Activity Stream - NHSBSA Contract Register - Datasets

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It includes information about what has been bought, who it was bought from, when the contract started and ends, how much it is worth, and the type of product or service.\r\n<br>\r\nThis data can be useful for policymakers, researchers, and anyone who wants to understand how public money is being spent.\r\n<h2>Overview of Service</h2>\r\n<p>Commercial Services are responsible for supporting colleagues across the NHSBSA in all aspects of procurement and contract management, from pre-procurement planning through to contract award and beyond.\r\n\r\nThe team also negotiates changes to existing contracts, provides commercial advice across the business, and provides supplier relationship management services to ensure our suppliers meet their performance targets throughout the contract lifecycle.\r\n\r\n<h2>Dataset Details</h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n<details class="nhsuk-details">\r\n <summary class="nhsuk-details__summary">\r\n <span class="nhsuk-details__summary-text nhsuk-u-font-size-24">Publication Frequency\r\n </span>\r\n </summary>\r\n <div class="nhsuk-details__text">\r\n <p><span class="nhsuk-u-font-weight-normal">Quarterly - The Contract Register will be published at the end of the first month of the quarter.</p>\r\n </div>\r\n</details>\r\n\r\n\r\n<details class="nhsuk-details">\r\n <summary class="nhsuk-details__summary">\r\n <span class="nhsuk-details__summary-text nhsuk-u-font-size-24">Data Source\r\n </span>\r\n </summary>\r\n <div class="nhsuk-details__text">\r\n <p><span class="nhsuk-u-font-weight-normal">The data is sourced from the Atamis procurement application.</p>\r\n </div>\r\n</details>\r\n\r\n\r\n<details class="nhsuk-details">\r\n <summary class="nhsuk-details__summary">\r\n <span class="nhsuk-details__summary-text nhsuk-u-font-size-24">Data Collection\r\n </span>\r\n </summary>\r\n <div class="nhsuk-details__text">\r\n <p><span class="nhsuk-u-font-weight-normal">The data is collected from the information entered by the NHSBSA Commercial Services Team into the Atamis procurement application.</p>\r\n </div>\r\n</details>\r\n\r\n\r\n<details class="nhsuk-details">\r\n <summary class="nhsuk-details__summary">\r\n <span class="nhsuk-details__summary-text nhsuk-u-font-size-24">Time Periods\r\n </span>\r\n </summary>\r\n <div class="nhsuk-details__text">\r\n <p><span class="nhsuk-u-font-weight-normal">The data will be refreshed quarterly and is a live view of the NHSBSA Contract Register at the point of publication.</p>\r\n </div>\r\n</details>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<details class="nhsuk-details">\r\n <summary class="nhsuk-details__summary">\r\n <span class="nhsuk-details__summary-text nhsuk-u-font-size-24">Geography</h\r\n </span>\r\n </summary>\r\n <div class="nhsuk-details__text">\r\n <p><p><span class="nhsuk-u-font-weight-normal">The contracts are applied, via NHSBSA, to the United Kingdom and Crown Dependencies.</p></p>\r\n </div>\r\n</details>\r\n\r\n\r\n<details class="nhsuk-details">\r\n <summary class="nhsuk-details__summary">\r\n <span class="nhsuk-details__summary-text nhsuk-u-font-size-24">Statistical Classification\r\n </span>\r\n </summary>\r\n <div class="nhsuk-details__text">\r\n <p><span class="nhsuk-u-font-weight-normal">Management information - This is not an official statistic.</p>\r\n </div>\r\n</details>\r\n\r\n<h2>Caveats</h2>\r\n<div class="nhsuk-inset-text">\r\n <h3 class="nhsuk-u-font-size-32">\r\nScope of Data</h3>\r\n <p><span data-teams="true">We have taken care to ensure this information is accurate at the time of publication. However, this material is provided for general guidance only. Contact <a href="mailto:communicationsteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk">communicationsteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk</a> if you plan on producing a press or broadcast story based on this data.</span></p>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<h2>Enquiries</h2>\r\n\r\n<details class="nhsuk-details">\r\n <summary class="nhsuk-details__summary">\r\n <span class="nhsuk-details__summary-text nhsuk-u-font-size-24">Who can I contact if I have queries relating to the data?\r\n </span>\r\n </summary>\r\n <div class="nhsuk-details__text">\r\n <p><p>If you have any queries regarding the data provided, or if you plan on publishing, the data please contact <a href="mailto:DataServicesSupport@nhsbsa.nhs.uk">DataServicesSupport@nhsbsa.nhs.uk</a> ensuring you quote the name of the dataset for reference. This is important to ensure that the figures are not misunderstood or misrepresented.</p></p>\r\n </div>\r\n</details>\r\n\r\n<h2>Citing and Reusing This Data</h2>\r\n\r\n<details class="nhsuk-details">\r\n <summary class="nhsuk-details__summary">\r\n <span class="nhsuk-details__summary-text nhsuk-u-font-size-24">Important information regarding reusing the data and copyright\r\n </span>\r\n </summary>\r\n <div class="nhsuk-details__text">\r\n <p><p>If you plan on producing a press or broadcast story based upon the data please contact <a href="mailto:communicationsteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk">communicationsteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk</a>. This is important to ensure that the figures are not misunderstood or misrepresented.</p>\r\n<p>The information supplied to you continues to be protected by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and is subject to NHSBSA copyright. This information is licenced under the terms of the Open Government Licence detailed at:</p>\r\n<p><a href="http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/</a></p>\r\n<p>Should you wish to re-use the information you must include the following statement: “NHSBSA Copyright 2025” Failure to do so is a breach of the terms of the licence.</p>\r\n<p>Information you receive which is not subject to NHSBSA Copyright continues to be protected by the copyright of the person, or organisation, from which the information originated. Please obtain their permission before reproducing any third party (non NHSBSA Copyright) information.</p></p>\r\n </div>\r\n</details>\r\n\r\n\r\n<details class="nhsuk-details">\r\n <summary class="nhsuk-details__summary">\r\n <span class="nhsuk-details__summary-text nhsuk-u-font-size-24">Citation\r\n </span>\r\n </summary>\r\n <div class="nhsuk-details__text">\r\n<p>NHS Business Services Authority. "NHSBSA Contract Register" NHS Business Services Authority Open Data. Accessed **[Date Accessed]**. 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