Published date: 27 March 2025

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


Closing: 11 February 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£160,000

Procurement reference

LEICSCITY02-DN753989-93963021

Published date

27 March 2025

Closing date

11 February 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2030

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Appointment of a full-service social marketing agency to plan and deliver a comprehensive social marketing campaign aimed at increasing the number of smokers attempting to quit in the city. This will be focussed on areas of the city and groups with the highest smoking rates. The campaign's primary objective is to gather insights into the barriers and facilitators to quitting smoking, encourage access to smoking cessation services, develop tailored marketing collateral, and execute a targeted social media strategy. This initiative aims to increase referrals to the Live Well Leicester Stop Smoking Service and ultimately reduce smoking prevalence in Leicester.

The procurement process was Targeted Quotation to 3 providers, 2 bids were received of which 1 was compliant.

Contract is for an initial period of 2 years to commence on 1 April 2025, with an option to extend, subject to satisfactory performance outcomes and agreement by the Authority, for further periods up to a total of three (1+1+1) years, taking the contract term to a maximum of 5 years.

Award information

Awarded date

26 March 2025

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2030

Total value of contract

£160,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Social Change UK

Address

29-31 Mint Street
Lincoln
LN1 1UB

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

Yes

About the buyer

Contact name

Michael Percival

Address

City Hall (4th Floor), 115 Charles Street
Leicester
LE1 1FZ
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1164541443

Email

procurement-asc@leicester.gov.uk

Website

https://www.leicester.gov.uk