Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Lincolnshire County Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Thrive Tribe Ltd SME
- Value
- £388,090
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- 069257-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date28 Oct 2025
- Published29 Oct 2025Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
The Council intends to award this contract to the incumbent provider via the Direct Award C route under PSR Contract Title: Smoke Free Generation Name of Incumbent: Thrive Tribe Ltd Description of Service: The Smoke Free Generation (SFG) grant is a national initiative aimed at accelerating progress towards a smokefree future. In Lincolnshire, the primary objective of this service is to significantly increase the number of individuals who initiate a quit attempt or set a formal quit date through targeted smoking cessation support. Approx. lifetime value of contract: £388,090.00 This contract will run for an initial period of 6 months between 1st October 2025 to 31st March 2026, with the option to extend by a further period of 6 months to 30th September 2026 should SFG funding be confirmed beyond 31st March 2026 to allow for the consultation to be completed, to further inform future Council decision making. Detail of award decision makers: Council Executive delegated to Executive Direct…
About the supplier
Thrive Tribe Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06763541).