Scope
Reference
C424367
Description
Somerset Cancer Register is a
platform for managing cancer-related data, reporting, and analytics, provided by
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust to healthcare organisations to assist them in meeting all nationally specified audit and dataset requirements:
Cancer Waiting Times (CWT)
Cancer Outcomes & Services Dataset (COSD)
o Including National Cancer Audit Collaboration (NATCAN)
Lung
Prostate
Breast
Ovarian
Pancreatic
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Kidney
Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) Dataset
Contract 1. Cancer Register System
Suppliers
Supplier not yet selected
Contract value
- £250,000 excluding VAT
- £300,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
27 March 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
- 3 years
Main procurement category
Goods
Options
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.
Option to migrate to a cloud platform
CPV classifications
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 48517000 - IT software package
Contract locations
- UKF3 - Lincolnshire
- UKF30 - Lincolnshire
Other information
Description of risks to contract performance
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has advised that a mandatory migration to a cloud platform is required over the next 12 months.
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Direct award justification
Single supplier - technical reasons
Continued operation of the Somerset Cancer Register System, with migration to cloud based provision during the contract period, will provide essential continuity of this embedded critical platform, enabling the trust to meet its local and national priorities, pending a potential future system strategy review and / or delivery via EPR. SCR is a critical system within the Trust’s cancer pathway infrastructure and is essential for the organisation’s statutory reporting, operational performance management, and delivery of safe, high-quality cancer services.
Contracting authority
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PTYN-5349-TLTT
Lincoln County Hospital, Greetwell Road
Lincoln
LN2 5QY
United Kingdom
Contact name: Jason Whaler
Telephone: 01522512512
Email: j.whaler@nhs.net
Website: https://www.ulh.nhs.uk
Region: UKF30 - Lincolnshire
Organisation type: Public authority - central government