In a previous working paper the results of a survey of the contracting arrangements of the 53 first wave total purchasing pilot (TPP) projects during 1996-97 were given. This working paper reports the results of a follow-up survey carried out for the 1997-98 contracting round. The survey was designed to take account of what had been learned from the previous survey. The authors use the information gathered to draw conclusions about how total purchasing was evolving.