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title: "Specialist Stop Smoking Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0500ae"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "STOCKTON ON TEES BOROUGH COUNCIL"
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# Specialist Stop Smoking Service

Buyer: STOCKTON ON TEES BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0500ae

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## Summary

The procurement process for the "Specialist Stop Smoking Service" is managed by Stockton on Tees Borough Council, a regional authority in the United Kingdom. The service falls under the industry category of rehabilitation services and aims to support the public health functions outlined by local regulations. This process reached the award stage as of 9th April 2025, after satisfying the necessary criteria under the Provider Selection Regime. The contract, valued at £564,849, has been awarded to the North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust. The procurement method employed was limited, allowing an award without prior publication of a call for competition, considering the existing provider already meets required standards.

This tender offers significant business growth opportunities, particularly for organisations specialising in health services or smoking cessation programmes. Businesses with capabilities in training, competency support, and data management for stop smoking services may find this contract appealing, given the emphasis on evidence-based smoking cessation and training provisions outlined in the tender. With options for two six-month extensions, companies can leverage this contract to expand their service footprint within the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees. The tender's design to work within existing partnerships poses a strategic opportunity for large-scale providers with established excellence in service delivery.

## Notice

The Authority must exercise a number of health service functions set out in section 2B of the NHS Act 2006 and the Local Authorities (Public Health Functions and Entry to Premises by Local Healthwatch Representatives) Regulations. In order to satisfy these obligations, the Authority wishes to secure the provision of the Specialist Stop Smoking Services. Specialist Stop Smoking Services contribute to the ambitions of the Creating a smokefree generation and tackling youth vaping. This includes the Tobacco and Vapes Bill which is currently going through parliament (2024) Under the Provider Selection Regime, where an existing Provider can be directly awarded a contract (under DA process C) where the following criteria are satisfied: * The existing provider is satisfying the existing contract to a sufficient standard. * The existing provider will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard taking into account the key criteria and applying the basic selection criteria. In the opinion of the service lead officer and the Contract Management Officer the existing provider satisfies these criteria.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Provider Selections Regime - Direct Award Process C - Specialist Stop Smoking Service (SSSS) including: 1) Delivery of a SSSS to the population of the Borough: to provide evidence-based smoking cessation service with expert support, including treatments and intensive behavioural advice - specialist service provide support to smokers aged 12 years + and to have independent prescriber(s) to prescribe NICE approved prescription drugs; 2) Training & support to other providers: to provide training and competency support to other stop smoking service providers, e.g. pharmacies, based on the latest evidence; and workforce development to ensure health and social care professionals have the skills and knowledge to provide Very Brief Advice to smokers and encourage smokers to quit; 3) Prescribing, medicines, equipment and data management: to validate the data from other providers e.g. Pharmacy, co-ordination and administration of pharmacological prescription (FP10 & NRT vouchers) and calibration of CO monitors.

Options: 2 x optional extensions of 6 months

### Procurement Information

Under the Provider Selection Regime, where an existing Provider can be directly awarded a contract (under DA process C) where the following criteria are satisfied: * The existing provider is satisfying the existing contract to a sufficient standard. * The existing provider will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard taking into account the key criteria and applying the basic selection criteria. In the opinion of the service lead officer and the Contract Management Officer the existing provider satisfies these criteria.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016913-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Apr 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £564,849 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | STOCKTON ON TEES BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | STOCKTON ON TEES |
| Post town | Cleveland |
| Postcode | TS17 6BJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC3 Tees Valley |
| ITL 3 | TLC31 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees |
| Local authority | Stockton-on-Tees |
| Electoral ward | Mandale & Victoria |
| Westminster constituency | Middlesbrough and Thornaby East |
| Delivery location | TLC11 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NORTH TEES AND HARTLEPOOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85312500 - Rehabilitation services

## Release History

- 25 Apr 2025 at 08:05 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016913-2025
- 10 Apr 2025 at 13:22 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014321-2025

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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