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March 16, 2026

The Secretary of State for Defence has today (13 March 2026) confirmed the baseline profit rate that will apply for 2026/27, which will be used as the first-step in the process for agreeing the contract profit rate on critical defence contracts awarded by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) in the absence of a competitive process. […]

February 16, 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 […]

February 12, 2026

The SSRO’s approach to overseeing the regulatory framework for single source defence contracts is grounded in the principle of being a responsive and supportive regulator. By providing clear and accessible guidance on the regulatory framework, the SSRO helps the parties to non-competitive contracts to understand what is expected of them and safeguards value for money […]

November 6, 2025

We have published a refreshed Stakeholder Engagement Strategy (the ‘Strategy’) to help shape and coordinate the SSRO’s different engagement activities, ensuring they contribute to the delivery of its statutory functions and strategic aims. Successful engagement is fundamental to the SSRO’s evidence-based approach to its work, and we continuously seek to improve how we undertake our […]

October 21, 2025

The SSRO is seeking feedback on its new guidance for both contractors and the Ministry of Defence to support flexible, transparent and efficient amendment of the price of single source contracts. Most UK defence contracts awarded without competition fall under the Single Source Regulatory Framework, which aims to ensure fair pricing and value for money […]

October 7, 2025

The BPR is the starting point for the agreement of contract profit rates and is 8.56 per cent for 2025/26. The BPR has been applied to contracts worth over £124 billion since April 2015. The BPR is only the first in a series of steps used by the contracting parties to derive the contract profit […]

March 16, 2026

The Secretary of State for Defence has today (13 March 2026) confirmed the baseline profit rate that will apply for 2026/27, which will be used as the first-step in the process for agreeing the contract profit rate on critical defence contracts awarded by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) in the absence of a competitive process. […]

February 12, 2026

The SSRO’s approach to overseeing the regulatory framework for single source defence contracts is grounded in the principle of being a responsive and supportive regulator. By providing clear and accessible guidance on the regulatory framework, the SSRO helps the parties to non-competitive contracts to understand what is expected of them and safeguards value for money […]

February 12, 2026

The SSRO will hold its first teach-in session of 2026 on 4 February, focusing on how the regulatory framework for non-competed defence contracts applies to qualifying sub-contracts (QSCs). The training will run from 2.30pm to 4.00pm (GMT), via Microsoft Teams. The SSRO’s teach-in programme is informed by feedback from the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and […]

November 7, 2025

Introduction from John Russell, Chief Executive, SSRO SSRO publications It remains the SSRO’s duty in carrying out our functions to aim to secure value for money for the taxpayer and fair and reasonable prices for suppliers on single source defence contracts. We pursue these twin aims by providing independent advice, guidance, and robust analysis. The […]

October 21, 2025

The SSRO is seeking feedback on its new guidance for both contractors and the Ministry of Defence to support flexible, transparent and efficient amendment of the price of single source contracts. Most UK defence contracts awarded without competition fall under the Single Source Regulatory Framework, which aims to ensure fair pricing and value for money […]

October 7, 2025

The BPR is the starting point for the agreement of contract profit rates and is 8.56 per cent for 2025/26. The BPR has been applied to contracts worth over £124 billion since April 2015. The BPR is only the first in a series of steps used by the contracting parties to derive the contract profit […]