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Published 1 Sept 2021, 14:40 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PH0172-1 Smoking Cessation Support Service

Official notice

Authority: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,350,000≈ £450k / year33.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 1 Oct 2021awarded 19 May 2022
Awarded to ABL Health Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2025 · starts 1 Apr 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Borough Council of Sandwell was seeking tenders from suitably qualified economic operators for the provision of Smoking Cessation Support Service.Operating as a preventative and a clinical programme that focuses on behaviour change; Sandwell Smoking Cessation Support Service has a vision of enhancing health and wellbeing, improving physical and psychological quality of life and reducing the risk of disease and illness in individuals, families and communities.The new Smoking Cessation Support Service aims to be an efficiently delivered service which prioritises the needs of smokers in our population that need the service the most. Core to service delivery is innovation and flexibility to respond to emerging developments such as advances in technologies, new research findings and system-wide developments afforded from national and local delivery ambitions.

CPV: Community health services · Health and social work services · Health services · Miscellaneous health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Please refer to ITT documentAwarded 3 yrs

Please refer to ITT document. Additional information: The contract duration is initially for two (2) years with the option to extend for up to one (1) additional year.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2022 – 31 Mar 2025 (3 yrs)
Delivery: West Midlands
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
  • Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open 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
1 Sept 2021, 14:40 BST
Last source update
30 May 2022, 15:29 BST
Award evaluation window
1 Oct 2021 – …
Authority reference
PH0172-1
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-015097
Classification (CPV)
Community health servicesHealth and social work servicesHealth servicesMiscellaneous health services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG37)
Official registry OCID
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Publisher note: Participants are advised that as the services sought pursuant to this notice are health services and therefore subject to the "light touch regime" as set out in regulations 74-77 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 it is not subject to the full obligations of the Procurement Directive but are nonetheless subject to the general obligations of transparency, equal treatment and non-discrimination. Participants should not infer from any references to the authority using a process or tender documents which are similar to one of the mandatory procedures that the authority is following one of those procedures. The authority is following its own tender process akin to the open procedure for this procurement. The authority reserves the right to award the contract in whole or part, to cancel or amend the tender process, not award the contract in whole or part, and does not bind itself to accept any tender. The authority reserves the right to makes any changes it sees fit to the content and structure of the procurement competition and shall not be liable in any circumstances for any costs, or expenses incurred by any economic organisation in responding to this notice or in tendering for the contract. The contract is for an initial term of up to 2 years with the option of extension/s of up to 1 year. Potential suppliers should note that in accordance with UK Government's policies on transparency the authority may decide to publish the ITT and other tender documents and text from the contract awarded subject to possible redaction at the discretion of the authority. To comply with the public sector equality duties the successful contractor will be expected to comply with the equality and diversity legislation in executing this contract. As a minimum standard the authority utilises the common standard for equalities in public procurement. If you are not currently subject to UK legislation, documentary evidence of your compliance of equivalent legislation which is designed to eliminate discrimination and to promote equality of opportunity in the Country where you are registered will be required. Under this procurement, the contractor will be required to support the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012. The contract mainly reflects services currently being provided by existing organisations, and therefore the EC Acquired Rights Directive 2001/23/EC as amended and/or the transfer of undertakings (protection of employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) may apply to this contract. TUPE information will be made available to those organisations who complete and return a signed data processing and confidentiality agreement, we request these are submitted at the earliest opportunity through a correspondence on the Intend procurement portal. This opportunity will not be split up into multiple lots to maximise synergies for greater integration, develop an enhanced service model with improved care pathways and greater efficiency. To tender for this provision, please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc to access the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal; from the homepage click "Register" to complete the registration process. In the business classifications tab choose 151510 Healthcare — Public Health. Once logged in, click on "Tenders" from the top menu bar to list all the current opportunities. Once you have found the provision of stop smoking service opportunity click on "View Details". You will then have access to the "Express Interest" button at the bottom of the screen which will provide you with immediate access to the procurement documents and related documents. If you require any further help in respect of the supplier portal please contact the In-tend Support Team on 0844272 8810.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
1 Oct 2021, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
1 Oct 2021, 13:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Oct 2021 → 30 May 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    1 Oct 2021, 13:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    1 Oct 2021, 13:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    30 May 2022, 15:29 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    30 May 2022, 15:29 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £897,1931 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 19 May 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ABL Health Ltd£897,193 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • PH0172-1 Smoking Cessation Support Service · ABL Health Ltd

    Signed
    19 May 2022
    Value
    £897,193
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2025
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

The Borough Council of Sandwell

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentRegional or local authorityGeneral public services PO Box 2374, Oldbury, West Midlands, B69 2AJContact email Published organisation website ↗

Other public bodies

  • European UnionFunder

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria