Provider Selection Regime Annual Summary – 1 January 2024 to 31March 2025

1. Number of contracts award in the period to which this summary relates:

• Direct Award Process A: 0
• Direct Award Process B: 0
• Direct Award Process C: 15
• Most Suitable Provider Process: 0
• Competitive Process: 8

2. Number of framework agreements concluded in the year to which this summary relates: 0

3. Number of contracts awarded based on a framework agreement in the year to which this  summary relates: 0

4. Number of contracts awarded, and modifications made in reliance of Regulation 14 (Urgent Award or Modification) in the year to which this summary relates: 0

5. Number of new providers to whom a contract was awarded in the year to which the summary
relates: 6

6. Number of providers who held a contract in the previous year but no longer hold any contracts in the year to which the summary relates: 2

7. Number of written representations made in accordance with regulation 12(3) and received during standstill periods which ended in the year to which the summary relates and a summary of the nature and impact of those representations: 0

8. Total number of providers the relevant authority is currently contracted with: 43

9. Details of any reviews by the Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel: 0