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Cleft Registry and Audit Network (CRANE)

NHS England

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

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25 Aug 2026 at 09:56

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

23 Jun 2026 at 15:48

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

23 Jun 2026 at 15:42

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS England procured the Cleft Registry and Audit Network (CRANE), a specialist data-processing service for SSQDs, activity data and outcomes data extracts. The extracts support policy and commissioning development. The requirement concerns the operation and information outputs of a cleft registry and audit network rather than general-purpose data processing. NHS England is the buying organisation. The published procurement identifies The Royal College of Surgeons of England as the selected service provider. The requirement is classified under CPV 72310000, data-processing services, and forms one complete lot. This opportunity is therefore most relevant to organisations with established capability in health data processing, clinical registry or audit data, and the production of reliable activity and outcomes extracts for NHS decision-making.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded through a direct award for technical reasons, with the rationale classified as single-supplier intellectual property or exclusive rights. The award date was 22 June 2026, with a standstill period ending on 2 July 2026. The Royal College of Surgeons of England received the award. The award and signed contract value is £426,428 excluding VAT, or £511,713.60 including VAT. The award period runs from 31 July 2026 to 31 March 2027, with a possible one 12-month renewal extending the maximum period to 31 March 2028. The contract was signed on 24 August 2026 and is active. One lot was awarded.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award demonstrates demand for specialist cleft healthcare registry and audit support, including structured extracts covering SSQDs, activity and outcomes. A credible future competitor would need demonstrable expertise in processing sensitive healthcare data, maintaining accurate registry and audit information, and delivering consistent extracts that can support NHS policy and commissioning decisions. Experience of clinical data governance, secure information handling, quality assurance and reproducible reporting would strengthen a proposition, provided those capabilities can be evidenced against the requirement. The direct-award rationale indicates that intellectual property or exclusive rights were material to supplier selection, so a competing organisation would also need to address ownership, access and rights to use the relevant registry systems, data and outputs.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Cleft Registry and Audit Network (CRANE)

Notice Description

Cleft Registry and Audit Network (CRANE) - SSQDs, activity and outcomes data extracts

Procurement Information

Technical reasons

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bb5c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080670-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72310000 - Data-processing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£426,428 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£426,428 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Aug 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Jun 20262 months ago
Contract Period
24 Aug 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS England
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 8UG
Postcode Area
South East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI45 Lambeth
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Lambeth
Electoral Ward
Waterloo & South Bank
Westminster Constituency
Vauxhall and Camberwell Green

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

The Royal College of Surgeons of England

Further Information

Notice Documents

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