The Evaluative Performance Framework (EPF) is now an established process of SONI’s 2020 - 2027 price control. The EPF allows for an evaluation of SONI’s Annual Forward Plan and ultimately their performance.
Our independent panel of experts will soon review the SONI Annual Forward Plan 2025/2026, judging SONI against a set of evaluation criteria as per our published EPF Guidance. The panel will take into consideration all relevant evidence and the views of industry stakeholders.
Written feedback from stakeholders
We encourage stakeholders to provide written feedback on SONI’s Forward Work Plan 2025/2026 and request submissions by 12 noon on Friday 7 November 2025.
Written feedback can be submitted to Ruairi Liddy:
ruairi.liddy@uregni.gov.uk and cc price_controls@uregni.gov.uk
As per the Guidance we will share the stakeholder feedback with the EPF Panel and publish on our website (unless otherwise requested).
Assessment of the Annual Forward Plan
Following the November stakeholder meeting, the independent panel will make its assessment of SONI’s Forward Plan for 2025/2026 and submit a report to us (after Christmas 2025).
In turn, we will then publish the panel’s report along with our decision on whether to accept the panel’s recommendation. Our determination of SONI’s Forward Plan will include the calculation of a financial reward (or penalty) using the methodology set out in the EPF Guidance.
Additional information:
- Unless we are otherwise advised, we will publish all responses. If you do not want all, or part, of your response or name made public, please state this clearly in the response by marking your response ‘CONFIDENTIAL’.
- If you require any other information provided to be treated as confidential, please be aware that, under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, there is a statutory Code of Practice with which public authorities must comply and which deals, amongst other things, with obligations of confidence. In view of this, it would be helpful if you could explain to us why you regard the information you have provided as confidential.
Information provided in response to this consultation, including personal information, may be subject to publication or disclosure in accordance with the access to information regimes (these are primarily the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Data Protection Act 2018).
As stated in the GDPR Privacy Statement for consumers and stakeholders, any personal data contained within your response will be deleted once the matter being consulted on has been concluded, though the substance of the response may be retained.
- Copies of all documents can be made available in large print, Braille, audio cassette and a variety of relevant minority languages if required.