Future opportunity

SOL - Solihull Specialist Stop Smoking Service - Market Engagement Event and Questionnaire 2024

  • Solihull MBC

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice reference: 2024/S 000-005880

Published 22 February 2024, 6:13pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Solihull MBC

The Council House. Manor Square

Solihull

B91 3QB

Contact

Corporate Procurement Service

Email

procteam@solihull.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKG32 - Solihull

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.solihull.gov.uk

Buyer's address

http://www.csw-jets.co.uk/

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

SOL - Solihull Specialist Stop Smoking Service - Market Engagement Event and Questionnaire 2024

Reference number

SOL-18561

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This is not a call for competition.Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council are seeking to commission a specialist smoking cessation service for the borough in 2024/25. The purpose of the service is to actively reduce smoking rates across the borough and contribute to the national Smokefree 2030 objective.Procurement of the new service will be through an open competitive process (Provider Selection Regime). However, as this is a significantly different model to our existing provision, we want to allow adequate time and space for discussions with interested parties. This exercise is aiming to reach out to organisations who are interested in working with us to reduce the harms caused by smoking. As part of this exercise, we are inviting interested parties to complete and return the short questionnaire. This will be followed up by an online market engagement session on Monday 18th March at 1-2.30pm , which will provide an opportunity for more in-depth discussion.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £2,549,900

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG32 - Solihull
Main site or place of performance

Solihull.

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Utilising the Public Health Grant, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC) commission community smoking cessation services within the portfolio of our prevention services offer to improve health. All health and social care services play a key role in identifying smokers and referring people to stop smoking services; to maximise referral opportunities. The current smoking services comprises of : -Trained practitioners delivering stop smoking interventions. -Bespoke smoking digital application -Several individual Primary Care and Community Pharmacies to provide nicotine replacement products. -Pharmacotherapy and a database directly commissioned by Public Health On 4 October 2023, the government published Stopping the start: our new plan to create a smokefree generation. This included a programme of funding to support current smokers to quit smoking, with £70 million additional funding nationally per year for local stop smoking services and support. This increases existing funding through the public health grant for smoking cessation services. Local stop smoking services and support: guidance for local authorities - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) .Please refer to market engagement , and future tender documents which will published with the contract notice.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

3 April 2024


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes