UK-Maidstone: Community health services.

Section I: Contracting authority/entity (as stated in the original notice)

I.1) Name and addresses
Kent County Council
Kent County Council | Sessions House, Maidstone, County Road, Maidstone, ME14 1XQ, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 3000415807, Email: Alison.newman@kent.gov.uk
Contact: Alison Newman
Main Address: www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk
NUTS Code: UKJ4

Section II: Object (as stated in the original notice)

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title: Adult lifestyle Stop Smoking Smoking, Weight Management and Healthy Lifestyle Service Reference number: CN240230
II.1.2) Main CPV code:
85323000 - Community health services.

II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
II.1.4) Short Description: In accordance with the Provider Selection Regime (Regulations 2023) this is an intent to award notice. Following a 2 stage competitive process, the recommendation is to award the contract for Adult Lifestyles Stop Smoking, Weight Management and Healthy Lifestyles Service (Lot 1 and Lot 2) to ABL Health Ltd. As they are the provider that passed the checks conducted under the Basic Selection Criteria and provided the lowest Value per Other Key Criteria point score.
The Council commissions Adult Lifestyle Services (Stop Smoking, Weight Management and Healthy Lifestyles) as part of the service branded as One You Kent (OYK).
The Services are divided into the following work packages (Lots):
Lot 1 – Adult Lifestyles Stop Smoking Service
Lot 2 – Adult Lifestyles Weight Management and Healthy Lifestyle Service
Name of Provider who will deliver the Service to both Lot 1 and Lot 2 is ABL Health Ltd, 71 Redgate Way, Bolton, BL4 0JL

Section VI: Complementary information

V1.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 03/02/2026

VI.6) Original notice reference:

Notice Reference: 2026 - 816724
Notice number in OJ S: 2025/S 000 - 021200
Date of dispatch of the original notice: 19/12/2025

Section VII: Changes

VII.1) Information to be changed or added

VII.1.1) Reason for change: Modification of original information submitted by the contracting authority

VII.1.2) Text to be corrected in original notice No: 1

Section Number: VI.3
Lot No: Not provided
Place of text to be modified: All text
Instead of: ‘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 the competitive process.’ - Service commences 01/04/2026, end date 31/03/2029 - Lifetime value of Contract £2,095,779.85. Following receipt of the representation the Council conducted a review into the decision to award the contract or conclude the framework agreement, taking into account the representations made. Following the review, the Council made a further decision to enter into the contract or conclude the framework agreement as intended after the standstill period has ended. Representation made by one Provider during standstill period. Individuals involved were; Matthew Wellard – Commercial and Procurement Manager Jianzhong Yao – Senior Commercial and Procurement Manager Conflicts of Interest were managed throughout the process with no conflicts declared.
Read: ‘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 the competitive process.’ - Service commences 01/04/2026, end date 31/03/2029 - Lifetime value of Contract £2,095,779.85. Following receipt of the representation the Council conducted a review into the decision to award the contract or conclude the framework agreement, taking into account the representations made. Following the review, the Council made a further decision to enter into the contract or conclude the framework agreement as intended after the standstill period has ended. Representation made by one Provider during standstill period. Individuals involved were; Matthew Wellard – Commercial and Procurement Manager Jianzhong Yao – Senior Commercial and Procurement Manager Conflicts of Interest were managed throughout the process with no conflicts declared.


VII.2) Other additional information: ‘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 the competitive process.’ - Service commences 01/04/2026, end date 31/03/2029 - Lifetime value of Contract £2,095,779.85. Following receipt of
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