Kent County Council: Adult lifestyle Stop Smoking Smoking, Weight Management and Healthy Lifestyle Service

UK-Maidstone: Community health services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       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

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Regional or local authority

   I.5) Main activity:
      Health

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   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 current service provision commenced on 1st April 2020 and is due to expire on 31st March 2026. This relates to the provision of Adult Lifestyle Services commencing from 1st April 2026.
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

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: Yes
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 21,464,912.35
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description (lot no. 1)
   

      II.2.1) Title:Adult Lifestyles Stop Smoking Service   
      Lot No:1

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            85323000 - Community health services.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKJ4 - Kent
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Kent
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: 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 current service provision commenced on 1st April 2020 and is due to expire on 31st March 2026. This relates to the provision of Adult Lifestyle Services commencing from 1st April 2026.
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

The total contract value for the full contract should all extensions be enacted is;
Lot 1 - £10,485,533.26
Proposed start and end date; 1/4/2026 – 31/3/2029
There is the potential for a contract extension of 2 x 1 year(s) (24 months), depending on both the success in achieving the required outcomes and the availability of further funding.

The individuals involved in the evaluation process were.
Chris Beale - Senior Commissioner
Ruth Simmonds – Commissioner
Debbie Smith – Public Health Specialist
Alison Newman - Senior Commercial and Procurement Officer (Moderator)

The Providers were asked quality questions against the 5 key criteria, with a scoring criterion between A-F.

The decision to award the contract was taken by Dr Anjan Ghosh, Director of Public Health.

Name of Provider who will deliver the Service;
ABL Health Ltd
71 Redgate Way
Bolton
BL4 OJL

Conflicts of interest were managed throughout the process, none were declared.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Value, Integration, Collaboration, Service Sustainability / Weighting: 15
      Quality criterion - Name: Quality and Innovation, Improving access, reducing health inequalities, facilitating choice, Value / Weighting: 25
      Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10
      Quality criterion - Name: Quality and Innovation / Weighting: 12.5
      Quality criterion - Name: Quality and Innovation, Integration, Collaboration, Service Sustainability, Value / Weighting: 15
      Quality criterion - Name: Integration, Collaboration, Service Sustainability / Weighting: 10
      Quality criterion - Name: Integration, Collaboration, Service Sustainability, Improving access, reducing health inequalities, facilitating choice / Weighting: 12.5
                  
      Price - Weighting: 0
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: Following moderation, the evaluation methodology applied to the tender process was the Value per Other Key Criteria Point evaluation method. The award of the contract was based on this methodology.

   II.2) Description (lot no. 2)
   

      II.2.1) Title:Adult Lifestyle Weight Management and Healthy Lifestyle   
      Lot No:2

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            85323000 - Community health services.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKJ4 - Kent
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Kent
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: 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 current service provision commenced on 1st April 2020 and is due to expire on 31st March 2026. This relates to the provision of Adult Lifestyle Services commencing from 1st April 2026.
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

The total contract value for the full contract should all extensions be enacted is;
Lot 2 - £10,979,379.09
Proposed start and end date; 1/4/2026 – 31/3/2029
There is the potential for a contract extension of 3 x 1 year(s) (36 months), depending on both the success in achieving the required outcomes and the availability of further funding.

The individuals involved in the evaluation process were;
Luke Edwards - Senior Commissioner
Judith Bellingham –Commissioner
Sally Gore – Trainee Commissioner
Abimbola Ojo - Public Health Specialist
Alison Newman – Senior Commercial and Procurement Officer (Moderator)

The Providers were asked quality questions against the 5 key criteria, with a scoring criterion between A-F.

The decision to award the contract was taken by Dr Anjan Ghosh, Director of Public Health.

Name of Provider who will deliver the Service;
ABL Health Ltd
71 Redgate Way
Bolton
BL4 OJL

Conflicts of interest were managed throughout the process, none were declared.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Value, Integration, Collaboration/Service Sustainability / Weighting: 15
      Quality criterion - Name: Integration, Collaboration, Service Sustainability, Improving access, reducing health inequalities, facilitating choice / Weighting: 10
      Quality criterion - Name: Quality and Innovation, Improving access, reducing health inequalities, facilitating choice, value / Weighting: 25
      Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10
      Quality criterion - Name: Quality and Innovation / Weighting: 12.5
      Quality criterion - Name: Quality and Innovation, Integration, Collaboration, Service Sustainability, Value / Weighting: 15
      Quality criterion - Name: Integration, Collaboration, Service Sustainability, Improving access, reducing health inequalities, facilitating choice / Weighting: 12.5
                  
      Price - Weighting: 0
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: Following moderation, the evaluation methodology applied to the tender process was the Value per Other Key Criteria Point evaluation method. The award of the contract was based on this methodology.


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Restricted


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      A dynamic purchasing system was set up: No

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2025/S 000-021200
      
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: CN240230    
   Lot Number: 2    
   Title: Adult Lifestyle Weight Management and Healthy Lifestyle Service

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 19/10/2025

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 7
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             ABL Health Ltd, 07074944
             71 Redgate Way, Bolton, BL4 0JL, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKJ4
            The contractor is an SME: No

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: Not Provided          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 10,485,533
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=987851226
   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Kent County Council
          Sessions House, County Road, Maidstone, ME14 1XQ, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 3000415807, Email: Alison.newman@kent.gov.uk

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 20/10/2025