SSRO stakeholder newsletter – November 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 […]
Outcome of the consultation on Baseline Profit Rate Methodology
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 […]
SSRO seeks views on new guidance to support amending defence contracts successfully
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 […]
Same challenges, different solutions – improving understanding of international approaches to non-competitive contracting
The SSRO has published two papers bringing together information on international approaches to single source contracting – where goods and services are purchased from a supplier in the absence of competition. To coincide with the annual meeting of the International Industrial Cost Analysis and Verification Community of Practice (ICOP), being hosted by the SSRO in […]