Thank you for your request for information about the following:

Request

‘Please can I repeat the FOI request I made in June 2022, copied below (with your previous response attached) but this time also including information since then (i.e. since April 2022).’

Previous Requests: FOI-01146: (FOI-01146 - Datasets - Open Data Portal)

25521: (Please supply the following information:

- the number of a) contracts and b) performers performing some NHS activity in each month going back to 2017, and the average number of UDAs delivered by each performer

- the number of performers in each of the last five financial years who delivered a) between 0 and 1,000 UDAs per annum, b) between 1,001 and 2,000 UDAs, c) between 2,001 and 3,000 UDAs, d) between 3,001 and 4,000 UDAs, e) between 4,001 and 5,000 UDAs, f) between 5,001 and 6,000 UDAs and g) 6,001 or more UDA)

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 7 July 2025.

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).

Our response

I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds the information you have requested and a copy of the information and is attached.

Please read the below notes to ensure correct understanding of the data.

This report contains the details for the reporting year 2022/2023 - 2025/2026 (202204 - 202506). The information within the report includes the data items and descriptions listed below. Excludes activity by Foundation Dentists

Data based on year-end methodology. Year-end methodology will include all activity data (including amendments) collected from FP17s scheduled in any of the fifteen schedule months from April to June, where the date of completion is on or between 1 April and 31 March of the year. For example 2018-19 will include all activity data (including amendments) collected from FP17s scheduled in any of the fifteen schedule months from April 2018 to June 2019, where the date of completion is on or between 1 April 2018 and 31 March 2019. Where FP17s do not have a date of completion, e.g. where the patient has failed to return to complete the treatment, the date of acceptance is used.

Country Name

The country name where the contract is located, based on the contract postcode.

Contract Number

This is a unique 10-character number which identifies a contract

Performer Number

The performer’s personal number.

Reporting Year

The financial year which the activity/contracted services relate to - to be used for year end reporting using the 'Contract Services Combined Fact' table.

Year Month

Used throughout the system to identify the specific year and month that the data relates to, i.e. for forms, it would be the month that the activity was scheduled. This is in the format 'YYYYMM' e.g. 201804 for April 2018.

UDA Delivered

The units of dental activity scheduled for the time period selected relating to the financial year, where they were carried out by any performer.

Number of Contracts

The number of Contracts as recorded on CoMPASS.

Number of Performers

The number of Dentists as recorded on CoMPASS.

Average number of UDA

UDA delivered/Number of Contracts or Performers

UDA Grouping

UDA delivered by Group.

Data Queries

Please contact foirequests@nhsbsa.nhs.uk ensuring you quote the above reference if you have any specific questions regarding this response; or, if you feel you may be misunderstanding or misinterpreting the information; or, if you plan on publishing the data.

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http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

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