Work is starting to produce ENS runs at 06 and 18 UTC for users the members of the Boundary-Condition Programme. These will first be produced in pre-operational test mode with 3-hourly post-processing, and data should become available in near-real-time production will be available before the summer. The feasibility of switching on hourly post-processing steps will have to be evaluated after the implementation of the horizontal resolution upgrade in 2016.