Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS England
Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Rd
London
SE1 8UG
UK
Contact person: Russell Greenwood
E-mail: russell.greenwood@nhs.net
NUTS: UKJ1
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.england.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.england.nhs.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal agency/office
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Clinical Database CRANE
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
For the continued financial support of clinical databases for British Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Cleft Registry and Audit Network (CRANE)
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
300 002.94
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Cleft Registry and Audit Network (CRANE) Database collects information on all children born with a cleft lip and / or palate (including those with non-cleft velo-pharyngeal insufficiency) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.<br/><br/>The CRANE Database has two aims:<br/>• To register birth, demographic and epidemiological data related to all children born in England, Wales and Northern Ireland with the congenital abnormality of clefting of the lip and / or palate.<br/>• To record the treatment of children and adults with clefts of the lip and / or palate and the outcome of such treatment. This data will provide the basis for the national audit of cleft care.<br/><br/>In line with these broad aims, the CRANE Database has the following objectives:<br/>• To provide an up-to-date register of all cleft patients.<br/>• To monitor frequency and incidence of clefting.<br/>• To audit and report on quality of care for patients with clefts and thus promoting high standards in clinical management.<br/>• To trial and introduce (with CDG oversight and consent) an outlier policy for the registration and audit outcome reporting functions of CRANE.<br/>• To support research and focused quality improvement studies.<br/>• To work with and receive advice from the Craniofacial Society and its members to improve the delivery of cleft care.<br/>• To send data to NHS England SSQD for Quality Dashboard production on Quarterly basis.<br/>In addition, the CRANE Database endeavors to strengthen its links with other congenital abnormalities and cleft registries and databases in other countries.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
Reg 32(2)(b)(ii)
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17/10/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Royal College of Surgeons of England
00212808
38-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London
London
WC2A 3PE
UK
Telephone: +44 2078696139
NUTS: UKE
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.crane-database.org.uk/
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
300 002.94
GBP
/ Highest offer:
300 002.94
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/10/2025