Official UK procurement notice
Liverpool Heart and Chest Intermediate Stop Smoking Service
Authority: Knowsley Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe service provider will be responsible for delivering the Intermediate Stop smoking service within Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital on behalf of the Council. The service will support the delivery of the Smoke Free 2030 ambition for England. In addition, the provider will work collaboratively with other groups and organisations to promote equality of access for disadvantaged / marginalised communities and individuals.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Intermediate Stop smoking service for Knowsley residentsAwarded
Intermediate Stop smoking service for Knowsley residents. The contract is commissioned by Knowsley Council and contract duration is 1st August 2025 to 31st July 2028, with the option to extend by two additional twelve month periods.
The service will support the delivery of the Smoke Free 2030 ambition for England. In addition, the provider will work collaboratively with other groups and organisations to promote equality of access for disadvantaged / marginalised communities and individuals.
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
- 19 Jun 2025, 15:28 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Jul 2025, 08:55 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-037629- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05502fFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This procurement is conducted in accordance with the direct award process C (Part 2 (9)) of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (PSR).
The Procurement does not come under the scope of PCR2015 or PA23.
The procurement for the new contract meets the tests for use of PSR and for applying the direct award process C.
Publisher note: This procurement is conducted in accordance with the direct award process C (Part 2 (9)) of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (PSR). Service in scope: Liverpool Heart and Chest Intermediate Stop Smoking Service - Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council. The existing contract is due to expire on the 31st July 2025. The procurement for the new contract meets the tests for use of PSR and for applying the direct award process C. Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital is satisfying the existing contract and is likely to continue to satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard. The provider was assessed against a review of Key Performance Indicators based on a narrative assessment completed by Knowsley Borough Council, taking account of contract management information held. Benchmarking of costs and service provision was undertaken with neighbouring authorities. The basic selection criteria were also assessed as met, as listed in PSR Regulations 2023 (schedule 16) This notification is for the intention to award a contract to the existing service provider from 1st August 2025 to 31st July 2028 with two options to extend, each for one year, to 31st July 2030. Following publication of this Intention to Award Notice, a standstill period of 8 business days will be observed in accordance with Part 2 (12) of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. There were no conflicts of interest declared by the decision makers.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
7 Jul 2025 → 1 Aug 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published7 Jul 2025, 08:55 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool Hear and Chest Hospital | £180,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Liverpool Hear and Chest Hospital Liverpool, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospitaljoint award | £180,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 033783-2025-1 · Liverpool Hear and Chest Hospital
- Signed
- 19 Jun 2025
- Value
- £180,000
- Period
- … – 31 Jul 2028
- Status
- active
Contract 037629-2025-UID13523-1 · Liverpool Hear and Chest Hospital Liverpool, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital
- Signed
- 19 Jun 2025
- Value
- £180,000
- Period
- 1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2028
- Status
- active
- Change Original notice issued in error, Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: Original notice issued in error
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of England and WalesReview body
- High Court of England and Wales London WC2A 2LLReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- Liverpool Hear and Chest HospitalAwarded supplier
- Liverpool Hear and Chest Hospital LiverpoolAwarded supplier
- Liverpool Heart and Chest HospitalAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.