Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Bristol City Council
Bristol City Council, P O Box 3176
BRISTOL
BS3 9FS
Contact
User Saffron Nicholls
Saffron.Nicholls@bristol.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 0
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
PEP PH Bristol Specialist Smoking Cessation Service
Reference number
DN752878
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The ambition of this commissioning exercise is to procure a universal smoking cessation service to deliver comprehensive, person-centred, high-quality smoking cessation interventions and support to Bristol residents. As a key part of a wider tobacco control system and strategy, the service will increase the number of people who are engaging with effective interventions to quit smoking and increase the number of people who successfully quit smoking. In doing so, the service will address the leading cause of health inequalities and work towards reducing these in Bristol.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £3,562,500
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The contract will begin 01/07/2025 with the initial term ending 01/04/2029 with the possibility of extensions. (3.75 + 1).
The opportunity will be advertised on ProContract, suppliers should also register on Bristol City Council e-procurement portal if you have not already done so. Responses will be submitted electronically through the opportunity which will contain the tender documents and also a response function to submit responses to the required questions will be available.
This can be done by going to Supplier registration https://procontract.due-north.com/Register or using the link below.
When the tender submission window is open any supplier may join the competition and all supplier bids will be evaluated on the same basis.
Bid evaluation will consist of 2 stages; Stage 1 Selection criteria and Stage 2 Award criteria.
All bidders must pass the minimum Stage 1 criteria, based on the Standard Selection Questionnaire (SQ) and the council's requirements as stated within the tender documents, before the council is able to consider Stage 2 of the evaluation process.
The stage 2 award criteria will consist of a weighted evaluation structure. The weighting structure which will be used will be 20% for price, 70% quality and 10% for social value.
The question development reflect the key criteria as follows;
Quality and innovation
Value
Integration, collaboration and service sustainability
Improving Access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice
Social Value
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 July 2025
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
10 February 2025
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
10 January 2025
Local time
9:00am
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court of Justice
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom