PART 6Reports on overheads and forward planning etc

Estimated rates claim report36

1

The designated person must provide, for each relevant financial year, an estimated rates claim report for each pricing QBU that was a pricing QBU of the designated person in relation to the financial year immediately preceding the relevant financial year.

2

The estimated rates claim report must be provided either—

a

three months after either—

i

the end of the relevant accounting period, or

ii

the date on which the ongoing contract condition was first met in relation to the relevant financial year,

whichever is the later; or

b

if the designated person and the Secretary of State agree a date which is within three months after the end of the period described in paragraph (a), by that date.

3

The report must contain the following information for the accounting period immediately following the relevant accounting period—

a

a list of all cost recovery rates which will be calculated for that QBU and for which it is anticipated that a claim will be made during a future relevant accounting period;

b

a list of all the cost recovery bases that have been used to calculate the cost recovery rates described in sub-paragraph (a);

c

a description of any deviation from the relevant statutory guidance in calculating those cost recovery rates;

F1d

the QBU budgeted cost and budgeted volume data;

e

a quantified analysis of the adjustments made between the budget and costs claimed for recovery through cost recovery rates;

f

a quantified analysis of any adjustments for costs incurred in or forecast for one relevant accounting period but recovered in other relevant accounting periods;

g

a quantified analysis of QBU costs estimated to be recovered as direct costs under any qualifying defence contract, qualifying sub-contract, or other defence contract;

h

a quantified analysis of QBU estimated costs allocated to each cost recovery base listed under sub-paragraph (b);

i

a calculation of the estimated amount of each such cost recovery base; and

j

a calculation of each estimated cost recovery rate, including, for each such rate—

i

the total estimated cost claimed and the cost recovery base which has been used to calculate it; and

ii

the estimated amount of each such cost recovery base.