Quarterly qualifying defence contract statistics: Q2 2020/21
The SSRO has released its latest quarterly publication on key statistics relating to qualifying defence contracts (QDCs) and qualifying sub-contracts (QSCs).
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This bulletin is part of a regular published series of statistical reports, containing analysis of key QDC/QSC information. Analysis of all contracts that became a QDC/QSC between 1 April 2015 and 30 September 2020 is included.
The SSRO was notified of 330 contracts that became QDCs/QSCs by 30 September 2020. Contractors have one month after the date the contract becomes a QDC/QSC to submit reports, and as of 31 October 2020 the SSRO had received contract reports for 321 contracts that became QDCs/QSCs between 1 April 2015 and 30 September 2020, which the analysis is based on. This comprised 274 QDCs and 47 QSCs.
In the first six months of 2020/21, the SSRO has received contract reports for 29 new QDCs/QSCs, with an estimated total contract price of £1.3 billion. The estimated total contract price of all 321 QDCs/QSCs was £44.2 billion. The average reported estimated contract profit rate across all QDCs/QSCs was 9.40 per cent.
All data is based on the latest submitted report for each QDC/QSC, to reflect the most recently reported contract data, and may not reflect values at contract completion. The publication schedule for the next four quarterly bulletins is as follows:
| Quarterly bulletin | Date Published |
|---|---|
| Q3 2020/21 | 18 February 2021 |
| Q4 2020/21 | June 2021 – Annual statistics |
| Q1 2021/22 | August 2021 |
| Q2 2021/22 | November 2021 |