Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Kent County Council
Sessions House
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
Contact
Mr Matt Wellard
Telephone
+44 3000413221
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ4 - Kent
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
SC240053.1 -Place Based Local Stop Smoking Service
Reference number
DN742925
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85323000 - Community health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This is a procurement carried out under the Provider Selection Regime 2023 - Route 3 Competitive Procedure
On 4 October 2023, the government published Stopping the start: our new plan to create a smokefree generation, which considered the recommendations detailed in the independent review and sets out the proposed actions the government will take to tackle smoking and youth vaping.
To help reach the Smokefree 2030 ambition, the government is committing additional funding of £70 million per year for local authority led stop smoking services and support.
This will more than double the current local authority spend on stop smoking services of £68 million per year to a total of £138 million and meets the independent review recommendation for increased investment. In total the funding will aim to support around 360,000 people to quit with 198,000 successful quits (measured as four-week quits).
From this funding, the Council is seeking to reduce the amount of people smoking through increasing engagement with smokers from priority groups (identified by The Council’s Tobacco Control Needs Assessment), in line with the conditions of the Local Stop Smoking Services and Support Grant 2024-2025.
List of priority groups this service will target:
• Routine and manual workers
• Long term sick and unemployed
• Social housing tenants
• People in the community with mental health issues
• Ethnic minority groups
• LGBTQ+ community
• People experiencing homelessness
• People supported by the Criminal Justice System
• Smokers in substance misuse treatment services
• Young people who smoke and vape (aged 12-25)
The overall aim of the Service is to increase the number of people quitting smoking in Kent by engaging and motivating individuals from priority groups to stop smoking.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £5,163,333
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85323000 - Community health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ4 - Kent
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is a procurement carried out under the Provider Selection Regime 2023 - Route 3 Competitive Procedure
The Council is seeking to procure a single provider to complement the existing Local Stop Smoking Service, focusing solely on those that don't typically engage with the core service. The aim is to reduce the amount of people smoking through increasing engagement with smokers from priority groups (identified by The Council’s Tobacco Control Needs Assessment), in line with the conditions of the Local Stop Smoking Services and Support Grant 2024-2025.
List of priority groups this service will target:
• Routine and manual workers
• Long term sick and unemployed
• Social housing tenants
• People in the community with mental health issues
• Ethnic minority groups
• LGBTQ+ community
• People experiencing homelessness
• People supported by the Criminal Justice System
• Smokers in substance misuse treatment services
• Young people who smoke and vape (aged 12-25)
The overall aim of the Service is to increase the number of people quitting smoking in Kent by engaging and motivating individuals from priority groups to stop smoking.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £5,163,333
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
17
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
In addition to the initial term 17 month term, there are extension options included in the contract (3 x 12 month possible extensions)
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
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
9 October 2024
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
9 October 2024
Local time
12:00pm
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
Kent County Council
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
Country
United Kingdom