The Single Source Contract Regulations 2014

Strategic industry capacity report: capacity and supply chain

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.