Torbay Specialist Stop Smoking Service award: ABL HEALTH LIMITED

Tender information last checkedLast checked 19 Oct 2026, 15:26.

Opportunity overview

Torbay Council sought a Provider to deliver a Specialist Stop Smoking Service in Torbay. The service will support adult residents to take steps towards reducing and quitting smoking and long term vaping. The service to be delivered will comprise: • Delivery of regular campaigns to keep reducing and quitting in people’s minds, • Establishing and training a network of people working and volunteering across Torbay who can deliver smoking and vaping advice, • Provision of self-directed support tools, • Behavioural and pharmacological support delivered in person, over the phone and through a fully digital, app based service, • Delivery of outreach support to improve engagement and outcomes for underserved groups. The Provider will be expected to ensure a competent workforce, delivery to national guidance, and strong partnership working to reduce smoking prevalence across the locality, in line with the UK Government’s smokefree 2030 ambition.

Awarded to

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ABL HEALTH LIMITED

Matched by exact name

Published award value: £3m
Awarded: 18 Oct 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-PPON PVZB-6117-VQMX
Location: Bolton, UKD36, BL4 0JL, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract award notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: PUB26066
Status: complete
Procurement Method: open
Procurement Method Details: Open procedure

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: Torbay Council
Id: GB-PPON-PXLG-3144-TYMJ

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PXLG-3144-TYMJ

Address

Street Address: Torbay Council Town Hall
Locality: Torquay
Postal Code: TQ1 3DR
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKK42

Contact

Name: Commercial Services
Email: commercial.services@torbay.gov.uk
Telephone: +441803201201

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: http://www.torbay.gov.uk/ ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - sub-central government

Organisation 2

Name: ABL HEALTH LIMITED
Id: GB-PPON-PVZB-6117-VQMX

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PVZB-6117-VQMX

Address

Street Address: Royal Bolton Hospital, Redgate Way
Locality: Bolton
Postal Code: BL4 0JL
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKD36

Contact

Email: businessdevelopment@ablhealth.co.uk

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: sme
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Control

Description: Organisation name: ABL789 Holdings Limited. Registered legal form: Limited company. Law registered: Companies Act 2006 Type: Organisation Category: Any other organisation with significant influence or control Registered address: 71 Redgate Way, Bolton, BL4 0JL Postal address: 71 Redgate Way, Bolton, BL4 0JL, UK Registration date: 22 August 2018 Control conditions: Has other significant influence or control.

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Title: PUB26066 - Specialist Stop Smoking Service
Status: pending
Date: 19 Oct 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category: services
Above Threshold: Yes
Has Renewal: Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent: 19 Oct 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 85100000
Description: Health services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKK42
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT: 3,590,864.74
Amount: 2,992,387.28
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-PPON-PVZB-6117-VQMX
Name: ABL HEALTH LIMITED

Standstill Period

Ends: 2 Nov 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts: 1 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends: 31 Mar 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date: 31 Mar 2033, 23:59

Renewal

Description: Contract may be extended for a period of up to 3 further year(s) or until the end of the allocated budget, subject to termination clauses within Terms and Conditions of Contract and as provided for in section 78 Implied right to terminate public contracts of the Procurement Act 2023.

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 098487-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098487-2026 ↗
Published: 19 Oct 2026, 13:40
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 11 Nov 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Torquay · UKK42 · TQ1 3DR · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS

034421-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender · 15 Apr 2026, 17:12
062289-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender · 2 Jul 2026, 14:01
098487-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 19 Oct 2026, 13:40

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Torbay Council has published a contract award notice naming ABL HEALTH LIMITED for its Specialist Stop Smoking Service. The award remains pending, with a scheduled future signature date of 11 November 2026; the supplied data does not confirm that a contract has been signed or started.

Published outcome signals

Procurement statusComplete procurement; award status pendingEvidence: The tender status is "complete" and award 1 is marked "pending".
Award noticePublished 19 October 2026Evidence: Award notice 098487-2026 has datePublished 2026-10-19T13:40:45+01:00.
Standstill periodEnds 2 November 2026Evidence: Award 1 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-11-02T23:59:59+00:00.

96% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 098487-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-068386
First published: 2 Jul 2026
Last checked: 19 Oct 2026, 15:26
Notice versions reviewed: 3

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 19 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

Pending award to ABL HEALTH LIMITED for lot 1.

Market significance

The published award value is £2,992,387.28 excluding the separately stated gross amount, for a planned three-year service with a possible extension of up to three further years.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

ABL HEALTH LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · £2,992,387.28 award value; allocation is for the sole listed award and lot GBP · Verified supplier named on a pending award

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Award 1 names ABL HEALTH LIMITED as supplier and relates to lot 1. Supplier verification records an exact-name match to company number 07074944.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Procurement status

99% confidence

Complete procurement; award status pending

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The tender status is "complete" and award 1 is marked "pending".

Award notice

99% confidence

Published 19 October 2026

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Award notice 098487-2026 has datePublished 2026-10-19T13:40:45+01:00.

Standstill period

99% confidence

Ends 2 November 2026

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Award 1 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-11-02T23:59:59+00:00.

Signature milestone

99% confidence

Scheduled for 11 November 2026

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Award milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-11-11T23:59:59+00:00.

Contract commencement

97% confidence

Planned for 1 April 2027; not confirmed as started

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Award 1 contractPeriod.startDate is 2027-04-01; the award remains pending.

VALUES

Published values explained

Published award amount

99% confidence

£2,992,387.28

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Award 1 value.amount is 2992387.28 GBP.

Published gross award amount

99% confidence

£3,590,864.74

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Award 1 value.amountGross is 3590864.74 GBP.

Process-level maximum value

95% confidence

£3,022,712.79

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The process record has value_max of 3022712.79 GBP.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Preliminary market engagement notice

99% confidence

15 April 2026

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Release history records notice 034421-2026 on 2026-04-15.

Tender notice published

99% confidence

2 July 2026

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Release history records tender notice 062289-2026 on 2026-07-02.

Tender submission deadline

99% confidence

14 August 2026 at 12:00 BST

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Process submission_deadline is 2026-08-14T12:00:00+01:00.

Award decision date

99% confidence

19 October 2026

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Award 1 date is 2026-10-19.

Planned initial end date

99% confidence

31 March 2030

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Award 1 contractPeriod.endDate is 2030-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.

Maximum possible end date

99% confidence

31 March 2033

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Award 1 contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2033-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Service

99% confidence

Specialist stop smoking service for adult Torbay residents, including support to reduce and quit smoking and long-term vaping.

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Process description.

Delivery model

99% confidence

Campaigns, trained advice network, self-directed tools, behavioural and pharmacological support in person, by phone and through an app-based digital service, plus outreach for underserved groups.

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Process description.

Classification

99% confidence

CPV 85100000 — Health services

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Award item additional classification.

Delivery area

98% confidence

Torbay (UKK42)

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Award item delivery address region is UKK42; buyer is Torbay Council.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Open procedure

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Process procurementMethodDetails is "Open procedure".

Regime

99% confidence

Light-touch regime

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Tender specialRegime includes "lightTouch".

Lots

99% confidence

One listed lot (lot 1)

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Tender and award data each identify lot 1 only.

Competition information

99% confidence

Number of tenders, bidder identities and evaluation results are unknown.

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Information not supplied in the published notice data.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Initial term

99% confidence

Planned 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030

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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate and endDate.

Extension provision

98% confidence

May be extended by up to three further years, or until the allocated budget ends, subject to contractual termination provisions.

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Award 1 renewal description and maxExtentDate of 31 March 2033.

Contract status

99% confidence

Not confirmed concluded, signed or active

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Award 1 status is pending and the future signature date is scheduled.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Market opportunity

98% confidence

The requirement combines public-health behaviour-change support, pharmacological support, digital delivery and community outreach.

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Process description.

Awarded commercial position

99% confidence

A single supplier is named for the sole listed lot, but the award is still pending.

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Award 1 names one supplier, relates to lot 1, and has pending status.

Value interpretation

99% confidence

The source publishes both an award amount and a higher gross amount; it also shows a different process-level maximum value. These figures should not be treated as interchangeable.

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Award value.amount is £2,992,387.28, amountGross is £3,590,864.74, and process value_max is £3,022,712.79.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

96%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-068386
Analysed: 19 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Torbay Council

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Process buyer_name and buyer party record.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Sub-central government public authority

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Buyer party classification is publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment.

Buyer location

99% confidence

Torquay, United Kingdom

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Buyer address lists Torquay, TQ1 3DR.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier identity

99% confidence

ABL HEALTH LIMITED, verified active company; company number 07074944

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Supplier verification records an exact-name match, verified company number 07074944, verified company status Active.

Supplier classification

99% confidence

SME

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Supplier party details records scale as "sme".

Supplier location

99% confidence

Bolton, United Kingdom

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Supplier party address lists Bolton, BL4 0JL.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Extension horizon estimate

96% confidence

If the planned initial term begins and all available extension is used, the service could run to 31 March 2033.

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Award 1 states an initial end date of 31 March 2030, maxExtentDate of 31 March 2033, and extension of up to three years.

Renewal forecast

99% confidence

No procurement renewal forecast can be inferred.

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The published extension option is not confirmation of exercise or a future procurement plan.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Award maturity

99% confidence

Pending award, not an executed contract

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Award status is pending; a future signature date is scheduled for 11 November 2026.

Value consistency

99% confidence

Published value fields differ: £2,992,387.28 award amount, £3,590,864.74 gross amount and £3,022,712.79 process maximum value.

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Process and award value fields.

Lot detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual lot value.

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Lot record has null title, description and value_amount.

Unpublished evaluation detail

99% confidence

Information on tender numbers, scoring, pricing structure and reasons for selection was not supplied in the published notice data.

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Information not supplied in the supplied records.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The award remains pending; the supplied data does not establish signature, contract conclusion or service commencement.
The process-level maximum value differs from the award amount and gross award amount; the source does not explain the relationship between these figures.
Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown and individual lot value.
Lot 1 has no published title or description.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who has been named for Torbay's Specialist Stop Smoking Service?

ABL HEALTH LIMITED is the verified supplier named on the pending award for lot 1.

Has the contract been signed?

No conclusion or signature is confirmed in the supplied data. The award is pending and signature is scheduled for 11 November 2026.

What is the published award value?

The award amount is £2,992,387.28, with a separately published gross amount of £3,590,864.74.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

PUB26066 - Specialist Stop Smoking Service

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

ABL HEALTH LIMITED

Classification

Lots

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Special regime

Lots and requirements

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Control

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Value

Suppliers

Standstill Period

Contract period

Renewal

Related lots

Documents

Milestones

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

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Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

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