PART 6U.K.Reports on overheads and forward planning etc

Strategic industry capacity report: capacity and supply chainU.K.

44.  The strategic industry capacity report must contain a description of—

(a)the key delivery milestones for all work currently being undertaken by the designated person (or any person associated with the designated person) for qualifying defence contracts, qualifying sub-contracts or other defence contracts (“current committed work”);

(b)the key planning assumptions for any possible future qualifying defence contract, qualifying sub-contract or other defence contract to which the designated person (or any person associated with the designated person) will be party and which is expected to have a value of or over £50,000,000 (“planned future contract”), including the date on which the designated person anticipates that any planned future contract will be entered into;

(c)any current under-capacity or over-capacity of personnel or infrastructure relative to current committed work and planned future contracts, and any plans to rectify that;

(d)any current or planned measures to improve efficiency or productivity relative to current committed work and planned future contracts;

(e)any plans for material investment in people, skills or infrastructure in order to deliver current committed work and planned future contracts, including the approximate costs of those plans;

(f)all persons that are party to a contract with the designated person, or any person associated with the designated person, which has a value of at least £25,000,000 and which—

(i)supports the delivery of current committed work; or

(ii)is expected to support the delivery of planned future contracts; and

(g)any likely event or change in circumstances relating to the supply chain that could have a material effect on the performance of current committed work and planned future contracts.