8.6  Annual Service Report

(a)  Without prejudice to any other provision in this Contract the Service Provider shall, at its own cost, provide in May of each year during the Contract Period, an Annual Service Report in respect of the immediately preceding Payment Year. The report shall as a minimum include the information set out in Appendix Q (Annual Service Report Content) of this Output Specification.

(b)  The Annual Service Report shall, wherever possible be,  in the same format as the Monthly Service Report.