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title: "County Durham Stop Smoking Service"
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# County Durham Stop Smoking Service

Buyer: DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3f5f476d-b5fb-4ed0-a037-0b21137d003c

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## Summary

The County Durham Stop Smoking Service contract, valued at £9,234,600, is being procured by Durham County Council to address smoking-related health issues in the region. The procurement method adopted is an open procedure, with the tender period closing on 4th December 2019. The contract is set to commence on 1st April 2020 and will run until 31st March 2023, focusing on health and social work services within the North East of the United Kingdom.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) that specialise in health services. Companies with capabilities in programme management and the delivery of smoking cessation services would be well-suited to compete for this contract, thereby contributing to public health and expanding their business reach within the local community.

## Notice

This contract is for the provision of a Stop Smoking Service for County Durham.The County Durham Sustainable Community Strategy identifies smoking as the main cause of preventable morbidity and premature death and the primary reason for the gap in healthy life expectancy between rich and poor. Reducing smoking is therefore seen as the most important step in narrowing the gap between life expectancy in County Durham and England as a whole. The Stop Smoking Service function consists of two elements: i) Programme management of the service, including recruitment and performance of level 2 stop smoking service providers. ii) Direct provision of stop smoking service by specialist stop smoking advisors to key target groups.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/41aeff1a-ccb9-423b-8ea4-8a9a4aaf1bcb |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Jan 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Dec 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Jan 2020 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2020 - 31 Mar 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £9,234,600 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £8,892,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | DURHAM |
| Post town | Durham |
| Postcode | DH1 5UG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC41 Durham |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Electoral ward | Neville's Cross |
| Westminster constituency | City of Durham |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ABL HEALTH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 13 Jan 2020 at 11:36 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/41aeff1a-ccb9-423b-8ea4-8a9a4aaf1bcb
- 4 Nov 2019 at 15:41 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0f33c540-1a9a-4641-b0de-6125877c2e60

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/41aeff1a-ccb9-423b-8ea4-8a9a4aaf1bcb
  13th January 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0f33c540-1a9a-4641-b0de-6125877c2e60
  4th November 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.durham.gov.uk

## Provenance

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