Guidance

Previous DefCARS user guidance for defence contractors

This guidance below has been superseded and is for reference purposes only.

From:
Single Source Regulations Office
Published
15 March 2017
Last updated
10 October 2024 鈥� See all updates

Earlier versions of the SSRO鈥檚 reporting guidance, since the web version of DefCARS was released in March 2017 are below. They remain on the SSRO website for reference purposes.

DefCARS contract guidance

  • (PDF, 3.04 MB, 162 pages)
  • (PDF, 1.51 MB, 147 pages)
  • (PDF, 1.7 MB, 191 pages)
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  • (PDF, 179 KB, 12 pages)
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  • (PDF, 1020 KB, 124 pages)
  • (PDF, 1010 KB, 117 pages)
  • (PDF, 956 KB, 110 pages)

DefCARS supplier guidance

  • (PDF, 983 KB, 49 pages)
  • (PDF, 1.76 MB, 54 pages)
  • (PDF, 671 KB, 56 pages)
  • (PDF, 1.64 MB, 51 pages)
  • (PDF, 708 KB, 49 pages)
  • (PDF, 690 KB, 50 pages)
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DefCARS functionality guidance

  • (PDF, 1.58 MB, 24 pages)
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Validations

  • (PDF, 409 KB, 10 pages)
  • (PDF, 269 KB, 11 pages)
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  • (PDF, 306 KB, 8 pages)
  • (ODS, 38.3 KB)
  • (PDF, 302 KB, 8 pages)
  • (PDF, 293 KB, 9 pages)

Example MI

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  • (PDF, 859 KB, 8 pages)

Versions 6-1:

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  • (PDF, 2.22 MB, 84 pages)
  • (PDF, 1.04 MB, 54 pages)

Report templates and user guides for DefCARS prior to March 2017 and the previous DPS principles guidance which is now included in the current version of the reporting guidance are also available.

Updates to this page

Published 15 March 2017
Last updated 10 October 2024 show all updates

  1. March 2024 versions added

  2. Versions 11.2 functionality and contract and V9.1 supplier guidance added

  3. V11 of functionality guidance added

  4. Version 11 contractor guidance added

  5. Updated for release of version 11

  6. Version 10 contract and functionality guidance docs added

  7. V9.1 DefCARS functionality guidance and validation checks added

  8. V9.1 reporting guidance added

  9. Version 9 of contract and DefCARS functionality guidance and version 8 of supplier reporting guidance added

  10. Updated for publication of version 9

  11. Version 7 of reporting guidance added

  12. First published.

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