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# SC240054 Local Stop Smoking Service-Alternative Support Pilot

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sc240054-local-stop-smoking-service-alternative-support-pilot-ocds-h6vhtk-047a74). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Kent County Council: "SC240054 Local Stop Smoking Service-Alternative Support Pilot". Published status: complete. Published Value: £2,291,666. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 1 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Kent County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-county-council-ons-e10000016)
- **Published Value:** £2,291,666 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 1 August 2024 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Community health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ4
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £2,291,666 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-047a74`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sc240054-local-stop-smoking-service-alternative-support-pilot-ocds-h6vhtk-047a74#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [kentbusinessportal.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kentbusinessportal.org.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sc240054-local-stop-smoking-service-alternative-support-pilot-ocds-h6vhtk-047a74#participate

## Description
This is a notice of award following a competitive procurement as required under
The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
The Service will form part of the Council’s unified smoking offer to Kent residents. The
Service involves delivering a pilot to test an alternative approach to delivering stop smoking
support in Kent. The Service will involve delivering an alternative approach to delivering
behavioural stop smoking support, which does not include pharmacotherapy or Nicotine
Replacement Therapies (NRTs) and is designed to appeal to smokers wanting to quit
smoking but not inclined to access traditional stop smoking services. A traditional support
offer is defined as a quit programme that comprises of 7 weeks of behavioural support. This
support also includes Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) and/or pharmacotherapy.
The alternative approach will be an existing model ready to be mobilised to limit the amount
of time required to start supporting Kent Residents. The Provider will be responsible for
marketing and promoting the Service to residents of Kent. This will involve detailing how to
access the Service. All marketing would need to be agreed by the Council before being
published. The Service will deliver a stop smoking service which will include evidence-based
support and to enable the individual to become tobacco free. It will include harm reduction
initiatives. The Provider will ensure all those accessing the Service will set a quit date and
then monitor and record whether the person has achieved a 4 week quit outcome. Quits will
be validated by Carbon Monoxide (CO) monitoring where possible.
The Provider will ensure a menu of service delivery options are available; to provide
approaches that are tailored to individuals’ and groups’ needs and preferences, being aware
that not all people accessing the Service have access to, or may not wish to use, technology
or the internet. People accessing the Service will be given a range of options around the
support they receive. This should include locally tailored services, which can include but not
be limited to:
• Digital support (e.g. Telephone, Online Conferencing Software, Text and Video support)
• Face to face interventions
• Online videos/resources
• Individual/Group Sessions.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85323000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £2,291,666
- **Description:** This is a notice of award following a competitive procurement as required under
The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
The Service will form part of the Council’s unified smoking offer to Kent residents. The
Service in...
- **Contract Period:** 01/09/2024 to 31/03/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 025690-2024-SC240054-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Allen Carr’s Easyway (International) Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-02423347`
  - Value: £2,291,666 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 027367-2024-SC240054-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Allen Carr’s Easyway (International) Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-02423347`
  - Value: £2,291,666 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** 027367-2024-SC240054-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,291,666
  - Signed Date: 27/08/2024

- **Contract:** 025690-2024-SC240054-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,291,666
  - Signed Date: 12/08/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F027367-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-08-28T07:36:10.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T09:41:01.005Z
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