This consultation has concluded.
Detail of outcome
The SSRO is today publishing the outcome of its consultation on changes to the compliance and review methodology. The proposals included: aligning our key performance indicators to the SSRO’s Corporate Plan 2025-2026; clarifying our report review priorities depending on resource availability; and providing more flexibility for when the SSRO may raise issues on reports.
The consultation response sets out any changes we have made in finalising the methodology based on feedback we received on our consultation.
We would like to thank all those who responded to the consultation for sharing their views with us. Where respondents gave permission for their responses to be published these have been made available.
This consultation ran from 12 November 2025 until 9 January 2026.
The SSRO is consulting on planned updates to the compliance and review methodology. The proposals include: aligning our key performance indicators to the SSRO’s Corporate Plan 2025-2026; clarifying our report review priorities depending on resource availability; and providing more flexibility for when the SSRO may raise issues on reports.
We believe our proposed updates specifically addresses feedback received from industry stakeholders about the fairness of making comparisons between contractors based on the previous “correct first time” indicator. The amendments to our report review process removes the requirement to wait at least 15 working days for potential MOD responses, providing more options for when the SSRO can provide feedback. The SSRO’s current compliance methodology was published on 10 October 2024, implementing minor amendments after the introduction of components to the single source regime in April 2024.
Responding to the consultation
This consultation will be of particular interest to those bodies or persons with a particular interest in defence procurement.
The consultation ran until 5.30pm, 9 January 2026. Written responses should be sent by email to consultations@ssro.gov.uk (preferred). If you would like to discuss alternative methods of providing a response or have any other questions, please contact Peter Lomas, at +44 20 3771 4782 or peter.lomas@ssro.gov.uk.
