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Published 8 Sept 2023, 13:26 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Specialist Stop Smoking Services

Official notice

Authority: Norfolk County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East of England (UKH15)
Published estimate£6,600,000exc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 20 Nov 2023awarded 10 Jan 2024
Awarded to Reed Wellbeing Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Norfolk County Council were seeking a suitable provider to deliver specialist stop smoking services. The service comprises the following elements:

  • Specialist stop smoking service delivered by trained advisors, worth around £6.6m over the potential full term of 9 years.
  • A focus on engaging communities where smoking prevalence is highest.
  • Working with local vape retailers to deliver an e-cigarette service (vouchers and direct supply).
  • Training and governance of locally commissioned service providers (including GP practices, pharmacies and other community providers).
  • Working with the Integrated Care System to deliver on its requirements of the NHS long term plan.

CPV: Community health services · Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£6,600,000
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: The contract term is 5 years from the Required Service Commencement Date. The Contract may be extended by up to 4 years in two year increments at the Council’s discretion. The value quoted above is for the potential full term of the contract.Variant bids: not allowed
85000000 Health and social work services

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
Quality: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 100
  • Price: 0

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
8 Sept 2023, 13:26 BST
Last source update
10 Jan 2024, 11:12 GMT
Award evaluation window
20 Nov 2023 – …
Authority reference
NCCT42707
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-000754
Classification (CPV)
Community health servicesHealth and social work services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH15)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03fb3a Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Proceedings must be brought within 30 days from the date of knowledge (the date on which the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen) unless the Court considers that there is good reason for extending the period within which proceedings may be brought, in which case the Court may extend that period up to a maximum of 3 months from the date of knowledge.

Publisher note: The value of the contract quoted above is for the full potential lifetime of the agreement.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
20 Nov 2023, 11:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
20 Nov 2023, 11:05 GMT

Timeline

29 Sept 2023 → 10 Jan 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    29 Sept 2023, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    20 Nov 2023, 11:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    20 Nov 2023, 11:05 GMT
  4. Notice published
    10 Jan 2024, 11:12 GMT

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Oct 2023
  1. Published value published: £6,600,000
    19 Oct 2023, 11:57 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    19 Oct 2023, 11:57 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    19 Oct 2023, 11:57 BST
  4. Deadline published: 20 Nov 2023, 11:00 GMT
    19 Oct 2023, 11:57 BST
  5. Buyer details updated
    19 Oct 2023, 11:57 BST
  6. Status changed to complete
    10 Jan 2024, 11:12 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £6,600,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 97 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Jan 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Reed Wellbeing Limited£6,600,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
9bids · 9 electronic · 9 from abroad7——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Norfolk County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Martineau lane, Norwich, East of England, NR1 2DHContact email Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria