Guidance

Current SSRO engagement plans

Planned engagement timetable for projects in the SSRO Corporate Plan 2020 – 2023

• From: Single Source Regulations Office
• Published: 3 September 2020

The SSRO’s stakeholder engagement strategy emphasises the importance of feedback to delivery of our activities. The timetable below outlines our current engagement plans for projects identified in the SSRO Corporate Plan.

We are grateful for the continuing interest in our work. If you have questions or comments about our plans for engagement, or you would like to express interest in participating, please contact the SSRO helpdesk.

Timetable of Engagement 2020-2021

Date	Topic	Detail
28 July 2020 - 1 September 2020	Reporting guidance	The current reporting guidance consultation closed on 1 September and we are grateful for the contributions we received.
28 July 2020 - 31 March 2021	Review of overheads	Bi-lateral meetings with MOD and contractors to discuss the review and identify people interested in participating in the working groups which will be scheduled for later in the year.
September – October 2020	Future of DefCARS project	Establish focus groups (drawn from contractors, the SSAT, and other MOD users) which meet for a small number of workshops to discuss their current processes and systems, identify pinch points and process improvements, and feedback on SSRO ideas.
21 October 2020	General	Operational Working Group meeting
October 2020	Compliance	Contact Global Ultimate Owners (GUOs) anonymously noted in the Annual Compliance Report 2020 to provide GUO specific information on the timeliness and quality of submissions
October – December 2020	Review of overheads	Oral update to the Data Board, Reporting and IT sub-group and OWG.
October 2020 – March 2021	Review of overheads	Working groups with MOD and contractors.
November 2020	Reporting guidance	Publish version 9 of the reporting guidance, with changes covering on-demand reporting, DPS matters consulted on in the Review of Legislation, initial reports, and definitions of contract completion date and price committed to pay.
25 November 2020	Reporting and IT	Reporting and IT sub-group meeting.
January and February 2021	Reporting guidance	Consultation on version 10 changes, with publication later in the spring. The consultation will include changes to the reporting guidance and DefCARS to better support the reporting of pricing amendments in the on-demand CPS and capture better information about pricing amendments and cost variance in update reports.
January – March 2021	Amortisation and impairment of intangible assets	Working-level engagement on application of SSRO guidance and engagement on working papers.
January – March 2021	Referrals guidance: awarding of costs	Early engagement to inform the development of consultation proposals.
April – June 2021	Referrals guidance: awarding of costs	Consultation on proposed guidance.

Published 3 September 2020