Official UK procurement notice
Local Stop Smoking Services and Support Grant - Specialist Provision
Authority: London Borough of Croydon (Local council)
Smoking is the single largest preventable cause of multiple health inequalities, particularly relevant in Croydon. Smoking prevalence is higher in certain priority group populations: Homeless Alcohol and drug misuse Severe mental illness These priority group populations are underserved, with studies finding that rather than being less motivated to quit smoking, individuals in these populations find it more difficult and require more support. These groups are excluded from Croydon’s current smoking cessation provision delivered via the Live Well service.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSmoking is the single largest preventable cause of multiple health inequalities, particularly relevant in Croydon. Smoking prevalence is higher in certain priority group populations: Homeless Alcohol and drug misuse Severe mental illness These priority group populations are underserved, with studies finding that rather than being less motivated to quit smoking, individuals in these populations find it more difficult and require more support. These groups are excluded from Croydon’s current smoking cessation provision delivered via the Live Well service. The current evidence base, NICE guidelines and learning from existing tobacco dependency services treating people with complex needs shows that to best support the needs of these populations, a specialist service should be commissioned The council is looking to commission a provider to deliver a smoking cessation service for underserved priority groups: Severe Mental Illness, Homeless, Substance Misuse. The service would
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The council is publishing this intention to award notice to award a contract to…Awarded
The council is publishing this intention to award notice to award a contract to deliver a smoking cessation service for underserved priority groups: Severe Mental Illness, Homeless, Substance Misuse. The service is located in Croydon, as well providing community outreach services within the borough.This contract is being awarded following a procurement process using the 'Most Suitable Provider' process in line with the Provider Selection Regime 2023.This is a new service to be provided by a new provider.The estimated lifetime value of this contract is £1,292,164.55 over a term of 4 years and 3 months.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Dec 2024, 16:11 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Dec 2024, 16:11 GMT
- Authority reference
LBC_C-000981- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-039796- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c61aFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on the 20th December 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR
- Review procedure
As detailed within the PSR 2023
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on the 20th December 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.Written representations should be sent to procurement@croydon.gov.ukThe decision to award this contract was made by the Interim Assistant Chief Executive Officer for the London Borough of Croydon. There were no Conflicts or Potential conflicts of interest identified during this procurement. The relative importance of the 5 key criteria was as followed:Key Criteria 1: Quality and Innovation - 25%Key Criteria 2: Value - 15%Key Criteria 3: Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability - 25%Key Criteria 4: Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice - 25%Key Criteria 5: Social Value - 10%The importance for each criteria was decided upon in relation to the nature of the service and the outcomes that the service is required to deliver.Each supplier who expressed an interested in this opportunity was evaluated by a panel of evaluators and a consensus score agreed for each criteria based on information provided by each supplier. An evaluation methodology was used and was described to each participant in advance. The supplier who achieved the highest weighted score overall has been identified as the preferred supplier and it is our intention to award to this supplier.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Change Grow Live Services Limited | £1,292,165 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Local Stop Smoking Services and Support Grant – Specialist Provision · Change Grow Live Services Limited
- Signed
- 10 Dec 2024
- Value
- £1,292,165
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Change, Grow, Live Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.