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title: "Specialist Stop Smoking Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06839e"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "KNOWSLEY COUNCIL"
published: "2026-04-16"
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# Specialist Stop Smoking Service

Buyer: KNOWSLEY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06839e

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## Summary

This tender concerns the extension of the Specialist Stop Smoking Service contract by Knowsley Council, located at Municipal Building, Archway Road, Huyton, United Kingdom. The procurement aims to ensure the continued delivery of critical smoking and vaping cessation support for residents, contributing to public health efforts in reducing tobacco-related harm and addressing health inequalities. The procurement falls within the health services category, and the contract is set to commence on 16 April 2026, lasting until 31 March 2029. Executed through a direct award method, this procurement stage is now complete, ensuring service delivery without disruption. The City Health Care Partnership CIC has been awarded the contract with a gross value of approximately £2,746,920 GBP, enhancing their footprint in the public health sector. 

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses concerned with public health, particularly those specialising in healthcare services. SMEs may find participation advantageous due to the tender's focus on service continuity and minimising patient outcome disruption. Firms with expertise in smoking cessation and health service delivery will be well-suited to compete, encouraging strategic growth within the sector. This ensures businesses can expand their operations in the region, fostering community health advancements and supporting ongoing health service partnerships with sub-central government authorities like Knowsley Council.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034456-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Apr 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Apr 2026 |
| Contract period | 15 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,289,100 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | KNOWSLEY COUNCIL |
| Locality | HUYTON |
| Post town | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L36 9YU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD71 East Merseyside |
| Local authority | Knowsley |
| Electoral ward | Roby |
| Westminster constituency | Knowsley |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CITY HEALTH CARE PARTNERSHIP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 16 Apr 2026 at 07:44 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034456-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034456-2026
  16th April 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.chcpcic.org.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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