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title: "Very Brief Advice Training for Smoking Cessation"
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# Very Brief Advice Training for Smoking Cessation

Buyer: BLACKPOOL COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-62acace1-8f55-44b5-8983-d6f27bf6eddc

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## Summary

Blackpool Council is seeking to award a contract for "Very Brief Advice Training for Smoking Cessation" with a total value of £30,000. This initiative falls under the health and social work services category and aims to involve diverse organisations in Blackpool, from the public, private, and third sectors. The procurement process is currently in the Award stage, and the contract start date is set for 1st October 2018, with an end date of 30th September 2019. The tender period concluded on 17th September 2018, and this open procedure has been designed to encourage a broad range of suppliers to participate.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses that provide training services, educational resources, or consultancy in health and social work, particularly those focused on smoking cessation initiatives. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) would be particularly well-suited to compete, leveraging their expertise to support the delivery of effective training for smoking cessation across Blackpool's organisations.

## Notice

The service will design, implement and deliver an evidence based training package to a wide range of organisations from across Blackpool who work in the public, private and third sector to enable them to deliver very brief advice for smoking cessation and train them to make referrals to a new model of stop smoking support available across Blackpool.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f0572659-e3b4-43ab-9df3-16c45f3380d0 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Oct 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Sep 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Sep 2018 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2018 - 30 Sep 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £30,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BLACKPOOL COUNCIL |
| Locality | BLACKPOOL |
| Post town | Blackpool |
| Postcode | FY1 1NA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD4 Lancashire |
| ITL 3 | TLD42 Blackpool |
| Local authority | Blackpool |
| Electoral ward | Talbot |
| Westminster constituency | Blackpool South |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NOT APPLICABLE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 80400000 - Adult and other education services
- 80500000 - Training services
- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 1 Oct 2018 at 09:47 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f0572659-e3b4-43ab-9df3-16c45f3380d0
- 20 Aug 2018 at 15:38 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1b2d7a2c-9a78-472d-92d5-7d80a8674064

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f0572659-e3b4-43ab-9df3-16c45f3380d0
  1st October 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1b2d7a2c-9a78-472d-92d5-7d80a8674064
  20th August 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
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## Notice URLs

- http://www.blackpool.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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