--- title: "HAC5800 Tower Hamlets Tobacco Cessation Service" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-748d5a7e-3a74-47a7-a2f8-e295220bb9be" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-748d5a7e-3a74-47a7-a2f8-e295220bb9be" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-748d5a7e-3a74-47a7-a2f8-e295220bb9be.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-748d5a7e-3a74-47a7-a2f8-e295220bb9be.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "TOWER HAMLETS" published: "2022-09-22" --- # HAC5800 Tower Hamlets Tobacco Cessation Service Buyer: TOWER HAMLETS Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-748d5a7e-3a74-47a7-a2f8-e295220bb9be [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-748d5a7e-3a74-47a7-a2f8-e295220bb9be) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-748d5a7e-3a74-47a7-a2f8-e295220bb9be.json) ## Summary The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is planning to commission a Tobacco Cessation Service with a total value of £2,645,000. The procurement process is at the planning stage, with the engagement end date set for 26th October 2022. This opportunity falls under the health and social work services category. The service is set to commence on 1st April 2023, aiming to reduce tobacco usage in Tower Hamlets, especially among priority groups. The buying organisation, Tower Hamlets, is seeking to work with small and voluntary sector enterprises. This tender for the Tobacco Cessation Service in Tower Hamlets presents an opportunity for businesses in the health and social work services sector. Companies specialising in tobacco cessation, health promotion, and social marketing campaigns are well-suited to compete. The service requires providers to deliver services in line with best practice recommendations and work with subcontractors, including community pharmacies, for equitable access. The Council is actively engaging potential suppliers to ensure the effective delivery of the service and achieve the desired outcomes for service users. ## Notice The London Borough of Tower Hamlets (Council) is looking to commission a Tobacco Cessation Service (anticipated to commence on 1st April 2023). The key objectives of the service are to: * Reduce the number of local tobacco users in Tower Hamlets, especially amongst priority groups * Reduce smoking prevalence, smoking-attributable morbidity and mortality in Tower Hamlets * Prevent uptake and promote quitting * Deliver services in line with best practice recommendations (NICE NG209) Provide a high-quality, accessible, culturally tailored, effective and comprehensive tobacco cessation service * Prevent smoking uptake and promote quitting via social marketing campaigns and local workforce development * Achieve Corporate's quit targets (minimum target: 1,275, desirable target: 1,500), reducing the number of local smokers in Tower Hamlets, especially among priority groups (Inc. BAMEs, pregnant women, mental health/severe mental illness, COPD, young people, LGBTQ+, substance misuse issues, routine and manual workers) with intensive support * Work with a network of sub-contractors (community pharmacies required) to ensure equitable access, and strengthen partnership working with primary and secondary care to establish effective care pathways for local smokers ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9d525d5a-b7d5-4823-a905-1a2582e8d2c8 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 Sep 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 26 Oct 2022 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £2,645,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | TOWER HAMLETS | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | East London | | Postcode | E14 2BG | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI42 Tower Hamlets | | Local authority | Tower Hamlets | | Electoral ward | Poplar | | Westminster constituency | Poplar and Limehouse | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 22 Sep 2022 at 11:01 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9d525d5a-b7d5-4823-a905-1a2582e8d2c8 - 24 May 2022 at 10:17 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/801fd2f8-b3b9-4fce-abb7-e2dfd7984bdc - 17 Nov 2021 at 14:06 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2a31a670-a6d8-472c-a02e-a1752a81e4a7 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9d525d5a-b7d5-4823-a905-1a2582e8d2c8 22nd September 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/801fd2f8-b3b9-4fce-abb7-e2dfd7984bdc 24th May 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2a31a670-a6d8-472c-a02e-a1752a81e4a7 17th November 2021 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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