Published date: 20 October 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 19 October 2025, 12am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Community health services - 85323000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£21,464,912.35

Procurement reference

BIP987851226

Published date

20 October 2025

Closing date

19 October 2025

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

1 April 2026

Contract end date

31 March 2029

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

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

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Award information

Awarded date

19 October 2025

Contract start date

1 April 2026

Contract end date

31 March 2029

Total value of contract

£21,464,912.35

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

ABL Health Ltd

Address

71 Redgate Way
Bolton
BL4 0JL

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

About the buyer

Address

Kent County Council | Sessions House, Maidstone
County Road
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
UK

Telephone

+443000415807

Email

Alison.newman@kent.gov.uk