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The Single Source Regulations Office (SSRO) is an independent UK government body that oversees and regulates single source defence contracts to ensure fair and reasonable pricing and transparency in defence procurement.
Based on publicly published press releases (last 12 months)
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Thursday, 31 July 2025
The Compliance Bulletin examines how well defence contractors followed the reporting regulations for non-competitive (also known as single source) def...
Monday, 30 June 2025
The SSRO has published new guidance that will help all stakeholders identify and apply the regulatory framework for single source defence contracts to...
Monday, 30 June 2025
We are consulting on updates to the way that profit rates for defence-related single source contracts are calculated. ...
Friday, 14 March 2025
The Secretary of State for Defence has announced his determination of the baseline profit rate and capital servicing rates for 2025/26....
Thursday, 30 January 2025
Publication of guidance on the Final Price Adjustment, which mitigates the impact of excess profits or losses that may arise in non-competitive defenc...
Thursday, 10 October 2024
The SSRO has published updates to its pricing and reporting guidance, following consultation with stakeholders. We’ve also published our response to w...
Monday, 07 October 2024
The SSRO has published the conclusions of our most recent engagement with stakeholders regarding improvements to our yearly baseline profit rate asses...
Thursday, 03 October 2024
The Single Source Regulations Office (SSRO) is using its new power to issue guidance: focusing on helping contracting parties better navigate the fina...
Monday, 30 September 2024
The Compliance Bulletin examines how well defence contractors followed the reporting regulations for non-competitive (also known as single source) def...
Sunday, 21 July 2024
Description of the ADS / SSRO / MOD webinar on 17 July 2024, and provision of presentation slides....
Thursday, 11 July 2024
We have published a range of insights into single source (also known as non-competitive) defence contracting between the MOD and industry over the pas...
Monday, 20 May 2024
The SSRO has agreed to discontinue its investigation of a referral for a determination...
Monday, 22 April 2024
We are expanding our support to help stakeholders understand and use the regulatory framework for single source defence contracts. ...
Monday, 18 March 2024
The Secretary of State for Defence has announced his determination of the baseline profit rate and capital servicing rates...
Monday, 19 February 2024
We have released a consultation that explains forthcoming changes to our reporting guidance and to the Defence Contract Analysis and Reporting System ...
Monday, 12 February 2024
The SSRO has released new and updated pricing guidance, which sees greater choice, flexibility and simplicity for how some non-competitive defence con...
Monday, 15 January 2024
SSRO Chief Executive, John Russell has given an interview in Desider magazine...
Wednesday, 13 December 2023
Slides from the Make UK Defence's webinar on 13 December 2023...
Thursday, 18 May 2023
The Minister for Defence Procurement has appointed a new Non-Executive Board Member for the SSRO....
Thursday, 16 March 2023
2023/24 baseline profit rate, capital servicing rates and SSRO funding adjustment...
Tuesday, 28 February 2023
New Chief Executive appointed by Single Source Regulations Office Board...
Thursday, 26 May 2022
Joanne Watts has been appointed as the Chief Regulatory Officer of the SSRO, after a fair and open external selection process and agreement by the SSR...
Thursday, 31 March 2022
2022/23 baseline profit rate, capital servicing rates and SSRO funding adjustment...
Wednesday, 22 December 2021
The SSRO has closed its investigation of the appropriate step 2 (cost risk) adjustment to be used in calculating the contract profit rate for two amen...
Wednesday, 22 December 2021
On 3 December 2021 the SSRO accepted an application from a party to a qualifying defence contract for a determination under the Defence Reform Act 201...
Thursday, 07 October 2021
On 17 September 2021 the SSRO accepted an application from a party to a qualifying defence contract for a determination under the Defence Reform Act 2...
Monday, 20 July 2020
The SSRO has published a note to assist the MOD and contractors in identifying and applying relevant SSRO guidance to qualifying contracts affected by...
Wednesday, 01 April 2020
SSRO statement on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic....
Monday, 14 October 2019
The SSRO has launched three public consultations....
Monday, 18 March 2019
Following the SSRO’s recommendation in January 2019, the Secretary of State for Defence has announced the baseline profit rate and other rates to be u...
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