Official UK procurement notice
Specialist Stop Smoking Service
Authority: Knowsley Council (Local council)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD)
Awarded value£2,289,100published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to City Health Care Partnership CIC
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe extension of the Specialist Stop Smoking Service contract is required to ensure the continued delivery of a critical public health function that provides evidence based smoking and vaping cessation support to Knowsley residents. Maintaining continuity of this service is essential for safeguarding population health outcomes, reducing tobacco related harm, and supporting local and national priorities to address health inequalities.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- 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
- 16 Apr 2026, 08:44 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Apr 2026, 08:44 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-034456- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06839eFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
The justification for this decision, as required by relevant regulations, is that the Council is satisfied that:
- the modification is clearly and unambiguously provided for in the contract
- the modification does not render the contract or framework agreement materially different in character, and;
- less than 25% of the lifetime value of the original contract or framework agreement when it was entered into or concluded.
- the modification has been assessed under Regulation 13, which governs when healthcare contracts may be modified during their term without triggering a new procurement process.
- the modification is necessary to ensure continuity of a critical health service, avoiding disruption that would negatively impact patient outcomes.
- no alternative provider is realistically able to mobilise the service without risk to continuity; therefore, a competitive process would not offer additional value and may compromise service stability.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 16 Apr 2026- Transparency notice published16 Apr 2026, 08:44 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected16 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £2,289,1001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Health Care Partnership CIC16 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 | £2,289,100 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CITY HEALTH CARE PARTNERSHIP CICAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender