Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Suffolk County Council
Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road
Ipswich
IP12BX
UK
Contact person: Michelle Youngs
Telephone: +44 1473265789
E-mail: michelle.youngs@suffolk.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH14
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.suffolksourcing.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
Allen Carr Easyway Smoking Seminars
Reference number: PSR005
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The service shall be available to eligible residents of Suffolk. The service shall deliver smoking seminars, both online and in person as agreed with Suffolk County Council, as a curative intervention to support a successful smoking cessation journey. Recruitment to the service will be undertaken through targeted outreach, informed by the Smoking and Vaping Health Needs Assessment (2024) and agreed with Suffolk County Council. The Authority is purchasing access to a defined number of seminar spaces for eligible Suffolk residents. The provision of these seminar spaces forms a core component of the Services.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
83 890.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH14
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The service shall be available to eligible residents of Suffolk. The service shall deliver smoking seminars, both online and in person as agreed with Suffolk County Council, as a curative intervention to support a successful smoking cessation journey. Recruitment to the service will be undertaken through targeted outreach, informed by the Smoking and Vaping Health Needs Assessment (2024) and agreed with Suffolk County Council. The Authority is purchasing access to a defined number of seminar spaces for eligible Suffolk residents. The provision of these seminar spaces forms a core component of the Services.
An award has been made following direct award process A.
The lifetime value of the contract is £83,890 (excluding VAT)
The contract period is 1st March 2026 - 31st March 2027 with an option to extend for up to a further 12 months.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion: No realistic alternative provider
/ Weighting: 100
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) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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.
An award has been made following direct award process A.
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: PSR005
Title: Allen Carr Easyway Smoking Seminars
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
26/03/2026
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
Allen Carr's Easyway (International) Ltd
02423347
Park House, 14 Pepys Road, Raynes Park,
London,
SW20 8NH
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 83 890.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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 award has been approved by a Senior Manager and other stakeholders in Public Health and Communities following research into the requirements and the market.
No conflicts or potential conflicts of interest were identified.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Suffolk County Council
Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road,
Ipswich,
IP1 2BX
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/04/2026