better consistency and transparency across all customers and projects This model ensures that you receive timely, accurate support, and that your project progresses in line with the joint programme timelines.  ## Important points to note In order for us to respond quickly and accurately we request that all contact is made via the portal. Please include your application number in all correspondence and try to select the applicable categories detailed below so that your query gets through to the correct team as quickly as possible.  ## Reviewing your offer Please read your transmission offer carefully as soon as you receive it. You have 90 calendar days to accept. If your offer comes from the DNO they will have already performed some of the contractual checks on your behalf and will liaise with us directly where required. They will confirm any response timelines for acceptance with you. We do not have the ability to extend this time period. If you do not sign within this period, you will be offered a Gate 1 Agreement to Vary (ATV). ## Options available to you when you receive your offer * Sign & accept your offer * Allow the offer to lapse * Reject the offer and move to Gate 1 * Raise a query regarding an error in your offer * Raise a technical query (related to allowable changes at this stage of the process) + Request a change to forward milestones MI5 to MI8 + Change your connection date if your project has been advanced * Other actions that you can take + Request a decrease of CEC, TEC, Developer Capacity, Demand MW or Installed Capacity + Remove a tech type + Novation + Address details or admin changes + Terminate These next steps refer Gate 2 and split offers . [1. Sign and Accept](#_-Sign-and-Accept--) [2. Allow the offer to lapse](#_-Allow-the-offer-to-lapse) [3. Reject the offer and move to a Gate 1](#_-Reject-the-offer-and-move-to-a-Gate-1-) [4. Raise a query regarding an error in your offer](#_-Raise-a-query-regarding-an-error-in-your-offer) [5. Raise a technical query](#_-Raise-a-technical-query) [6. Other actions that you can take](#_-Other-actions-that-you-can-take) 1. Sign and Accept 2. Allow the offer to lapse 3. Reject the offer and move to a Gate 1 4. Raise a query regarding an error in your offer 5. Raise a technical query 6. Other actions that you can take 1. Sign and Accept If you are satisfied with your offer, you can sign and accept it within your acceptance window. Once accepted, your project will move forward to the next stage. 2. Allow the offer to lapse If you do not sign your Gate 2 offer within the acceptance period your offer will be rescinded, and you will be reissued a Gate 1 ATV offer. Note that we are prioritising Gate 2 offers, and so timescales for receiving an updated Gate 1 ATV may be longer. However, we will do this as soon as we able to support the securities return process. As stipulated in Connection and Use of System Code (CUSC) Section 18, if a customer elects not to accept the Gate 2 Modification Offer, a Gate 1 Agreement to Vary will be issued by NESO. Execution of this Agreement will initiate the process for releasing and returning any associated security arrangements. Further information can be found in [CUSC Section 18.12.3.](https://www.neso.energy/industry-information/codes/connection-and-use-system-code-cusc) 3. Reject the offer and move to a Gate 1 Upon receipt of your Gate 2 offer you may opt to reject this offer and revert to a Gate 1 offer. As stipulated in CUSC Section 18, if a customer elects not to accept the Gate 2 Modification Offer, a Gate 1 Agreement to Vary will be issued by NESO. Execution of this Agreement will initiate the process for releasing and returning any associated security arrangements. Further information can be found in CUSC Section 18.12.3. 4. Raise a query regarding an error in your offer Please send these within 4 weeks of receiving your offer. If you believe there is an error or something does not look correct in your offer, you must raise a query within 4 weeks. Note that you must still accept your offer within the 90-calendar day window. If your query relates to a Gate 2 offer, select "Gate 2 Offer" as the case reason. Likewise, select "Gate 1 offer" for queries about Gate 1 Offers. ##### Need to query or request a change? Image  5. Raise a technical query – i.e. an allowable change to your contract at this point in the process. (within 4 weeks of receiving your offer) Some parts of your offer can be changed and others cannot. Some changes can only be made later in the process once your offer has been accepted, via modification applications and/or during future application windows. *Note if you need to make both an error query and a technical query, please submit both of these in the same query via the portal so that we can ensure all changes are captured and included in a new offer as quickly as possible.* All change requests must be submitted within 4 weeks of receiving your offer. Request a change to forward milestones M5 to M8 These are the only milestones that can be updated. Please make any changes through the portal, specifying want to amend and which milestone it relates to. For more information on milestone flexibility, [please see this webinar.](https://players.brightcove.net/6415851838001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6388873738112) Change your connection date if your project has been advanced You can only request a change to your connection date if you project has been advanced. You can request a change to move back to the original connection date. No other date changes can be requested. Please raise date changes requests for advanced projects via the portal. ##### Need to query or request a change? Image  6. Other actions that you can take During this time there are a number of standard processes that you can also undertake. Request a decrease of CEC, TEC, Developer Capacity, Demand MW or Installed Capacity This can be completed by submitting a non-gated mod app. The period to accept your offer will not be extended while you complete this process. If you need to do this, contact us via the portal and we will support you. Remove a tech type – replanning for directly connected transmission project This can be completed by submitting a non-gated mod app. The period to accept your offer will not be extended while you complete this process. If you need to do this, contact us via the portal and we will support you. Novation Novations can be submitted at any time if the ownership of the project changes. Please contact us via the portal and we will process your novation. Address details or admin changes Offers will be sent to your nominated commercial contact. If you wish to make any changes to your contact details you can do this via the portal. Terminate You can request a termination which will mean that neither a Gate 2 or Gate 1 offer will be made and you will be unable to progress a connection. 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