Official UK procurement notice
Specialist Stop Smoking Service
Authority: Stockton on Tees Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority must exercise a number of health service functions set out in section 2B of the NHS Act 2006 and the Local Authorities (Public Health Functions and Entry to Premises by Local Healthwatch Representatives) Regulations. In order to satisfy these obligations, the Authority wishes to secure the provision of the Specialist Stop Smoking Services.
Specialist Stop Smoking Services contribute to the ambitions of the Creating a smokefree generation and tackling youth vaping. This includes the Tobacco and Vapes Bill which is currently going through parliament (2024)
Under the Provider Selection Regime, where an existing Provider can be directly awarded a contract (under DA process C) where the following criteria are satisfied:
- The existing provider is satisfying the existing contract to a sufficient standard.
- The existing provider will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard taking into account the key criteria and applying the basic selection criteria.
In the opinion of the service lead officer and the Contract Management Officer the existing provider satisfies these criteria.
CPV: Rehabilitation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Provider Selections Regime - Direct Award Process C - Specialist Stop Smoking Service…Awarded
Provider Selections Regime - Direct Award Process C - Specialist Stop Smoking Service (SSSS) including:
- Delivery of a SSSS to the population of the Borough: to provide evidence-based smoking cessation service with expert support, including treatments and intensive behavioural advice - specialist service provide support to smokers aged 12 years + and to have independent prescriber(s) to prescribe NICE approved prescription drugs;
- Training & support to other providers: to provide training and competency support to other stop smoking service providers, e.g. pharmacies, based on the latest evidence; and workforce development to ensure health and social care professionals have the skills and knowledge to provide Very Brief Advice to smokers and encourage smokers to quit;
- Prescribing, medicines, equipment and data management: to validate the data from other providers e.g. Pharmacy, co-ordination and administration of pharmacological prescription (FP10 & NRT vouchers) and calibration of CO monitors.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Apr 2025, 14:22 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Apr 2025, 09:05 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-016913- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0500aeFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Under the Provider Selection Regime, where an existing Provider can be directly awarded a contract (under DA process C) where the following criteria are satisfied:
- The existing provider is satisfying the existing contract to a sufficient standard.
- The existing provider will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard taking into account the key criteria and applying the basic selection criteria.
In the opinion of the service lead officer and the Contract Management Officer the existing provider satisfies these criteria.
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextV.2.1 | V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract 9 April 2025 | V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract 9 April 2025 8 Working day standstill period has been observed and no challenges have been notified to Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. The contract award will therefore proceed on this basis. |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH TEES AND HARTLEPOOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | £564,849 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 014321-2025-1 · NORTH TEES AND HARTLEPOOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Signed
- 9 Apr 2025
- Value
- £564,849
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 0 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- PSR Review Panel (independent patient choice and procurement panel)Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.