This is the first annual report required pursuant to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Data has been compiled from NHS England and Commissioning Support Units. This reflects the information collated at the time of the report.
| Contracts | Number/details |
|---|---|
| The number of contracts awarded where Direct Award Process A, Direct Award Process B or Direct Award Process C was followed in the year to which this summary relates. | 53 |
| The number of contracts awarded where the Most Suitable Provider Process was followed in the year to which this summary relates. | 33 |
| The number of contracts awarded where the Competitive Process was followed in the year to which this summary relates. | 57 |
| The number of Framework Agreements concluded in the year to which this summary relates. | 0 |
| The number of contracts awarded based on a framework agreement in the year to which this summary relates. | 0 |
| The number of contracts awarded, and modifications made in reliance on Regulation 14 (urgent award or modification) in the year to which this summary relates. | 53 |
| The number of new providers to whom a contract was awarded in the year to which this summary relates: | N/A (see footnote*) |
| The number of providers who held a contract in the previous year but no longer hold any contracts in the year to which this summary relates. | N/A (see footnote*) |
| The total number of PSR providers the relevant authority is currently contracted with. | 140 |
| The number of written representations made in accordance with Regulation 12(3) and received in writing and during standstill periods which ended in the year to which this summary relates. | 3 |
* NHS England is unable to accurately report this figure for the initial reporting period, as contracts awarded prior to January 2024 were not classified by reference to the Provider Selection Regime. This will be reportable in future reporting periods.
A summary of the outcome of all representations received and of the nature and impact of those representations
Representation 1
Procurement project name: Liaison and diversion and RECONNECT services for Lancashire and Cumbria
Summary: Following receipt of the representation made in accordance with Section 12(3), this case was submitted to panel for review, a summary and full details of the case has been published: NHS England » Independent patient choice and procurement panel review of a proposed contract award: liaison and diversion and RECONNECT services for Lancashire and Cumbria
Representation 2
Procurement project name: North East and Yorkshire Health and Justice Non-Custodial Services
Summary: Following receipt of the representation made in accordance with Section 12(3), A regional independent internal review panel was initiated. The original decision to award the contract was upheld, and no further representation was raised to the Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel.
Associated transparency notices for this procurement:
- NHSE832 North East and Yorkshire Health and Justice Non-Custodial Services – contract notice – Find a Tender
- NHSE832 North East and Yorkshire Health and Justice Non-Custodial Services – contract award notice- Find a Tender
- NHSE832 North East and Yorkshire Health and Justice Non-Custodial Services – Notice for changes or additional information – Find a Tender
Representation 3
Procurement Project name: Primary Care Services (including Substance Misuse) and Mental Health Services (including Learning Disabilities and Autism) for West Yorkshire adult male prisons within His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS)
Following receipt of the representation made in accordance with Section 12(3), this provider selection process was abandoned, and a contract was not awarded.
Associated transparency notices for this procurement:
Details of any reviews by the Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel
| The number of requests for consideration received by the Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel: | 1 (please see representation 1 above) |
| The number of requests accepted and rejected by the Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel for consideration: | 1 case accepted 0 case rejected |
| The number of times where the Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel advised the relevant authority to re-run or go back to an earlier step in a provider selection process under the PSR, and the number of times the advice was followed. | 1 (please see representation 1 above) |
Regulation 26: Noncompliance to the requirements of Annual Summary Regulation 25, actions to improve reporting
In the annual summary published in 2025, for the inaugural reporting period, NHS England was unable to report on the following requirements:
- the number of new providers to whom a contract was awarded in the year to which this summary relates
- the number of providers who held a contract in the previous year but no longer hold any contracts in the year to which this summary relates
Following the enforcement of the Provider Selection Regime, NHS England has adopted a data recording methodology which includes the Provider Selection Regime as a procurement route, whereby the relevant Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes for specific healthcare services are systematically embedded within the reporting infrastructure.
NHS England will be able to meet these reporting requirements within the annual summary published in 2026.