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Published 9 Jul 2026, 14:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CN260767 RFQ - Kent County Council Tobacco Control Strategy

Official notice

Authority: Kent County Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£50,000£60,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 24 Jul 2026
Contract term 3 moends 1 Dec 2026 · starts 18 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

KCC requires a suitable provider to:

•Produce a local Kent-based Tobacco Control Strategy, in line with the national Tobacco Control Plan, with the aim of reducing smoking prevalence in Kent (especially among high smoking prevalence groups). This will require strategic recommendations to reduce the take up of smoking (prevention), increase the number of referrals into stop smoking services and support legislation locally, where applicable, to support a Smokefree generation.

•Develop a comprehensive Action Plan aligned to the strategy that delivers SMART objectives and outcomes for a range of Kent partners to sign up to. Partners will have an opportunity to further shape and co-design the action plan once a Kent Tobacco Control Alliance has been formed by the KCC Public Health Department after the life of this contract.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at:

www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Maidst… ↗

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/6MGZU9B8HB ↗

CPV: Community health services · Health and social work services · Health services · Miscellaneous health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 3 moSMEPublished value£50,000
Contract period: 18 Aug 2026 – 1 Dec 2026 (3 mo)Value: £50,000 exc. VAT · £60,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligible

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Price: 100%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Criterion 1: 40%
  • Criterion 2: 40%
  • Criterion 3: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Criterion 1
  • Criterion 2
  • Criterion 3
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
9 Jul 2026, 14:49 BST
Last source update
9 Jul 2026, 14:49 BST
Authority reference
CN260767
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-064780
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Community health servicesHealth and social work servicesHealth servicesMiscellaneous health services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c7aa Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
24 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
17 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

9 Jul 2026 → 18 Aug 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published111 days ago
    9 Jul 2026, 14:49 BST
  2. Clarification questions by103 days ago
    17 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline96 days ago
    24 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts71 days ago
    18 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    9 Jul 2026, 14:49 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Kent County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLDL-8938-YGYW Kent County Council | Sessions House, Maidstone, Maidstone, South East, ME14 1XQContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender