Adult lifestyle Stop Smoking Smoking, Weight Management and Healthy Lifestyle Service
Kent County Council · Local authority
In brief
Kent County Council awarded care work to ABL Health Limited on 19 October 2025.
It is split into 2 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.
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What the notice says
Lots
| Lot | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|
Adult Lifestyles Stop Smoking ServiceWhat this lot coversIn 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 The total contract value for the full contract should all extensions be enacted is; Lot 1 - £10,485,533.26 Proposed start and end date; 1/4/2026 – 31/3/2029 There is the potential for a contract extension of 2 x 1 year(s) (24 months), depending on both the success in achieving the required outcomes and the availability of further funding. The individuals involved in the evaluation process were. Luke Edwards - Senior Commissioner Judith Bellingham – Commissioner Debbie Smith – Public Health Specialist Alan Luke - Strategic Procurement and Commercial Lead (Moderator) Nikki Foster - Note taker The Providers were asked quality questions against the 5 key criteria, with a scoring criterion between A-F. The decision to award the contract was taken by Dr Anjan Ghosh, Director of Public Health. Name of Provider who will deliver the Service; ABL Health Ltd 71 Redgate Way Bolton BL4 OJL Conflicts of interest were managed throughout the process, none were declared. Additional information: Following moderation, the evaluation methodology applied to the tender process was the Value per Other Key Criteria Point evaluation method. The award of the contract was based on this methodology. | Social and domiciliary care | — |
Adult Lifestyle Weight Management and Healthy Lifestyle ServiceWhat this lot coversIn 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 The total contract value for the full contract should all extensions be enacted is; Lot 2 - £10,979,379.09 Proposed start and end date; 1/4/2026 – 31/3/2029 There is the potential for a contract extension of 3 x 1 year(s) (36 months), depending on both the success in achieving the required outcomes and the availability of further funding. The individuals involved in the evaluation process were; Chris Beale - Senior Commissioner Ruth Simmonds – Commissioner Abimbola Ojo - Public Health Specialist Alan Luke - Strategic Procurement and Commercial Lead (Moderator) Nikki Foster - Note taker The Providers were asked quality questions against the 5 key criteria, with a scoring criterion between A-F. The decision to award the contract was taken by Dr Anjan Ghosh, Director of Public Health. Name of Provider who will deliver the Service; ABL Health Ltd 71 Redgate Way Bolton BL4 OJL Conflicts of interest were managed throughout the process, none were declared. Additional information: Following moderation, the evaluation methodology applied to the tender process was the Value per Other Key Criteria Point evaluation method. The award of the contract was based on this methodology. | Social and domiciliary care | — |
Who won
| Winner | Lot | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABL Health Limited | Adult Lifestyle Weight Management and Healthy Lifestyle Service | £10,485,533 | |
| ABL Health Limited | Adult Lifestyle Weight Management and Healthy Lifestyle Service | £10,485,533 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Contract award notice · notice 066891-2025
- Contract award notice · notice 084947-2025
- Contract notice (update) · notice 009711-2026
About the buyer
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From notice 066891-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 20 October 2025, last updated 3 February 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.