FOI-02901

<p><em>UOA rates for Northamptonshire - more so Kettering if possible, also West Midlands (Birmingham) if possible</em></p>

<p>The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on Thursday 05 June 2025.</p>

<p>We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).</p>

<p><strong>Our response</strong></p>

<p>I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds the information you have requested, and a copy of the information is attached with our response below.</p>

<p>This report contains the details from FP17s processed for the period stated 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 in the Birmingham, North Northamptonshire &amp; West Northamptonshire local authorities. The information within the report includes the data items and descriptions listed below. Contracts with a Performance Target/Financial Value greater than one included.</p>

<ul>
  <li><strong>Commissioner Code:</strong> This is the three character code 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).</li>
  <li><strong>Commissioner Name:</strong> 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).</li>
  <li><strong>Contract Number:</strong> This is a unique 10-character number which identifies a contract.</li>
  <li><strong>Provider Name:</strong> The name of the provider.</li>
  <li><strong>Contract Type:</strong> Either GDS – General Dental Services, PDS – Personal Dental Services or PDS Plus – Personal Dental Services Plus.</li>
  <li><strong>Financial Year:</strong> The financial year associated with the 'Year Month' dimension in the format 'YYYY/YYYY' e.g. 2018/2019 for 201804.</li>
  <li><strong>Contract Start Date:</strong> The start date of the contract, as recorded on CoMPASS.</li>
  <li><strong>Contract End Date:</strong> The end date of the contract, as recorded on CoMPASS (only where an end date has been entered on CoMPASS).</li>
  <li><strong>Principal Practice Address:</strong> Lines 1-6: This is the main address used for correspondence between the NHSBSA and the dental contract, it is not necessarily the address where treatment takes place.</li>
  <li><strong>Local Authority Name:</strong> This is the Local Authority the contract is located in.</li>
  <li><strong>Parliamentary Constituency:</strong> This is the Parliamentary Constituency the contract is located in.</li>
  <li><strong>UOA Performance Target:</strong> The contracted units of orthodontic activity to be achieved for the year, as entered on CoMPASS by the PCO.</li>
  <li><strong>UOA Financial Value:</strong> The financial value associated with the UOA performance target for the financial year, as entered on CoMPASS by the PCO.</li>
  <li><strong>Cost per UOA:</strong> 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.</li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Note:</strong> A contract may have a UOA financial value but not contracted UOA Performance Target because the contract is either newly opened or a figure hasn't been agreed/entered on Compass by the ICB yet. And vice versa for the UOA Financial Target.</p>

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