Thank you for the FOI enquiry requesting information on:

• For the financial year 2020/2021, what percentage of Category Tower tenders registered with NHS Supply Chain included the use of price thresholds above which suppliers would not be included on a framework.
• For the financial year 2020/2021, what percentage of Category Tower tenders registered with NHS Supply Chain included the use of reverse e-auctions.
• For the financial year 2020/2021, what percentage of Category Tower tenders registered with NHS Supply Chain included the use of a single supplier award.

The request was handled as a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. SCCL have provided the following response to the above request, see attached response.