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Guidance on alternative pricing methods which may be applied to single source defence contracts.
This document provides an overview of the SSRO’s guidance on the regulatory framework for single source defence contracts.
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.
The SSRO has published new guidance on the topic of inflation relating to allowable costs, profit, and reporting.
Information on pricing of contracts
2023/24 baseline profit rate, capital servicing rates and SSRO funding adjustment recommendation
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.
The SSRO has published an update to its compliance and review methodology.
The SSRO has published an update to its compliance and review methodology (the methodology).
The Framework Document between the SSRO and the Ministry of Defence (MOD) states that the SSRO will “publish a report on an annual basis that summarises compliance by the MOD and single suppliers to the provisions of the DRA…
SSRO’s statutory guidance on the baseline profit rate and its adjustment 2018/19
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 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 page provides guidance for anyone who wants to request information from the SSRO.
2020/21 baseline profit rate, capital servicing rates and SSRO funding adjustment
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…
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