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The updated methodology continues to promote timely reports and good quality data, while recognising the role of compliance reviews in informing the SSROs understanding of how the regulatory framework is being applied.

The previous methodology was published in 2023 and the update takes into account changes made to the Single Source Contract Regulations on 1 April 2024 and provides flexibility in the SSROs methodology for the quality and timeliness KPIs, allowing for:

• our timeliness indicator to continue to be based on supplier report submissions and contract level submissions but to also include the new component completion reports;
• our quality KPI calculations to be initially based on contract level data in contract and supplier report submissions, including the new component completion report submissions but excluding any other component level information included in contract reports. As familiarity grows with the updated reporting requirements, the KPI calculation will be adjusted to take into account component level information in the future; and
• flexibility so that the quality KPI can be focused in the future on the reviews undertaken by the MOD only. In any one year, the SSRO may undertake its own supplementary reviews. Additionally, the SSRO may undertake additional Targeted or Thematic reviews, but these would not count towards the KPI.

The methodology makes best use of current resources and aims to avoid duplication with the work of the MOD and unnecessary burden on industry.