Book your place on ADS Defence Single Source Training Workshop (2026) to gain a clear, practical understanding of what a Qualifying Defence Contract/Subcontract (QDC/QSC) is and how it must be priced, costed and reported. We will walk through the major changes introduced in the April 2024 Regulations update and further changes made in June 2026 and others proposed for 2026/beyond. You will leave with a sharper view of the key risks in the regime and how they play out in today’s commercial landscape.

UK single source defence contracts are regulated by law through the Single Source Procurement Framework established by Part 2 of the Defence Reform Act 2014. The framework governs how contracts are costed, what profit is allowed, and how pricing mechanisms work (including alternative methodologies). It also provides the MOD with significant open book access to contractor data. Understanding these rules is essential to protect your margin, demonstrate compliance, and ensure your price will withstand scrutiny making this workshop a timely investment for commercial, finance and programme teams.

Benefits of participation

The workshop will provide you with:
A practical overview of pricing, negotiating, costing and reporting for single source contracts under the Defence Reform Act framework
A clear briefing on the latest Regulations and statutory guidance, including the significant April 2024 changes and the direction of travel for proposals made/expected in 2026
A decision-making framework you can apply within your organisation to improve consistency in pricing and reporting across teams and programmes.

Workshop content includes...

• The Regulatory Framework:
• Applicability of the legislation
• The pricing formula, allowable costs and profit calculation
• Pricing contract changes
• Risks of single source amendments to non-QSC/QSCs and converting pre-existing contracts to qualifying contracts
• Records, MOD price investigations and access rights, confidentiality
• Reports and reporting
• SSRO - its powers and responsibilities
• Compliance
• Current issues relating to the Act, Regulations and statutory guidance, and prospective changes
• Treatment of contracts outside the Act.

The Pricing Formula:

• Pricing methodologies including the ‘alternative’ methods
• Review of the latest allowable cost rules
• Review of contract profit rate and adjustments, with the 2026 changes both current and proposed.
• Review of cost, contingency and risk estimation requirements and implications for suppliers
• Legislative changes planned by Secretary of State in the second half of 2026
• Pricing of sub-contracts and changes
• MOD's rights to perform post award audit.

Places are limited and early booking is recommended.