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Data last updated 3 September 2025
Metadata last updated 3 September 2025
Created 3 September 2025
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Column Title Type Description
REPORTING_YEAR Reporting Year: The financial year which the activity/contracted services relate to. date The financial year which the activity/contracted services relate to.
REGION string -
REGION_DESCRIPTION Region Description: Latest name associated with the Region. string Latest name associated with the Region.
LATEST_COMMISSIONER_NAME Commissioner Name: This is the name associated with the Commissioning Organisation. This is a generic term used to denote health bodies, either Area Teams in England or Health Boards in Wales. Also known as Primary Care Organisations (PCOs)) string This is the name associated with the Commissioning Organisation. This is a generic term used to denote health bodies, either Area Teams in England or Health Boards in Wales. Also known as Primary Care Organisations (PCOs))
CONTRACT_NUMBER Contract Number: This is a unique 10 character number which identifies a contract. integer This is a unique 10 character number which identifies a contract.
LATEST_PROVIDER_NAME Provider Name: The name of the provider. string The name of the provider.
CONTRACT_START_DATE Contract Start Date: The start date of the contract, as recorded on CoMPASS. date The start date of the contract, as recorded on CoMPASS.
CONTRACT_END_DATE Contract End Date: The end date of the contract, as recorded on CoMPASS (only where an end date has been entered on CoMPASS). date The end date of the contract, as recorded on CoMPASS (only where an end date has been entered on CoMPASS).
LATEST_PRINCIPAL_PRACTICE_ADDRESS_LINE_1 Principal Practice Address - Lines 1-6: This is address line 1 of the main address used for correspondence between the NHSBSA and the dental contract, it is not necessarily the address where treatment takes place. The Principal Practice and Correspondence address is calculated based upon a number of rules applied in sequence: 1. If there is only one treatment location recorded in CoMPASS, then this will be assigned as the PP&C address. 2. If at the 30th of the month there is only one live treatment location, then this will be assigned as the PP&C address. 3. If there are multiple open treatment locations for the contract, the treatment location with the earliest submission of FP17/O activity will be used. 4. If there are no open treatment locations at the 30th of the month, the historic principal practice address from POL will be used. 5. If there are no open treatment locations at the 30th of the month, the address with the most FP17/O activity will be used. 6. If there are no open treatment locations but one existed and had associated FP17/O activity when the contract was live, then this address will be used. 7. Contracts that have an end date before 01/04/2013 are assigned a <Blank> address. 8. For a new contract where no treatment location addresses have been entered onto CoMPASS, they are assigned a blank address. 9. If there are no FP17/O records after April 2013, the location with the most FP17/Os with no time restrictions is used. 10. Contracts that have no FP17 records are assigned a blank address. string This is address line 1 of the main address used for correspondence between the NHSBSA and the dental contract, it is not necessarily the address where treatment takes place. The Principal Practice and Correspondence address is calculated based upon a number of rules applied in sequence
LATEST_PRINCIPAL_PRACTICE_ADDRESS_LINE_2 Principal Practice Address - Lines 1-6: This is address line 1 of the main address used for correspondence between the NHSBSA and the dental contract, it is not necessarily the address where treatment takes place. The Principal Practice and Correspondence address is calculated based upon a number of rules applied in sequence: 1. If there is only one treatment location recorded in CoMPASS, then this will be assigned as the PP&C address. 2. If at the 30th of the month there is only one live treatment location, then this will be assigned as the PP&C address. 3. If there are multiple open treatment locations for the contract, the treatment location with the earliest submission of FP17/O activity will be used. 4. If there are no open treatment locations at the 30th of the month, the historic principal practice address from POL will be used. 5. If there are no open treatment locations at the 30th of the month, the address with the most FP17/O activity will be used. 6. If there are no open treatment locations but one existed and had associated FP17/O activity when the contract was live, then this address will be used. 7. Contracts that have an end date before 01/04/2013 are assigned a <Blank> address. 8. For a new contract where no treatment location addresses have been entered onto CoMPASS, they are assigned a blank address. 9. If there are no FP17/O records after April 2013, the location with the most FP17/Os with no time restrictions is used. 10. Contracts that have no FP17 records are assigned a blank address. string This is address line 1 of the main address used for correspondence between the NHSBSA and the dental contract, it is not necessarily the address where treatment takes place. The Principal Practice and Correspondence address is calculated based upon a number of rules applied in sequence
LATEST_PRINCIPAL_PRACTICE_ADDRESS_LINE_3 Principal Practice Address - Lines 1-6: This is address line 1 of the main address used for correspondence between the NHSBSA and the dental contract, it is not necessarily the address where treatment takes place. The Principal Practice and Correspondence address is calculated based upon a number of rules applied in sequence: 1. If there is only one treatment location recorded in CoMPASS, then this will be assigned as the PP&C address. 2. If at the 30th of the month there is only one live treatment location, then this will be assigned as the PP&C address. 3. If there are multiple open treatment locations for the contract, the treatment location with the earliest submission of FP17/O activity will be used. 4. If there are no open treatment locations at the 30th of the month, the historic principal practice address from POL will be used. 5. If there are no open treatment locations at the 30th of the month, the address with the most FP17/O activity will be used. 6. If there are no open treatment locations but one existed and had associated FP17/O activity when the contract was live, then this address will be used. 7. Contracts that have an end date before 01/04/2013 are assigned a <Blank> address. 8. For a new contract where no treatment location addresses have been entered onto CoMPASS, they are assigned a blank address. 9. If there are no FP17/O records after April 2013, the location with the most FP17/Os with no time restrictions is used. 10. Contracts that have no FP17 records are assigned a blank address. string This is address line 1 of the main address used for correspondence between the NHSBSA and the dental contract, it is not necessarily the address where treatment takes place. The Principal Practice and Correspondence address is calculated based upon a number of rules applied in sequence
LATEST_PRINCIPAL_PRACTICE_ADDRESS_LINE_4 Principal Practice Address - Lines 1-6: This is address line 1 of the main address used for correspondence between the NHSBSA and the dental contract, it is not necessarily the address where treatment takes place. The Principal Practice and Correspondence address is calculated based upon a number of rules applied in sequence: 1. If there is only one treatment location recorded in CoMPASS, then this will be assigned as the PP&C address. 2. If at the 30th of the month there is only one live treatment location, then this will be assigned as the PP&C address. 3. If there are multiple open treatment locations for the contract, the treatment location with the earliest submission of FP17/O activity will be used. 4. If there are no open treatment locations at the 30th of the month, the historic principal practice address from POL will be used. 5. If there are no open treatment locations at the 30th of the month, the address with the most FP17/O activity will be used. 6. If there are no open treatment locations but one existed and had associated FP17/O activity when the contract was live, then this address will be used. 7. Contracts that have an end date before 01/04/2013 are assigned a <Blank> address. 8. For a new contract where no treatment location addresses have been entered onto CoMPASS, they are assigned a blank address. 9. If there are no FP17/O records after April 2013, the location with the most FP17/Os with no time restrictions is used. 10. Contracts that have no FP17 records are assigned a blank address. string This is address line 1 of the main address used for correspondence between the NHSBSA and the dental contract, it is not necessarily the address where treatment takes place. The Principal Practice and Correspondence address is calculated based upon a number of rules applied in sequence
LATEST_PRINCIPAL_PRACTICE_ADDRESS_LINE_5 Principal Practice Address - Lines 1-6: This is address line 1 of the main address used for correspondence between the NHSBSA and the dental contract, it is not necessarily the address where treatment takes place. The Principal Practice and Correspondence address is calculated based upon a number of rules applied in sequence: 1. If there is only one treatment location recorded in CoMPASS, then this will be assigned as the PP&C address. 2. If at the 30th of the month there is only one live treatment location, then this will be assigned as the PP&C address. 3. If there are multiple open treatment locations for the contract, the treatment location with the earliest submission of FP17/O activity will be used. 4. If there are no open treatment locations at the 30th of the month, the historic principal practice address from POL will be used. 5. If there are no open treatment locations at the 30th of the month, the address with the most FP17/O activity will be used. 6. If there are no open treatment locations but one existed and had associated FP17/O activity when the contract was live, then this address will be used. 7. Contracts that have an end date before 01/04/2013 are assigned a <Blank> address. 8. For a new contract where no treatment location addresses have been entered onto CoMPASS, they are assigned a blank address. 9. If there are no FP17/O records after April 2013, the location with the most FP17/Os with no time restrictions is used. 10. Contracts that have no FP17 records are assigned a blank address. string This is address line 1 of the main address used for correspondence between the NHSBSA and the dental contract, it is not necessarily the address where treatment takes place. The Principal Practice and Correspondence address is calculated based upon a number of rules applied in sequence
LATEST_PRINCIPAL_PRACTICE_ADDRESS_POSTCODE string -
PAID_BY_BSA Paid by BSA: Y/N. Set to 'Y' where the Pilot tick box is ticked within CoMPASS. Therefore Not Paid by BSA are Trust Community Dental Contracts . string Y/N. Set to 'Y' where the Pilot tick box is ticked within CoMPASS. Therefore Not Paid by BSA are Trust Community Dental Contracts .
LATEST_CONTRACT_TYPE Contract Type: Either GDS – General Dental Services, PDS – Personal Dental Services or PDS Plus – Personal Dental Services Plus. string Either GDS – General Dental Services, PDS – Personal Dental Services or PDS Plus – Personal Dental Services Plus.
UDA_PERFORMANCE_TARGET UDA Performance Target: The contracted units of dental activity to be achieved for the year, as entered on CoMPASS by the PCO. integer The contracted units of dental activity to be achieved for the year, as entered on CoMPASS by the PCO.
UOA_PERFORMANCE_TARGET UOA Performance Target: The contracted units of orthodontic activity to be achieved for the year, as entered on CoMPASS by the PCO. integer The contracted units of orthodontic activity to be achieved for the year, as entered on CoMPASS by the PCO.
UDA_FINANCIAL_VALUE UDA Financial Value: The financial value associated with the UDA performance target for the financial year, as entered on CoMPASS by the PCO. integer The financial value associated with the UDA performance target for the financial year, as entered on CoMPASS by the PCO.
UOA_FINANCIAL_VALUE UOA Financial Value: The financial value associated with the UOA performance target for the financial year, as entered on CoMPASS by the PCO. integer The financial value associated with the UOA performance target for the financial year, as entered on CoMPASS by the PCO.
UDA_DELIVERED:_EXCLUDE_FD_FOR_ENGLAND UDA Delivered - Financial Year to Date: Exclude FD For England : The units of dental activity scheduled for the financial year to date for the period selected, relating to the financial year e.g. in December this will cover the scheduled months of April to December, excluding FD UDA for English contracts and and including UDA for Welsh contracts. integer Exclude FD For England
UOA_DELIVERED:_EXCLUDE_FD_FOR_ENGLAND UOA Financial Value: The financial value associated with the UOA performance target for the financial year, as entered on CoMPASS by the PCO. integer Exclude FD For England
COST_PER_UDA Cost per UDA: This shows the cost per unit of dental activity at the contract. This is calculated by dividing the UDA Financial Value by the UDA Performance Target. integer This shows the cost per unit of dental activity at the contract. This is calculated by dividing the UDA Financial Value by the UDA Performance Target.
COST_PER_UOA Cost per UOA: This shows the cost per unit of orthodontic activity at the contract. This is calculated by dividing the UOA Financial Value by the UOA Performance Target. integer This shows the cost per unit of orthodontic activity at the contract. This is calculated by dividing the UOA Financial Value by the UOA Performance Target.