Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Manchester City Council
Town Hall Extension
Manchester
M602LA
UK
Contact person: Mark Leaver
E-mail: procurement@manchester.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD33
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.manchester.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.manchester.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Tobacco Addiction Treatment Service
Reference number: P0352
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85323000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This contract is for a tobacco treatment service for adults in Manchester.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
4 439 949.78
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD33
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Manchester City Council Public Health Department is looking to enter into a contract for tobacco addiction treatment service for adults in Manchester.
Manchester City Council is intending to award the contract to an existing provider following Direct Award Process C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
The contract is for three years running from April 2025 to March 2028.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard
/ Weighting: 100
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 28 April 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR'.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: P0352
Title: Tobacco Additction Treatment Service
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/04/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Change, Grow, Live Services Limited
06228752
North Suite, First Floor 1 Jubilee Street
Brighton
BN1 1GE
UK
E-mail: procurement@manchester.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD33
Internet address(es)
URL: www.manchester.gov.uk
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 4 439 949.78
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 28 April 2025 by email to procurement@manchester.gov.uk. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.'
The award decision-makers are officers in the Department of Public Health at Manchester City Council. No conflicts of interest or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision were declared.
In its decision-making, the Council considered the following key criteria in its assessment:
- Quality and Innovation (20%)
- Value (20%)
- Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability (20%)
- Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice (20%)
- Social Value (20%)
In its assessment against the Key Criteria, the decision-makers conducted a review of the service provided under the current contract as well as submissions from the existing provider regarding the future contract. Based on the assessment, the decision makers concluded the existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Manchester City Council
Town Hall Extension, Albert Square
Manchester
M60 2LA
UK
E-mail: procurement@manchester.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.manchester.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/04/2025