Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Gloucestershire County Council
Shire Hall, Westgate Street
Gloucester
GL12TG
Contact
Rhiannon Wardle
rhiannon.wardle@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK13 - Gloucestershire
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gloucestershire.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
Tobacco Dependency Outreach Service - PSR
Reference number
DN771819
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85323000 - Community health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Intention to Award - The outreach service will enhance tobacco dependency services across Gloucestershire, by working with targeted cohorts with high smoking prevalence rates. Target cohorts include those who are homeless, or living in supported accommodation, those with substance misuse issues, Polish and the LGBTQ+ community.
Contract Period: 1st November 2025 - 31st October 2027 with the option to extend the term for a period of not more than one-year and five-months at the end of the initial contract period (as further set out in clause 2.2 in Appendix 2: Contract Terms & Conditions).
Contract Value:
Year 1 (1st November 2025 - 31st October 2026) - £229,810
Year 2 (1st November 2026 - 31st October 2027) - £229,810
Total Maximum Capped Price (Initial contract term - excluding possible extension period) - £459,620
Year 3 (1st November 2027 - 31st October 2028) - £229,810
Year 4 (1st November 2028 - 31st March 2029) - £95,755
Total Maximum Capped Price (including possible extension period) - £785,185.
Please note the figures have been rounded up to the nearest pound £.
Please note for the II.1.7. Total value of the procurement we have included the possible extension periods.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £785,185
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK13 - Gloucestershire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The outreach service will enhance tobacco dependency services across Gloucestershire, by working with targeted cohorts with high smoking prevalence rates. Target cohorts include those who are homeless, or living in supported accommodation, those with substance misuse issues, Polish and the LGBTQ +community.
This notice is an intention to award a contract under a Competitive Process under Providers Selection Regime (2023).
The approximate lifetime value of the contract including possible extension is £785,185.
This is a new service with an existing provider.
Initial term 1st November 2025 to 31st October 2027, possible extension period 1st November 2027 to 31st March 2029.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 57
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 15
Price - Weighting: 28
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: 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: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2025/S 000-035612
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
18 September 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ABL Health Ltd
71 Redgate Way, Farnworth
Bolton, Greater Manchester
BL4 0JL
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK13 - Gloucestershire
Companies House
07074944
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £785,185
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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by Wednesday 1st October (midnight). 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. Representations should be made to Claire.procter@gloucestershire.gov.uk.
Decision makers Director of Public Health (Siobhan Famer) in consultation with the Cabinet Lead for Public Health, Communities and Fire (Cllr Paul Hodgkinson), following evaluation of the tenders by a panel comprising: Gloucestershire County Council (GCC) Public Health officers, GCC finance officer, and representatives from NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board and Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
All involved in evaluation were issued with conflict of Interest declarations, no conflicts identified.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Gloucestershire County Council
Gloucester
Country
United Kingdom