Adult lifestyle Stop Smoking Smoking, Weight Management and Healthy Lifestyle Service
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The procurement process outlined is managed by Kent County Council for a contract titled "Adult Lifestyle Stop Smoking, Weight Management and Healthy Lifestyle Service." This contract falls under the Community Health Services category and is set in the South East region of the United Kingdom. The process has reached the award stage with an intent to award notice published on 20th October 2025.
The Council intends to award this contract to ABL Health Ltd following a selective procurement method known as a restricted procedure. The contract spans from 1st April 2026 until 31st March 2029, with an overall value of £21,464,912.35. This tender represents significant opportunities for businesses involved in community health, particularly those specialising in smoking cessation, weight management, and healthy lifestyle services.
The selected supplier, ABL Health Ltd, is a large-scale provider, indicating that businesses with the capability to deliver extensive health services would have been well-suited to compete. The procurement process highlighted opportunities for SMEs and voluntary, community, or social enterprises (VCSE), indicative of Kent County Council's interest in diverse supplier engagement.
In accordance with the Provider Selection Regime (Regulations 2023) this is an intent to award notice. Following a 2 stage competitive process, the recommendation is to award the contract for Adult Lifestyles Stop Smoking, Weight Management and Healthy Lifestyles Service (Lot 1 and Lot 2) to ABL Health Ltd. As they are the provider that passed the checks conducted under the Basic Selection Criteria and provided the lowest Value per Other Key Criteria point score. The Council commissions Adult Lifestyle Services (Stop Smoking, Weight Management and Healthy Lifestyles) as part of the service branded as One You Kent (OYK).
The current service provision commenced on 1st April 2020 and is due to expire on 31st March 2026. This relates to the provision of Adult Lifestyle Services commencing from 1st April 2026. The Services are divided into the following work packages (Lots): Lot 1 - Adult Lifestyles Stop Smoking Service Lot 2 - Adult Lifestyles Weight Management and Healthy Lifestyle Service Name of Provider who will deliver the Service to both Lot 1 and Lot 2 is ABL Health Ltd, 71 Redgate Way, Bolton, BL4 0JL
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The contract period is three years.
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