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Detail of outcome The SSRO started to review its existing statutory guidance in April 2017 and undertook a programme of engagement with stakeholders, consulting on proposed guidance changes in October and November 2017. We received 12 responses to our consultation, which we have considered and reflected in our final Allowable Costs guidance. The consultation response document […]

Consultation description The regulatory framework was introduced by the Defence Reform Act 2014 and the Single Source Contract Regulations 2014. It aims to strike a balance between value for money for the taxpayer and fair prices for contractors by subjecting qualifying contracts to price control and by requiring suppliers to provide an increased level of […]

Detail of outcome The Defence Reform Act 2014 places obligations on the SSRO to keep under review the regulatory framework and the extent to which organisations subject to reporting requirements are complying with them. The SSRO has recently reviewed its model of regulation, in the light of these obligations, its experience to date and current […]

Detail of outcome A summary of the responses received to this call for input was published on 30 January 2017. Original consultation Consultation description The Secretary of State for Defence is required to conduct periodic reviews of the regulatory framework for single source defence contracts, with the SSRO providing its recommendations for the first of these by […]

Detail of outcome Baseline profit and capital servicing rates methodology 2017/18 Under the Defence Reform Act 2014 (the Act), the Single Source Regulations Office (SSRO) is required annually to review the figures used to determine the contract profit rate for pricing qualifying defence contracts (QDCs) and qualifying subcontracts (QSCs). Section 19(2) of the Act requires […]

Detail of outcome A summary of the responses received to this call for input was published on 30 January 2017. Original consultation Consultation description The Secretary of State for Defence is required to conduct periodic reviews of the framework, with the SSRO providing its recommendations for the first of these by June 2017. The regulatory framework was […]

Detail of outcome The Defence Reform Act 2014 provides the legislative basis for the Single Source Procurement Framework. The Act makes the Single Source Regulations Office (SSRO) responsible for issuing Statutory Guidance on Allowable Costs, which contractors and the Ministry of Defence must have regard to when determining whether costs are Allowable in single source […]

Detail of outcome Section 17(2) of the Defence Reform Act 2014 sets out the six steps to be used when determining the contract profit rate for a qualifying defence contract. The SSRO may issue guidance in relation to any of these steps and contractors and the MOD must have regard to it, as specified in […]

Detail of outcome The Defence Reform Act 2014 requires that, in carrying out its functions, the SSRO must aim to ensure that good value for money is obtained for the taxpayer in government expenditure on qualifying defence contracts and that persons who are party to those contracts are paid a fair and reasonable price. The […]

Detail of outcome Single source contract profit rate calculations in 2016/17 The Secretary of State for Defence announced on 14 March 2016 that, for 2016/17, the baseline profit rate for qualifying single source defence contracts will be 8.95 per cent. This figure is a three year rolling average: assessing profits across three years smooths out […]