Thank you for your request for information about the following:

Request

‘I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act.

1. Please could you tell me how much was spent by staff in your organisation on the Government Procurement Card, or any other credit card paid using public funds, in each of the following years:

a) 2026 to date

b) 2025

c) 2024

d) 2023

2. For each year in question 1, please provide a full breakdown of the items purchased and if possible, please state the item, the amount spent, the date and any details you hold on the reason the item was purchased.

3. Please state how many of these Government Procurement cards (or other cards paid using public funds) were in use in your organisation in each of the following years:

a) 2026 to date

b) 2025

c) 2024

d) 2023’

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 15 April 2026.

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 is attached to cover questions 1 and 2.

Question 3

The NHSBSA has only ever has one Government Procurement card.

2026 to date – 1

2025 – 1

2024 – 1

2023 – 1

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.

Reusing the data and copyright

If you plan on producing a press or broadcast story based upon the data please contact communicationsteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk. This is important to ensure that the figures are not misunderstood or misrepresented.

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:

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

Should you wish to re-use the information you must include the following statement: “NHSBSA Copyright 2026”. Failure to do so is a breach of the terms of the licence.

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.