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Homeland June 15, 2016

Single source procurement: what’s working, what’s not and what needs to change

Single Source Regulations Office (SSRO) non-executive member and interim chair Clive Tucker delivered a speech to the Defence Acquisition Conference 2016 focusing on single source procurement. Here, we present extracts from Mr Tucker’s speech.

“2014 was a watershed year for single source defence procurement – it brought the Defence Reform Act and the Single Source Contract Regulations.

“Before this, the regime for managing single source defence procurement had barely changed for half a century. And I’d like to thank parliamentarians for grasping the importance of Lord Currie’s 2011 Review. The Defence Reform Act has reformed procurement for the better and its impact has yet to be fully realised. 

“The new regime didn’t just create the SSRO. We are part of a wider change, requiring the government and industry to deliver single source defence procurement in a different way.

“We passionately believe that an effective single source procurement regime – which carries the confidence of all involved – is beneficial to the defence industry and to the taxpayer.

“It has to achieve its aims efficiently. It is clear that the existence of a regulator that is independent but works closely with industry and government (and provides clear and comprehensive guidance) leads to more efficient single source procurement; provides single source suppliers with a fair and reasonable price; and ensures that good value for money is obtained for the UK taxpayer.”

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