National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre

Closing date for applications: 2 October 2026 12:00 pm

HQIP is seeking to commission the delivery of the National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre.

Cancer is a leading cause of mortality, but it is also a leading cause of avoidable mortality in England and Wales. Cancer mortality rates in the UK are much higher than in other, comparable countries and vary greatly between different areas of the country. As part of the effort to improve treatment and outcomes and reduce variation, the National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre (NATCAN) was established and funded by NHS England and the Welsh Government in 2022. The aim was to develop a national centre of expertise which would host the NHS national cancer audits. The audits provide regular and timely evidence to NHS services about where and how patterns of care vary between patients and between hospitals and to support local quality improvement.

The Centre hosts ten audits, some of which are very well established and others which have been added to the portfolio since NATCAN was established. The audits are for primary breast cancer, metastatic breast cancer, bowel cancer, kidney cancer, lung cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, oesophago-gastric cancer, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer and prostate cancer.

The funders have decided to recommission the national centre following the initial contract for an additional contract period. The anticipated continued benefits of a national centre for cancer audit delivery include:

  • Consistency and standardisation across audits
  • Flexibility to develop and share specialised resources between audit topics (such as statisticians and data analysts, and patient and public involvement expertise)
  • Enhanced subcontracting power across topics (such as for data visualisation platforms)
  • Consistency and alignment of communications strategies.

Further details of the current work can be found at www.natcan.org.uk.

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To view the full notice and access the ITT documents, please follow the access link defined in the Find a Tender notice: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073185-2026. Submission link: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/EBM6YPVX5U. Bidders must respond to all questions.

Enquiry deadline: 18 September 2026, 12:00pm

Tender submission deadline: 2 October 2026, 12:00pm

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