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Published 22 Sept 2026, 09:51 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Stop Smoking Service and Falls Prevention Strength & Balance Programme

Authority: Lincolnshire County Council (Local council)

ServicesAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Final published estimate£17,761,476initial estimate £8,100,000 · 2 value updates
Tender notice expected 27 May 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsstarts 1 Apr 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The procurement of these services will be subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) is planning to commission and procure countywide Stop Smoking and Falls Prevention services and is undertaking a process.

The Council wishes to update the market that, due to unforeseen delays, the previously indicated publication date of 1 September 2026 has not been achievable. Subject to final approvals, the procurement opportunity is now expected to be published on or around 1 October 2026.

A provider event is provisionally scheduled for Thursday 8 October 2026, from 13:30 to 15:00, and will provide an opportunity for interested organisations to learn more about the service requirements and procurement process. Further details will be shared in due course.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Planned 3 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 — 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs)Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
85100000 Health services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
22 Sept 2026, 09:51 BST
Last source update
22 Sept 2026, 09:51 BST
Authority reference
CTPS.0007
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Health services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0695b1

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

5 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published134 days ago
    11 May 2026, 13:15 BST
  2. Tender notice expected118 days ago
    27 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  3. Market engagement118 days ago · met
    27 May 2026, 23:59 BSTMarket engagement has concluded
  4. Latest notice publishedearlier today
    22 Sept 2026, 09:51 BST
  5. Contract startsin 190 days
    1 Apr 2027, 01:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

7 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 May 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    22 Sept 2026, 09:51 BSTUK2
  2. Published value updated
    22 Sept 2026, 09:51 BST
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    21 May 2026, 13:26 BSTUK2
  4. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    13 May 2026, 13:22 BSTUK2
  5. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    11 May 2026, 14:09 BSTUK2
  6. Published value updated
    11 May 2026, 14:09 BST
  7. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    11 May 2026, 13:15 BSTUK2
Published amendments (3)

The contract value has been amended to the correct value of £8,100,00 for the three years and the contract end date was amended to reflect the initial 3 year contract duration

The contract value has been amended to the correct value of £8,100,00 for the three years and the contract end date was amended to reflect the initial 3 year contract duration

NEW INFORMATION as of 21st May 2026 Please note that the PowerPoint presentation from the online event on the 19th May are now uploaded for everyone's reference Also appendix A & B are now available to download which align to question 4 of the questionnaire. There is a newly amended questionnaire which supersedes the last as there is an additional question. Please ensure you download, complete and…

Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2026-05: 2 releases · 11 May 2026 — 11 May 2026

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Lincolnshire County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PGRB-3736-CHZN County Offices, Newland, Lincoln, East Midlands, LN1 1YL

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure