Primary Care Support to the Stop Smoking Service

Official notice

Authority: Darlington Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North East (UKC13)

Awarded value£117,681published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 19 Jan 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Primary Healthcare Darlington

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To support the Stop Smoking Service by increasing and optimising the delivery of Very Brief Advice (VBA) across all primary care settings. Contribute to key service outcomes and help reduce smoking prevalence in Darlington, with a focus on identifying, targeting, and engaging individuals most likely to benefit from stop‑smoking support.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East

Extensions: C1.1 If the Authority wishes to extend this Contract, it shall give the Provider written notice of such intention before the Expiry Date set out in clause A3.2. C1.2 If the Authority gives such notice then the Expiry Date shall be extended by the period set out in the notice.

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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 24 Feb 2026, 09:11 GMT
Last source update: 10 Mar 2026, 15:37 GMT
Authority reference: 2026-00317
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-021437
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: North East (UKC13)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-065aac Find 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 the relevant authority by [Add date]. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR

Publisher note: This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). 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 Contract 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 6/03/26. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR The intention is to continue to work with the existing provider Primary Healthcare Darlington in providing primary care support to the Stop Smoking Service. The direct award would ensure sustainability of a high quality service with a provider with a proven track record of delivery. PHD already work closely with CDDFT the provider of Darlington Stop Smoking Service, making PHD the most suitable provider, to provide a member of staff and access to GP data. PHD is a GP Federation insisting of 11 GP Practices covering an ever increasing population of 112,000+ registered patients in Darlington. This has enabled the 11 Practices to work together at scale to ensure consistent and equitable NHS services for the registered patients of Darlington. Decision-makers: Lorraine Hughes -Director of Public Health Abbie Kelly - Public Health Portfolio Lead Conflicts of interest: Non identified

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender

Published amendments (1)

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 direct award process C. Date of award of contract…

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £117,6811 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 19 Jan 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Primary Healthcare DarlingtonSME	£117,681 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 016312-2026-1 · Primary Healthcare DarlingtonSME
Signed
19 Jan 2025
Value
£117,681
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Darlington Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityHealth Town Hall, Feethams, Darlington, North East, DL15QTContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

PRIMARY HEALTHCARE DARLINGTON LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 09213928 Darlington, North East, DL3 7PL

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.