Official UK procurement notice
Integrated Public Health & Lifestyle Behaviour Change Service (Get Healthy Rotherham - Wellbeing) - Non Core Framework Call Off WO 002
Authority: Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo provide additional quit attempts, link smokers to effective
interventions, boost community stop-smoking service (CSSS)
capacity, build professional competence, and strengthen
partnerships within local healthcare systems.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Recruitment of an additional 4.5 dedicated specialist staff toAwarded
Recruitment of an additional 4.5 dedicated specialist staff to
provide smoking cessation interventions and support, delivering
community groups, targeting areas of deprivation and manual and
routine workers, providing access to specialist and non-specialist
advisers in locations where the most addicted smokers routinely
attend. Additional information: The Council awarded a Core Contract and Non-Core Framework 4th April 2023 following an openly advertised competitive process undertaken in line with the Social and Other Specific Services provision of the Public Contract Regulations (as amended). Both the Core and Non-Core Framework were established on the basis of an initial 4-year term commencing 1st October 2023, with the option to extend annually for a further 5 years at the discretion of the Council.
On the 1st January 2024 Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 were introduced and the scope of the services described within this report would now align with the new Health Care Services legislation as follows:-
Regulation 29 - Transitional Provision
29 (3) These Regulations apply to
(b) any contract award procedure commenced on or after 1st January 2024 for the award of a contract to be based on, any framework agreement for relevant health care services between one or more relevant authorities and one or more providers whether or not the framework agreement was concluded in accordance with these Regulations or before 1st January 2024.
In this instance the Council is commencing the award of a new Work Order/Call Off Contract via a framework agreement which was concluded before 1st January 2024.
Regulation 18 - Contracts Based on a Framework Agreement
18 (3) Where a framework agreement is concluded with a single provider, a relevant authority may award a contract without a competition in accordance with that framework agreement.
In this instance the Council has created a None Core Framework Agreement with a single provider and as such is permitted to complete an award/call off without a competition in accordance with the original framework as established.
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
- 22 Jul 2025, 17:17 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Jul 2025, 17:17 BST
- Authority reference
21-152 WO 002- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-042186- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056436Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The Council awarded a Core Contract and Non-Core Framework 4th April 2023 following an openly advertised competitive process undertaken in line with the Social and Other Specific Services provision of the Public Contract Regulations (as amended). Both the Core and Non-Core Framework were established on the basis of an initial 4-year term commencing 1st October 2023, with the option to extend annually for a further 5 years at the discretion of the Council.
On the 1st January 2024 Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 were introduced and the scope of the services described within this report would now align with the new Health Care Services legislation as follows:-
Regulation 29 - Transitional Provision
29 (3) These Regulations apply to
(b) any contract award procedure commenced on or after 1st January 2024 for the award of a contract to be based on, any framework agreement for relevant health care services between one or more relevant authorities and one or more providers whether or not the framework agreement was concluded in accordance with these Regulations or before 1st January 2024.
In this instance the Council is commencing the award of a new Work Order/Call Off Contract via a framework agreement which was concluded before 1st January 2024.
Regulation 18 - Contracts Based on a Framework Agreement
18 (3) Where a framework agreement is concluded with a single provider, a relevant authority may award a contract without a competition in accordance with that framework agreement.
In this instance the Council has created a None Core Framework Agreement with a single provider and as such is permitted to complete an award/call off without a competition in accordance with the original framework as established.
Publisher note: The Council awarded a Core Contract and Non-Core Framework 4th April 2023 following an openly advertised competitive process undertaken in line with the Social and Other Specific Services provision of the Public Contract Regulations (as amended). Both the Core and Non-Core Framework were established on the basis of an initial 4-year term commencing 1st October 2023, with the option to extend annually for a further 5 years at the discretion of the Council. On the 1st January 2024 Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 were introduced and the scope of the services described within this report would now align with the new Health Care Services legislation as follows:- Regulation 29 - Transitional Provision 29 (3) These Regulations apply to (b) any contract award procedure commenced on or after 1st January 2024 for the award of a contract to be based on, any framework agreement for relevant health care services between one or more relevant authorities and one or more providers whether or not the framework agreement was concluded in accordance with these Regulations or before 1st January 2024. In this instance the Council is commencing the award of a new Work Order/Call Off Contract via a framework agreement which was concluded before 1st January 2024. Regulation 18 - Contracts Based on a Framework Agreement 18 (3) Where a framework agreement is concluded with a single provider, a relevant authority may award a contract without a competition in accordance with that framework agreement. In this instance the Council has created a None Core Framework Agreement with a single provider and as such is permitted to complete an award/call off without a competition in accordance with the original framework as established. There are no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest, this information was assessed and managed at the development of the Procurement Business Case and the evaluation process in order to identify the successful provider. The decision to award this contract was taken by Ian Spicer, Strategic Director Adult Care, Housing and Public Health.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connect Healthcare Rotherham CICSME | £344,845 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Integrated Public Health & Lifestyle Behaviour Change Service (Get Healthy Rotherham - Wellbeing) - Non Core Framework Call Off WO 002 · Connect Healthcare Rotherham CICSME
- Signed
- 9 Jul 2025
- Value
- £344,845
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Connect Healthcare Rotherham CICAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.