Stop Smoking Service (PH/2025/458)
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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. This tender presents substantial growth opportunities for businesses specialising in health services, smoking cessation, and behavioural support tools. It is particularly well-suited for providers experienced in delivering personalised health interventions and those proficient in using technology to enhance service delivery.
Businesses that can engage effectively with priority groups, including pregnant women, people in social housing, and young adults, are encouraged to compete, as the service intends to significantly improve the local population's health and wellbeing by reducing smoking rates. 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.
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.
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The contract period is five years.
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