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PUB26066 - Specialist Stop Smoking Service

Torbay Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Tender

02 Jul 2026 at 14:01

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

15 Apr 2026 at 17:12

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Torbay Council is currently in the tender stage for a project titled "PUB26066 - Specialist Stop Smoking Service," under the industry category of Health Services, located in the UKK42 region of the United Kingdom. This procurement process, initiated by Torbay Council, seeks a provider for a specialist service aimed at reducing smoking and vaping among adults in Torbay, with a particular focus on underserved groups. The key dates include the tender period ending on 14th August 2026, and an award period concluding on 21st October 2026. The procurement uses an open procedure and follows the light-touch regime, with the total contract value set at approximately £3,027,712.79. The contract is initially set for three years, with potential extensions up to three more years.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health services, particularly those adept in behavioural and pharmacological support, public health campaigns, and digital health innovations. Businesses with strong capabilities in training and outreach, as well as those with experience navigating the UK's health service regulations, including SMEs, could find this an attractive opportunity to expand their services and impact the community. The project aligns with the UK's broader health agendas, potentially providing an advantageous foothold for service providers experienced in supporting public health initiatives and achieving long-term partnerships with local authorities like Torbay Council.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

PUB26066 - Specialist Stop Smoking Service

Notice Description

Torbay Council is seeking a Provider to deliver a Specialist Stop Smoking Service in Torbay. The service will support adult residents to take steps towards reducing and quitting smoking and long term vaping. The service to be delivered will comprise: * Delivery of regular campaigns to keep reducing and quitting in people's minds, * Establishing and training a network of people working and volunteering across Torbay who can deliver smoking and vaping advice, * Provision of self-directed support tools, * Behavioural and pharmacological support delivered in person, over the phone and through a fully digital, app based service, * Delivery of outreach support to improve engagement and outcomes for underserved groups. The Provider will be expected to ensure a competent workforce, delivery to national guidance, and strong partnership working to reduce smoking prevalence across the locality, in line with the UK Government's smokefree 2030 ambition.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The Contract may be extended for a period of up to 3 further year(s) or until the end of the allocated budget, subject to termination clauses within Terms and Conditions of Contract and as provided for in section 78 Implied right to terminate public contracts of the Procurement Act 2023.

Planning Information

Torbay Council wish to invite interested suppliers to a market engagement event to inform the development of a forthcoming procurement for a specialist stop smoking service. The event will be held on Wednesday 06th May from 10:30am – 12:00pm virtually, via Microsoft Teams. Interested Providers are required to reserve their place, by please sending a message via the 'Messaging' facility for this opportunity on www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk (and the ProContract system opportunity which sits behind this). Your message should confirm that you wish to attend, and contain the following information: • Name of attendee(s) • Email address(es) of the attendee(s); and • Provider Organisation’s name. Please note, places will be limited to two attendees per organisation. The market engagement event will take place virtually via Microsoft Teams. Once you have emailed with the information required, a link to the virtual meeting will be sent to those identified at booking stage. The Council will send this nearer to event date of Wednesday 06th May. Please ensure that you send your request to attend message through the ‘Messaging’ facility on this ProContract system, no later than 4:00pm on Friday 01st May 2026.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-068386
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062289-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,022,712 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£3,022,712 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
14 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
1 Jul 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
2032-07-01

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Torbay Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
TORQUAY
Postcode
TQ1 3DR
Postcode Area
Torquay
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK42 Torbay
Delivery Location
TLK42 Torbay
Local Authority
Torbay
Electoral Ward
Tormohun
Westminster Constituency
Torbay

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062289-2026
    2nd July 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034421-2026
    15th April 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
  • https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/
    In order to provide unrestricted, full, direct and free of charge access to the Tender Documents, the Authority is providings the documents in PDF in the Opportunities Area of the ProContract e-tendering portal at https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ In order to access amendable versions of the documents and to submit a response, Applicants must be registered as Suppliers on ProContract. Applicants should then express an interest in the opportunity and download the Work and Excel format documents for completion and submission.

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