Official UK procurement notice
Darlington Stop Smoking Service
Authority: Darlington Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis notice is an intention to award the contract under the Provider Selection Regime - Most Suitable Provider process.
Darlington Borough Council is looking to award a contract for the provision of Darlington Stop Smoking Service.
CPV: Rehabilitation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The description of the service is as follows:Awarded
The description of the service is as follows:
- Delivery of a Stop Smoking Service within Darlington to the population of the Borough: to provide evidence-based smoking cessation service with expert support, including treatments and intensive behavioural advice - specialist service provide support to smokers and to have independent prescriber(s) to prescribe NICE approved prescription drugs;
- Training & support to other providers: to provide training and competency support to other stop smoking service providers, e.g. pharmacies, based on the latest evidence; and workforce development to ensure health and social care professionals have the skills and knowledge to provide Very Brief Advice to smokers and encourage smokers to quit;
- Prescribing, medicines, equipment and data management: to validate the data from other providers e.g. Pharmacy, co-ordination and administration of pharmacological prescription (FP10 & NRT vouchers) and calibration of CO monitors.
This notice is an intention to award the contract under the Provider Selection Regime - Most Suitable Provider process.
The approximate lifetime of the contract is five years and the value of the contract for the existing service is £1,210,916.
Existing provider. Additional information: This notice is an intention to award the contract under the Provider Selection Regime - Most Suitable Provider process.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Mar 2026, 14:53 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Mar 2026, 14:53 GMT
- Authority reference
PB2026-00320- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-024157- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066c78Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
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 decision makers by 27th March 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Publisher note: 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 27th March 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Decision-makers: Lorraine Hughes - Director of Public Health Abbie Kelly - Public Health Portfolio Lead Conflicts of interest: 1 potential/perceived Conflict of Interest recorded for/by Lorraine Hughes. This has been recorded, and non-conflicted members of the project group have assessed the nature of this conflict and have determined that there is no risk or impact on this process, and that no further mitigating actions are required. CDDFT offers face to face appointments five days a week and telephone evening appointments. The Services use a variety of community venues across Darlington, to enable easier access. The Services provides high quality support to service users making a quit attempt and to remain quit. Adopting the NE Regional PGD and smokefree app offer has enabled the Service to adapt further and increase the number of venues for appointments, provide telephone support and workplace clinics. The criteria used, including value for money, consistency of service and performance.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust | £1,210,916 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Darlington Stop Smoking Service · County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 16 Mar 2026
- Value
- £1,210,916
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.