16. User guide for strategic industry capacity report
Published on 1 April 2016
Details The purpose of the SICR is to allow the MOD and SSRO to understand, for each qualifying business unit (QBU), the capabilities or activities provided for defence contracts and the capacity that is on the site to deliver them. It also requires a description of the key infrastructure on the site used in the […]
15. User guide for rates comparison report
Published on 1 April 2016
Details The purpose of the rates comparison report (RCR) is to provide details on the estimated and actual recovery rates used on each qualifying defence contract (QDC) or qualifying subcontract (QSC) held by a qualifying business unit (QBU). The information in this report will be used to establish any systematic over and under recovery of […]
14. User guide for estimated rates agreement pricing statement
Published on 1 April 2016
Details The purpose of the estimated rates agreement pricing statement (ERAPS) is to facilitate an understanding of the facts and assumptions behind the estimated rates claim report and enable trend analysis. The estimated rates agreement pricing statement provides the SSRO and the MOD with an audit trail of the assumptions used to calculate the estimated […]
Baseline profit and capital servicing rates methodology (updated March 2016)
Published on 24 March 2016
Details 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 Defence Reform Act 2014 requires that, for each financial year, the SSRO […]
SSRO Corporate Plan 2016 – 2019
Published on 24 March 2016
Details The SSRO’s Corporate Plan establishes the vision and work programme of the regulator of single source defence procurement for the period 2016 – 2019. The SSRO’s aims are “to ensure that good value for money for the taxpayer is obtained in government expenditure on qualifying defence contracts” and that “persons who are parties to qualifying defence […]
SSRO Annual Compliance Report 2015
Published on 28 January 2016
Details The SSRO’s Annual Compliance Report 2015 encompasses the SSRO’s work over the past year to assess compliance by the Ministry of Defence and single source suppliers to the provisions of the Defence Reform Act 2014 and the Single Source Contract Regulations 2014. This work is carried out under the Act, Regulations and the Framework […]
Consultation on Contract Profit Rate Guidance 2016
Published on 25 January 2016
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 […]
Programme of Value for Money Studies
Published on 30 October 2015
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 […]
Compliance rating methodology 2015
Published on 5 October 2015
Details The purpose of the Compliance Report is to be an effective tool to monitor and encourage compliance with the single source procurement regime. It is also key to the SSRO’s objective of a transparent and accessible regulatory framework. The SSRO has created a methodology to measure contractor and MOD compliance from which data and […]
Review of single source contract profit rate methodology 2015
Published on 25 September 2015
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 […]