Published date: 17 June 2015

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 6 March 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

SO23 8UJ

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

CO05960

Published date

17 June 2015

Closing date

6 March 2016

Contract start date

1 October 2016

Contract end date

30 September 2019

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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Stop Smoking Services (CO05960).

Provide a comprehensive Hampshire Stop Smoking Service which will reduce the prevalence of tobacco use and its associated health inequalities

Hampshire County Council invites capable providers to tender for the provision of Stop Smoking Service.

The deadline to submit your Pre Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) is 6 March 2016.

The deadline to submit your Information to Tender (ITT) is 16 May 2016.

A Provider Briefing Event will be held on 24 February 2016.

Please refer to the Read Me First (Provider Guidance) document for the full tender timeline.

Anticipated contract start date is 1 October 2016. Contract term is for three years with options to extend for a period or periods not exceeding two years offering a potential contract term of 5 years in total.

Anticipated contract values over the potential maximum contract term is £11,500,000 (£2.3m per annum).

TUPE may apply.

All associated tender documentation is available now and all organisations interested in being considered for this opportunity will be required to register with (free of charge) and apply through Hampshire County Council's online tendering portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire.

Tender reference is CO05960 (Stop Smoking Services). Locate the tender(s) and "express an interest". Full and complete procurement documentation is available when you have attached/"expressed an interest'' to the tender/project. We recommend that you refer to the e-tendering guidance for suppliers which can be found by clicking on 'Information for Suppliers' at the top of the home page.

More information

Links

Additional text

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No https://in-tendhost.co.uk/Hampshire/aspx/Hampshire County Council will be re-procuring Tobacco Control services. The contract values for these services are in the range of £10,000,000 to £15,000,000 for a potential 5 year term.

Prior to starting the procurement, the Council is inviting organisations who have an interest in, and experience of, delivering such services to improve the public's health, to a market engagement event to consider :-

• what innovative methods of service delivery could be considered e.g. web-based, groups and workplace settings
• what potential providers see as areas of risk
• what (if anything) would stop interested parties applying for this business opportunity, prior to a contract notice being issued and applications being invited.

This is an opportunity to influence and shape the future delivery of the service

The event will be held Wednesday 15th July at:

Hampshire County Council
Ashburton Hall
Sussex Street
Winchester
Hampshire SO23 8UJ

Providers interested in the Tobacco Control services are invited to a session from 11.00 to 12.15.

For further Information please go to the Council's e-tendering website https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire.

In order to book a place, you must first register with In-Tend (if you have not already done so) and express an interest the project. We recommend that you refer to the e-tendering guidance for suppliers which can be found by clicking on 'Information for Suppliers' at the top of the home page. In-Tend correspondence should be used to notify the Council of delegates' names and contact details. If there is a particular topic you would like to hear about please send your suggestion via In-Tend correspondence and we will consider your proposal for discussion at the event. Please use this method of communication if you have any questions about this event.

Neither the intention nor the purposes of this event is to confer any advantage upon its participants in any future procurement process.


Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No https://in-tendhost.co.uk/Hampshire/aspx/

About the buyer

Contact name

Andrew Withnall

Address

The Castle
Winchester
Hampshire
SO23 8UJ
United Kingdom

Telephone

01962 813984

Email

andrew.withnall@hants.gov.uk