Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Lancashire County Council
Fishergate
Preston
PR18XJ
Contact
Procurement Care-Health
caphprocurement@lancashire.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1772538206
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD45 - Mid Lancashire
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to 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
Public Health - Smokefree Lancashire Service
Reference number
LCC15196
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Lancashire County Council (LCC) is seeking tenders from suitably qualified providers to deliver the Smokefree Lancashire Service. The Service will be available to all tobacco and nicotine users resident in the LCC footprint age 12 and over. This will include those who are temporarily resident, and those who work in the LCC footprint but live outside the area.The service will offer a combination of behavioural support, nicotine replacement therapy and access to e-cigarettes. The addition of e-cigarettes to the service offer follows evidence from NICE (National Institute of Care Excellence) and OHID (Office for Health Improvement and Disparities) (Office for Health Improvement and Disparities) and service user consultation which suggests that they are an effective quit aid that are much safer than smoking and offer an opportunity to engage more smokers and achieve a higher number of quits.
The Service will deliver a specialist clinical service which will support the NHS CORE20PLUS5 and NHS Long Term plan agenda targets.
The successful provider will utilise the tobacco control agenda, reducing health inequalities by developing a clinical specialist stop smoking service that will deliver against five core strands:
Strand 1: Individuals - The Service will support individuals with a tobacco addiction to quit through a behaviour change and harm reduction model to reduce smoking prevalence in Lancashire. The successful provider will gather intelligence on smokers who access the service and those who don't. This will help to inform and shape the service model.
Strand 2: Communities - The Service will develop and deliver a community outreach model that focusses on reducing smoking prevalence, preventing uptake, highlighting the harms, de-normalising the use of tobacco and promoting Smokefree environments. This model will be available for all communities in Lancashire but will focus on those with high levels of need.
Strand 3: Strategic - The Service will build relationships with key partners to reduce inequalities in smoking related ill health. The successful provider will develop a systematic approach to achieving national and local strategic aims and ambitions.
Strand 4: Data -The Service will gather data of those who smoke and access services. The full range of data will be used to analyse and inform the tobacco control agenda in Lancashire.
Strand 5: Communications -The Service will adopt a consistent and targeted approach to communications and marketing in partnership with key stakeholders in Lancashire.
LCC is not mandating any core premises but requires the Provider to have a physical presence in each of the 12 districts.
The successful provider will be responsible for securing their own premises in suitable community venues.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £16,526,979
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD - North West (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lancashire County Council (LCC) is seeking tenders from suitably qualified providers to deliver the Smokefree Lancashire Service. The Service will be available to all tobacco and nicotine users resident in the LCC footprint age 12 and over. This will include those who are temporarily resident, and those who work in the LCC footprint but live outside the area.The service will offer a combination of behavioural support, nicotine replacement therapy and access to e-cigarettes. The addition of e-cigarettes to the service offer follows evidence from NICE (National Institute of Care Excellence) and OHID (Office for Health Improvement and Disparities) (Office for Health Improvement and Disparities) and service user consultation which suggests that they are an effective quit aid that are much safer than smoking and offer an opportunity to engage more smokers and achieve a higher number of quits.
The Service will deliver a specialist clinical service which will support the NHS CORE20PLUS5 and NHS Long Term plan agenda targets.
The successful provider will utilise the tobacco control agenda, reducing health inequalities by developing a clinical specialist stop smoking service that will deliver against five core strands:
Strand 1: Individuals - The Service will support individuals with a tobacco addiction to quit through a behaviour change and harm reduction model to reduce smoking prevalence in Lancashire. The successful provider will gather intelligence on smokers who access the service and those who don't. This will help to inform and shape the service model.
Strand 2: Communities - The Service will develop and deliver a community outreach model that focusses on reducing smoking prevalence, preventing uptake, highlighting the harms, de-normalising the use of tobacco and promoting Smokefree environments. This model will be available for all communities in Lancashire but will focus on those with high levels of need.
Strand 3: Strategic - The Service will build relationships with key partners to reduce inequalities in smoking related ill health. The successful provider will develop a systematic approach to achieving national and local strategic aims and ambitions.
Strand 4: Data -The Service will gather data of those who smoke and access services. The full range of data will be used to analyse and inform the tobacco control agenda in Lancashire.
Strand 5: Communications -The Service will adopt a consistent and targeted approach to communications and marketing in partnership with key stakeholders in Lancashire.
LCC is not mandating any core premises but requires the Provider to have a physical presence in each of the 12 districts. The successful provider will be responsible for securing their own premises in suitable community venues.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £16,526,979
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
36
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The Authority in its absolute discretion may, by giving written notice to the Provider not less than 3 months prior to the Expiry Date extend this Contract by a further period of up to 24
months (the Initial Extension Period) and by a further period of up to 24 months (the Further Extension Period)
The provisions of the Contract shall apply subject to any variation agreed in writing between the parties throughout the Extension Period.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.14) Additional information
The tender is advertised as being available to potential Tenderers through the Authority's electronic tendering (e-tendering) system, the Oracle Fusion Supplier Portal. Tenderers are required to submit their Tender through this same portal, via the Sourcing module within their account:
https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/fusion-supplier-portal
The contact details for advice or assistance relating to the use of the e-tendering system are:
E-tendering Help Desk
Telephone Number: 01772 534966
Normal support line hours are between 9am and 4.30pm, Monday to Friday
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
18 May 2023
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
18 May 2023
Local time
1:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Lancashire County Council
County Hall
Fishergate, Preston
PR1 8XJ
Country
United Kingdom