Scope
Reference
PH/2025/458
Description
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.
Total value (estimated)
- £2,900,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 October 2025 to 1 October 2030
- Possible extension to 1 October 2032
- 7 years, 1 day
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 85100000 - Health services
Engagement
Engagement deadline
7 May 2025
Engagement process description
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.
The Council would like to invite new and existing providers to attend an upcoming online engagement opportunity on Tuesday 6th May 2025, 14:00 - 15:00 to discuss this opportunity further.
To book your place on the engagement opportunity please contact Ben.Carter@stoke.gov.uk with the following information Name, Provider Name, Telephone Number and Email Address and reference 'Stop Smoking Service Bidders Day' in the subject.
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
9 September 2025
Contracting authority
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDQZ-1442-RZTZ
Civic Centre, Glebe Street
Stoke-on-Trent
ST4 1HH
United Kingdom
Contact name: Mr Chris Conway
Telephone: +44 178223
Email: christopher.conway@stoke.gov.uk
Website: http://www.stoke.gov.uk
Region: UKG23 - Stoke-on-Trent
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government