Contractor Details

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<h3 class="nhsuk-warning-callout__label">2026-05-07: ICB Mergers – April 2026 Onwards</h3>
<p>From April 2026 onwards, data for this dataset will reflect NHS organisational updates following ICB mergers. 
<p>Read the full <a href="https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/news/icb-mergers-april-2026">news article</a> for further details.</p>
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<h2>Dataset Description</h2>

<p>The Contractor Details dataset is published monthly and contains a list of contractors. NHSBSA maintains a detailed view of the NHS organisational hierarchy structure for England, which enables more comprehensive information to be provided in this dataset.</p>
<p>The list of contractors is based on information supplied to NHS Prescription Services by Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) and should be treated as a guide only, due to challenges in gathering this information and delays in notifying NHS Prescription Services of changes.</p>
<p>Coverage for Wales and the Crown Dependencies (Jersey, Isle of Man, Guernsey and Alderney) is more limited and reflects only the information held within the NHSBSA organisational database. No contractor information is held for Scotland or Northern Ireland.</p>
<p>Contractors indicated as 'Private&rsquo; captures private prescribing information for controlled drugs Schedule 2 and 3 (Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001) for information purposes.</p>
<p>Community pharmacies who submit FP10PCD forms require a private controlled drug account number which should be used when submitting these forms. This account number should also be used for submitting CD requisition forms and is a different account to the NHS account number used by contractors to submit NHS prescriptions.</p>
<p>You can view all definitions for the fields included in the dataset in the <a href="https://github.com/NHSBSA-Open-Data/OPD/raw/main/Contractor%20Details%20Data%20Dictionary.xlsx">Contractor Details data dictionary (XLSX:12KB)</a></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 8px;">This data was previously published on the NHSBSA Information Services Portal. Changes have been made to the data since migration to the Open Data Portal and you can read about these changes in the  <a href="https://github.com/NHSBSA-Open-Data/OPD/raw/main/Contractor%20Details%20Migration%20Changes%20-%20November%202023.odt">Contractor Details migration changes documentation (ODT: 217KB)</a>.&nbsp;</p>

<h2 style="margin-top: 0;">Overview of Service</h2>
<p style="margin-bottom: 8px;">Information about our NHSBSA Prescriptions Data service can be found here - <a href="https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/prescription-data">Prescription data | NHSBSA</a></p>
<h2 style="margin-top: 0;">Dataset Details</h2>
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        <p>NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) Data Warehouse.</p>
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        <p>Data is published retrospectively with a one-month delay. For example, January data is published in February. 
<p><strong>Historical Data:</strong> Data is available from July 2022 onwards.</p>
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        <p>This data includes views of England, Wales, Jersey, Isle of Man, Guernsey, and Alderney.</p>
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<p>Management Information – This is not an official statistic.</p>
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  <h3 class="nhsuk-u-font-size-32">Data Accuracy</h3>
  <p>Data is as accurate as the data held by the NHSBSA data warehouse at the time of publishing each month. Total figures may not agree month to month due to openings and closures resulting in pharmacies changing group size or where backdated amendments are made.</p>
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  <h3 class="nhsuk-u-font-size-32">100 Hour Contracts</h3>
  <p>The 100 hour flag indicates that the pharmacy was originally established as a 100-hour contract. These pharmacies may now operate between 72-100 hours per week.</p>
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  <h3 class="nhsuk-u-font-size-32">Health and Wellbeing Boards</h3>
  <p>Please note that HWB boards are only assigned to the information we hold on BSA databases at the time of publishing. Currently, we do not hold information of this kind for Private or Out of Hours Contractors, nor do we hold this for Contractors outside of England.</p>
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  <h3 class="nhsuk-u-font-size-32">Contractor F-Codes</h3>
  <p>NHS and Private will have a unique ‘F-Code’ account; however, typically the same address will be present.</p>
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  <p>The Contractor Details reflect Contractors who were open on the last day of the time period provided.</p>
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    <p>If you have any queries regarding the data provided, or if you plan on publishing the data, please contact <a href="mailto:DataServicesSupport@nhsbsa.nhs.uk">DataServicesSupport@nhsbsa.nhs.uk</a> ensuring you quote the name of the dataset for reference. This is important to ensure that the figures are not misunderstood or misrepresented.</p>
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<h2>Citing and Reusing This Data</h2>
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    <p>If you plan on producing a press or broadcast story based upon the data, please contact <a href="mailto:communicationsteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk">communicationsteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk</a>. This is important to ensure that the figures are not misunderstood or misrepresented.</p>
    <p>The information supplied to you continues to be protected by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and/or other applicable law. You may use the data freely, provided that you attribute the source.</p>
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<p>NHS Business Services Authority. "Contractor Details.” NHS Business Services Authority Open Data. Accessed **[Date Accessed]**. URL: <a href="https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/contractor-details">https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/contractor-details</a></p>
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Tags: 100 hour, 100 hours, Appliance Contractors, DSP, Distance selling, HWB, Health and wellbeing board, LPC code, LPC name, NHSBSA, OOH, Pharmacy Contractors, lpc, lps, out of hours
Organization: Dispensing Contractors