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The SSRO has a duty to issue opinions or legally binding determinations in relation to certain matters referred to it by the Ministry of Defence or contractors in qualifying contracts.
This guidance below has been superseded and is for reference purposes only.
2024/25 baseline profit rate and capital servicing rates
Guidance on alternative pricing methods which may be applied to single source defence contracts
This page explains the ways the SSRO responds to queries about the regulatory framework and its application to specific contracts
The Allowable Costs guidance is statutory guidance to which the Ministry of Defence and its contractors must have regard when determining whether costs are Allowable in qualifying defence contracts.
Guidance on alternative pricing methods which may be applied to single source defence contracts.
The SSRO’s guidance on adjustments to the baseline profit rate is statutory guidance to which the Ministry of Defence and its contractors must have regard when determining the contract profit rate for qualifying defence cont…
The Single Source Cost Standards (SSCS) is a statutory guidance document that contractors and the Ministry of Defence must have regard to when entering into any contract where lack of competition could impact on the value fo…
This user guide, template and glossary are discontinued since the launch of the new DefCARS on 15 March 2017 and are therefore for reference purposes only.
This user guide, template and glossary are discontinued since the launch of the new DefCARS on 15 March and are therefore for reference purposes only.
2019/20 baseline profit rate, capital servicing rates and SSRO funding adjustment
2020/21 baseline profit rate, capital servicing rates and SSRO funding adjustment
2021/22 baseline profit rate, capital servicing rates and SSRO funding adjustment
2023/24 baseline profit rate, capital servicing rates and SSRO funding adjustment recommendation
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