WSCC - Smoking Prescribing

Official notice

Authority: West Sussex County Council (Local council)

Direct awardLight touch regimeSME suitable

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South East (UKJ2)

Awarded value£800,000published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

Award (standstill) to Alliance For Better Care

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Public Health Services Contract for the Varenicline and Cytisinicline (Cytisine) prescribing for Smokefree West Sussex service users.

Contract runs 15/06/2026 - 14/06/2029

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible

85000000 Health and social work services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
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: 1 Jul 2026, 16:54 BST
Last source update: 1 Jul 2026, 16:54 BST
Authority reference: C24769
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-061955
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area: South East (UKJ2)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06c1bf Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: Direct Award in special cases – Single supplier- Competition absent.

Review and risk notes

Risks: None identified.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 1 Jul 2026

Transparency notice published
1 Jul 2026, 16:54 BST
UK5
Contract signature expected
2 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value £800,0001 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Alliance For Better Care3 Jul 2026 – 14 Jun 2029	£800,000	—	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Sussex County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXJW-5627-QRQR County Hall, Chichester, South East, PO19 1RGContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Alliance For Better Care CICAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PNRL-4181-DBTN Horley Health Hub, 120 Victoria Road,, Horley, South East, RH6 7BLContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender1 Jul 2026, 16:54 BST