Notice Information
Notice Title
Specialist Stop Smoking Service
Notice Description
The extension of the Specialist Stop Smoking Service contract is required to ensure the continued delivery of a critical public health function that provides evidence based smoking and vaping cessation support to Knowsley residents. Maintaining continuity of this service is essential for safeguarding population health outcomes, reducing tobacco related harm, and supporting local and national priorities to address health inequalities.
Procurement Information
The justification for this decision, as required by relevant regulations, is that the Council is satisfied that: * the modification is clearly and unambiguously provided for in the contract * the modification does not render the contract or framework agreement materially different in character, and; * less than 25% of the lifetime value of the original contract or framework agreement when it was entered into or concluded. * the modification has been assessed under Regulation 13, which governs when healthcare contracts may be modified during their term without triggering a new procurement process. * the modification is necessary to ensure continuity of a critical health service, avoiding disruption that would negatively impact patient outcomes. * no alternative provider is realistically able to mobilise the service without risk to continuity; therefore, a competitive process would not offer additional value and may compromise service stability.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06839e
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034456-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK5 - Transparency Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85100000 - Health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £2,289,100 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Apr 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 16 Apr 20261 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 15 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- KNOWSLEY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HUYTON
- Postcode
- L36 9YU
- Post Town
- Liverpool
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD7 Merseyside
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD71 East Merseyside
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Knowsley
- Electoral Ward
- Roby
- Westminster Constituency
- Knowsley
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034456-2026
16th April 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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