Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Peterborough City Council
Sand Martin House Peterborough, Bittern Way
Peterborough
PE28TY
UK
Contact person: Helen Davies
Telephone: +44 733452459
E-mail: helen.davies@peterborough.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH11
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.peterborough.gov.uk/business/supplying-the-council/supply-opportunities
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.peterborough.gov.uk/business/supplying-the-council/supply-opportunities
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
Smoking Cessation Service
Reference number: DN778392
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85120000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This is a community-based smoking cessation service that aims to provide structured smoking cessation support to reduce smoking-related health inequalities and provide accessible, person-centered interventions with measurable outcomes.
Smoking is a leading cause of preventable death and illness in Peterborough. Local smoking prevalence (12.9%) is slightly higher than the national average. Smoking rates are particularly high in deprived areas, among people with long term mental health conditions, substance misuse issues, those who are homeless and those in routine and manual occupations.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
582 216.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
Peterborough
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is a community-based smoking cessation service that aims to provide structured smoking cessation support to reduce smoking-related health inequalities and provide accessible, person-centered interventions with measurable outcomes.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice as a result of a competitive process. 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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on 10th September 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.
The annual value for this contract is outlined below:
Year 1 - £203,872
Year 2 - £189,172
Year 3 (Optional Extension) - £189,172
The initial contract period will be for two years with a 1 x 12 month optional extension. The expected commencement date of the contract, subject to the provisional decision remaining unaltered as a result of any representations made during the standstill period, will be 1st November 2025.
The contract will run from 1st November 2025 to 31st October 2028, should the optional 12 month extension be taken.
This service was previously included in the Integrated Lifestyles Service, which was a joint contract between Peterborough City Council and Cambridgeshire County Council, with Cambridgeshire County Council as the lead Authority.
The awarded provider for Peterborough City Council's Smoking Cessation Service is a new service provider.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: PSR Criteria 1: Quality and Innovation
/ Weighting: 40%
Quality criterion: PSR Criteria 3: Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability
/ Weighting: 10%
Quality criterion: PSR Criteria 4: Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice
/ Weighting: 15%
Quality criterion: PSR Criteria 5: Social Value
/ Weighting: 5%
Cost criterion: PSR Criteria 2: Value
/ Weighting: 30%
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
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-038731
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: DN778392
Title: Smoking Cessation Service
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29/08/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Greater Peterborough Network
09821044
Allia Future Business Centre, London Road
Peterborough
PE2 8AL
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 582 216.00
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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 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 10th September 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.
Written representations should be sent to helen.davies@peterborough.gov.uk
Award Decision Makers:
Raj Lakshman - Acting Director of Public Health
Natalie Moult - Peterborough City Council Lawyer
Michael Blake - Head of Finance
Conflicts of Interest - One conflict of interest was declared during the tender preparation stage. The individual was not involved in the evaluation or moderation of bid submissions to ensure there was no risk of any biased decisions or actions. No other conflicts of interest were declared prior to, or during, the preparation of the tender exercise, the evaluation or moderation period or the award of the contract.
Relative importance of the key criteria: The decision was made through a scoring methodology of 8 questions covering the 5 criterion. The greatest weighting was applied to Quality and Innovation as it was imperative that due to the nature of the service specification and expectations regarding delivery requirements, quality is considered the most important component. This was followed by Value to ensure that the service will be delivered within the available financial envelope and for the bidder to provide the local authority with assurances that there will be robust financial and performance monitoring. Added value was considered though social value, recognising the importance of a providers wider contribution to the councils ambitions and benefits to local residents.
The sucessfull supplier obtained the highest scoring combined across the five key criteria:
Criterion 1 - Quality and Innovation: 28.80%
Criteron 2 - Value: 25.86%
Criteron 3 - Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability: 10.00%
Criterion 4 - Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice - 15.00%
Criterion 5 - Social Value: 2.00%
Total score: 81.66%
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Peterborough City Council
Sand Martin House, Bittern Way
Peterborough
PE2 8TY
UK
Telephone: +44 733452459
E-mail: Helen.davies@peterborough.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.peterborough.gov.uk/business/supplying-the-council/supply-opportunities
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/08/2025