Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Cambridgeshire County Council
New Shire Hall, Alconbury Weald
Huntingdon
PE28 4YE
Contact
Mr Thomas Clarke
procurementandcommercial@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/
Buyer's address
https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/
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
24106 Cambridgeshire County Council - Digital Smoking Cessation Service (PSR)
Reference number
DN753282
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award 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. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight at the end of the 12th March 2025.
This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.
This notice is in relation to the running of a Competitive Process for Cambridgeshire County Council's Digital Smoking Cessation Service.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £286,000 / Highest offer: £429,000 taken into consideration
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award 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 Page 5 to 9 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period.
Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight at the end of the 12th of March 2025.
This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.
The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £429,000.
The new contract would commence on the 15th of March 2025 for a duration of 1 year with the option to extend for a further 6 months (total possible contract duration is 18 months) subject to evaluation of the service
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality & innovation / Weighting: 55
Quality criterion - Name: Integration, collaboration & service sustainability / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Improving access, reducing health inequalities & facilitating choice / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Social value / Weighting: 5
Cost criterion - Name: Value / Weighting: 30
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
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: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2025/S 000-002062
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
24106
Title
INTENTION TO AWARD - Cambridgeshire County Council - Digital Smoking Cessation Service (PSR)
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28 February 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
23 Limited
71-75 Shelton Street London Greater
London
WC2H 9JQ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £286,000 / Highest offer: £429,000 taken into consideration
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award 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. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight at the end of the 12th of March 2025.
This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.
Written representations should be sent to ProcurementandCommercial@cambridgeshire.gov.uk FAO Thomas Clarke.
Award decision makers:
Award of contract was approved by Patrick Warren-Higgs - Executive Director of Adults, Health and Commissioning
Conflicts of Interest - No conflict of interested were declared prior to, or during, the preparation of the tender excise, the evaluation or moderation period or the award of the contract.
Relative importance of the key criteria: The decision was made through an evaluation methodology of 8 questions covering the 5 criterion. The greatest weighting was applied to quality and innovation as it was imperative that due to the nature of the service specification and expectations regarding delivery requirements, quality is considered the most important component. This was followed by value to ensure that the service will be delivered within the available financial envelope and for the bidder to provide the local authority with assurances that there will be robust financial and performance monitoring. Added value was considered though social value, recognising the importance of a providers wider contribution to the councils ambitions and benefits to local residents.
The successful supplier obtained the highest scoring combined across the five key criteria:
Quality & Innovation: 45.65 out of 55;
Value: 28.20 out of 30;
Integration, collaboration and service sustainability: 4 out of 5;
Improving access, reducing health inequalities & facilitating choice: 5 out of 5;
Social value: 4 out of 10.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Cambridgeshire County Council
New Shire Hall, Alconbury Weald
Huntingdon
PE28 4YE
Country
United Kingdom