Contract

Provision of Varenicline and Cytisinicline (Cytisine) prescribing service

  • East Sussex County Council

UK7: Contract details notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-055342

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-059772

Published 10 September 2025, 12:06pm



Scope

Reference

15115

Description

The aim of this service is to pilot the safe, effective and equitable

provision of pharmacological support (Varenicline and Cytisine

prescribing) to East Sussex residents who are actively engaged in support to quit smoking (or vaping) through OYES, thus facilitating a reduction in local smoking and vaping prevalence and associated harms.


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Supplier

Contract value

  • £231,852 excluding VAT
  • £244,054 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Date signed

4 July 2025

Contract dates

  • 4 July 2025 to 31 December 2025
  • Possible extension to 31 March 2027
  • 1 year, 8 months, 28 days

Description of possible extension:

Possible Extensions:

1 January 2026 to 31 March 2027

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

Contract locations

  • UKJ - South East (England)

Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - without competition

Special regime

Light touch


Supplier

South Downs Health and Care Ltd (GP Federation)

Hillbrow Health & Wellbeing, 1 Denton Road

Eastbourne, East Sussex

BN20 7SS

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ22 - East Sussex CC

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

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Contracting authority

East Sussex County Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXGX-2145-PRQJ

County Hall, St Anne's Crescent

Lewes

BN7 1UE

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ22 - East Sussex CC

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government