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Coming up· published 4 Apr 2025

Stop Smoking Service (PH/2025/458)

Stoke-on-trent City Council · Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands

Stoke-on-trent City Council is planning Stop Smoking Service (PH/2025/458). It is a contract for other health and social care in Stoke-on-Trent.

Source: Find a Tender, published 4 Apr 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Pipeline notice published

    UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 15:28

    View notice
  2. 2025

    Tender notice expected

    Date given in the buyer's earlier notice

  3. 2025

    Contract starts

  4. Next

    2030

    Contract ends

    5 years after it starts

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About this tender

In brief

Stoke-on-trent City Council is planning Stop Smoking Service (PH/2025/458). It is a contract for other health and social care in Stoke-on-Trent. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £29,000,000. The contract runs from 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2030. It lasts 5 years.

Find a Tender published it on 4 April 2025. The notice number is 013217-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04fda3.

Summary of the contracting process

Stoke-on-Trent City Council is currently in the planning stage for a procurement titled "Stop Smoking Service (PH/2025/458)" under the category of health services. This service aims to provide specialist support to individuals aged 12 and over living, working, or studying in Stoke-on-Trent, or registered with a local GP, who smoke or vape.

The key milestones include an engagement opportunity scheduled for 6th May 2025, and the service is set to be active from 1st October 2025 until 30th September 2030, with a potential extension until 2032. The procurement will involve collaboration with various partner agencies and stakeholders to offer flexible, evidence-based support using technology and AI tools to help people quit smoking.

Additionally, the management of pharmacy contracts will require capable service providers to ensure comprehensive support across pharmacy settings. This tender can help expand your market reach and establish a strong presence in public health initiatives within Stoke-on-Trent.

The notice in full

Stop smoking service providing specialist support to anyone aged 12 or over living, working, attending education settings in Stoke-on-Trent, or registered with a Stoke-on-Trent GP who smokes or vapes. Support offers will require the service to provide options for use of NRT, pharmacotherapy, and behavioural support, making use of technology or AI tools to support people to quit.

Provision of flexible and suitable service delivery options and use of tools and techniques to support people in a range of ways according to best practice guidance, evidence, and service user needs. Should include use of a range of engagement and support tools as well as provision of out of hours support.

Priority groups within Stoke-on-Trent include pregnancy women and household or family members of pregnant women, people living in social housing, routine and manual workers, people accessing drug and alcohol support and those who are homeless, people aged 18 - 34, children and young people. The service will be required to set up and manage pharmacy contracts for provision of smoking cessation offers within pharmacy settings.

Service will be required to work collaboratively with partner agencies and stakeholders and to create an accessible and suitably marketed service that engages priority groups where smoking prevalence rates are highest with objective to achieve reduction in smoking rates within Stoke-on-Trent and improve the health and wellbeing of the local population.

Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
1 Oct 2025 to 30 Sep 2030 (5 years)

Procedure

Notice type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Current stage
Planning
Stages so far
Planning
Published on
Find a Tender Service

Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.

Values

Tender value
£29,000,000

Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.

Status

Tender
Planning
Lots
Planning

Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.

References

Find a Tender notice
013217-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fda3
CPV code
85100000 - Health services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Stoke-on-trent City Council is based in Stoke-on-Trent. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Stoke-on-Trent
Town
Stoke-on-Trent
Postcode
ST4 1HH
Electoral ward
Hartshill Park & Stoke
Constituency
Stoke-on-Trent Central
Region
West Midlands
Sub-region
Stoke-on-Trent
Area
Shropshire and Staffordshire
Country
England
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Buyer

Contracting authority

Organisation
Stoke-on-trent City Council
Category
Services
Contact
Mr Chris Conway
Phone
+44 178223
Address
Stoke-on-trent, ST4 1HH · West Midlands · England
Call +44 178223
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about Stop Smoking Service (PH/2025/458)

When will the Stop Smoking Service (PH/2025/458) tender open?

Stoke-on-trent City Council has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.

How much is the Stop Smoking Service (PH/2025/458) contract worth?

The estimated value is £29,000,000. The contract runs from 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2030 (5 years).

Who is the buyer for Stop Smoking Service (PH/2025/458)?

Stoke-on-trent City Council, based in Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands. The named contact is Mr Chris Conway, on +44 178223.

How do I bid for Stop Smoking Service (PH/2025/458)?

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