The Single Source Contract (Amendment) Regulations 2024
1Citation, commencement and extent
2Amendment of the Single Source Contract Regulations 2014
3Amendment of regulation 2 (interpretation)
4Substitution of regulation 3 (meaning of “defence purposes”)
5Amendment of regulation 4 (meaning of “contract completion date”)
6Insertion of regulation 4A (meaning of “contract price”)
7Amendment of regulation 5 (calculating the value of a contract)
8Insertion of regulation 7A (meaning of a new contract)
9Amendment of regulation 8 (competitive process for single contracts)
10Amendment of regulation 9 (competitive process for contracts made under a framework agreement)
11Insertion of regulation 9A (components of qualifying defence contracts)
12Insertion of division headings and regulations 9B (contract pricing methods) and 9C (re-determination of contract price)
13Amendment of regulation 10 (pricing of contracts)
14Amendment of regulation 11 (steps in determining contract profit rate)
15Omission of regulation 12 (calculation of profit on cost once (“POCO”) adjustment)
16Amendment of regulation 13 (rates agreed on a group basis)
17Insertion of regulation 13A (costs associated with group profits)
18Omission of regulation 14 (re-determination of contract price)
19Amendment of regulation 15 (target cost incentive fee adjustment)
20Amendment of regulation 16 (procedure for determining final price adjustment)
21Amendment of regulation 17 (calculation of final price adjustment)
22Amendment of regulation 18 (determination of contract profit rate adjustments)
23Amendment of regulation 19 (determination of allowable costs)
24Insertion of Chapter 3 (alternative pricing of contracts)
25Amendment of regulation 20 (duty to keep relevant records)
26Amendment of regulation 22 (general reporting requirements and interpretation)
27Substitution of regulation 23 (contract pricing statement)
28Substitution of regulation 24 (contract reporting plan)
29Amendment of regulation 25 (contract notification report)
30Amendment of regulation 26 (quarterly contract report)
31Amendment of regulation 27 (interim contract report)
32Insertion of regulation 27A (component completion report)
33Amendment of regulation 28 (contract completion report)
34Amendment of regulation 29 (contract costs statement)
35Amendment of regulation 30 (on-demand contract report)
36Amendment of regulation 31 (application of Part 6, reports on overheads and forward planning)
37Amendment of regulation 32 (interpretation)
38Amendment of regulation 39 (rates comparison report)
39Substitution of regulation 51 (matters on which the SSRO must give an opinion)
40Amendment of regulation 52 (matters in relation to which the SSRO must make a determination)
41Amendment of regulation 53 (time limits for applications and opinions)
42Amendment of regulation 65 (modification of the Regulations)
43Amendment of the Schedule (re-determination of contract price)
44Transitional provision

This Statutory Instrument has been made, in part, in consequence of defects in S.I. 2014/3337 and S.I. 2018/1350 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of those Statutory Instruments.

Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 42(4) of the Defence Reform Act 2014, for approval by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

2024 No.

PUBLIC PROCUREMENT

The Single Source Contract (Amendment) Regulations 2024

Made

Coming into force

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 14(1), (2)(c), (5A), (8) and (8A), 15(1) to (3) and (5), 16(1) and (4), 17(1) to (3), 18(2) and (3), 20(2A) and (2B), 21(1) to (2A), 24(2) to (4), 28(1) and (5), 30(2)(a), 35(1), 41(1) and (2), 42(1) and (2) and 43(2) of the Defence Reform Act 20141.

A draft of this instrument has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with section 42(4) of the Defence Reform Act 2014.