This notice announces an administrative change to an existing contract or market (a contract change notice). No new tender or admission is opened here; see the linked notices below for the original opportunity.
Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Varenicline and Cytisinicline (Cytisine) prescribing service
Authority: East Sussex County Council (Local council)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South East (UKJ)
Awarded value£236,749published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 4 Jul 2025no call for competition
Awarded to South Downs Health and Care Ltd (GP Federation)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe aim of this service is to pilot the safe, effective and equitable
provision of pharmacological support (Varenicline and Cytisine
prescribing) to East Sussex residents who are actively engaged in support to quit smoking (or vaping) through OYES, thus facilitating a reduction in local smoking and vaping prevalence and associated harms.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Administrative change
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Sept 2025, 12:06 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Jan 2026, 14:45 GMT
- Authority reference
15115- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-002721- Latest notice
- Contract change notice (UK10)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059772Find a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Sept 2025- Contract details notice published10 Sept 2025, 12:06 BSTUK7
- Contract change notice published13 Jan 2026, 14:45 GMTUK10
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £236,7491 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Jul 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Downs Health and Care Ltd (GP Federation)SME | £236,749 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · South Downs Health and Care Ltd (GP Federation)SME
- Signed
- 4 Jul 2025
- Value
- £236,749
- Period
- 1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2027 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Possible Extensions: 1 January 2026 to 31 March 2027
- Change 23 Dec 2025 contract amendment published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- South Downs Health and Care Ltd (GP Federation)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract change notice Contract change notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender