Official UK procurement notice
Adult lifestyle Stop Smoking Smoking, Weight Management and Healthy Lifestyle Service
Authority: Kent County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionIn accordance with the Provider Selection Regime (Regulations 2023) this is an intent to award notice. Following a 2 stage competitive process, the recommendation is to award the contract for Adult Lifestyles Stop Smoking, Weight Management and Healthy Lifestyles Service (Lot 1 and Lot 2) to ABL Health Ltd. As they are the provider that passed the checks conducted under the Basic Selection Criteria and provided the lowest Value per Other Key Criteria point score.
The Council commissions Adult Lifestyle Services (Stop Smoking, Weight Management and Healthy Lifestyles) as part of the service branded as One You Kent (OYK).
The Services are divided into the following work packages (Lots):
Lot 1 – Adult Lifestyles Stop Smoking Service
Lot 2 – Adult Lifestyles Weight Management and Healthy Lifestyle Service
Name of Provider who will deliver the Service to both Lot 1 and Lot 2 is ABL Health Ltd, 71 Redgate Way, Bolton, BL4 0JL
CPV: Community health services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£21,626,369 together) · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Adult Lifestyles Stop Smoking ServiceCancelledRenewalPublished value£10,565,041
Lot #2Adult Lifestyle Weight Management and Healthy Lifestyle ServiceAwardedRenewalPublished value£11,061,328
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Social value | Environmental | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Adult Lifestyles Stop Smoking Service | 37.5% | 10% | 52.5% | |
| 2 · Adult Lifestyle Weight Management and Healthy Lifestyle Service | 37.5% | 10% | 52.5% |
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 14 May 2025, 12:05 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Feb 2026, 21:05 GMT
- Authority reference
CN240230- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-009711- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0512e6Find a Tender
Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=1001962745 GO Reference: GO-20251219-PRO-33836589
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
6 Jun 2025 → 3 Feb 2026 · 2 dates- Submission deadline6 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published261 days ago3 Feb 2026, 21:05 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Oct 2025- Status changed to complete20 Oct 2025, 19:05 BST
- Buyer details updated20 Oct 2025, 19:05 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextAll text · VI.3 | ‘This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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. This contract has now been formally awarded using the competitive process.’ - Service commences 01… | ‘This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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. This contract has now been formally awarded using the competitive process.’ - Service commences 01… |
‘This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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. This contract has now been formally awarded using the competitive process.’ - Service commences 01…
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-05: 1 release · 14 May 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 2 · Adult Lifestyle Weight Management and Healthy Lifestyle Service2 awards | |||
| ABL Health Ltd | £10,485,533 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| ABL Health Ltd | £10,485,533 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Adult Lifestyle Weight Management and Healthy Lifestyle Service · ABL Health Ltd
- Signed
- 19 Oct 2025
- Value
- £10,485,533
- Status
- active
Adult Lifestyle Weight Management and Healthy Lifestyle Service · ABL Health Ltd
- Signed
- 19 Oct 2025
- Value
- £10,485,533
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 · Adult Lifestyle Weight Management and Healthy Lifestyle Service | 7bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ABL Health LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.