--- title: "Specialist Stop Smoking Support Outreach Service" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04c029" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04c029" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04c029.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04c029.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2024-11-26" --- # Specialist Stop Smoking Support Outreach Service Buyer: GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04c029 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04c029) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04c029.json) ## Summary Gloucestershire County Council is planning to issue a tender for a Specialist Stop Smoking Support Outreach Service, classified under CPV code 85000000 for Health and social work services. The procurement process is currently in the planning stage, with a future notice expected on 9th December 2024. The contract, anticipated to start on 21st June 2025, will run until 31st May 2027, with an option to extend by an additional one-year and ten-months. This service aims to provide targeted tobacco dependency support across the region, particularly for high-smoking prevalence groups such as the homeless, those in social housing, and individuals with substance misuse issues. The service will be delivered in Gloucester (region UKK13), leveraging strong partnerships with community organisations and the current healthy lifestyle provider. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health and social work services, particularly those with experience in behavioural interventions and community outreach. Companies adept at forming partnerships with local community organisations, and who possess strong stakeholder engagement capabilities, would be well-suited to compete. Additionally, businesses offering flexible, bespoke support services and with robust systems for service monitoring and client management may find this tender an ideal chance to expand their operations in the public health sector. ## Notice Gloucestershire County Council is looking to deliver a specialist outreach project to support stopping smoking across the region. The contract will run from 21st June 2025 - 31st May 2027 with the option to extend the term for a period of not more than one-year and ten-months at the end of the initial contract period. Below is a brief description of the scope of the contract: The aim of the Service is to provide targeted, bespoke tobacco dependency support, with a focus on specific cohorts where smoking prevalence is high but engagement with the community service is low. This may include not limited to, those who are homeless, living in temporary accommodation or permanent social housing, and those with substance misuse issues (see table A in the appendix). The Service will create strong partnerships with the existing healthy lifestyle provider and community groups and organisations who already work and have relationships with these individuals. This will allow the ability to assess need and motivation, and the flexibility to take stop smoking services into communities and settings and deliver them in a bespoke manner based on identified needs and preferences. Service users' and stakeholders' experiences of the Service are paramount to its successful implementation and its role as a system enabler. The Provider will proactively gather feedback and use it to adapt and improve. All interventions will comply with relevant guidance, quality standards and technology appraisals published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellent and other professional bodies, as well as relevant national and local policy guidance (including updates and replacements). Summary List of the Scope Requirements is as follows: The Service will provide accessible information and support services for those aged 12 and over, focusing on supporting people to stop smoking. In brief, the new Specialist Stop Smoking Outreach Service will provide: 1. Targeted and bespoke stop smoking behavioural interventions for anyone within identified population groups who wishes to stop smoking. 2. Stakeholder and community engagement to form strong partnerships with those who have existing contact and relationships with target population groups. 3. Extensive outreach provision, i.e. taking support into the community and using venues and settings that are already being accessed by the targeted cohorts. 4. Information and resources about stop smoking including advice and signposting to further sources of support, such as finance or housing support. 5. Behaviour changes coaching using evidence-based practice and local insights research to best meet the needs of the service users. 6. Access to pharmacotherapy for anyone wishing to quit. 7. Support to the current Healthy Lifestyles Service to work with smokers who have been referred to the service if and when capacity allows and is appropriate. 8. Employ a comprehensive Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system to support effective case management, service monitoring, evaluation and improvement. 9. Provide flexible person-centred support proportionate to a Service Users need. The aim is to ensure that those who experience the biggest barriers to quitting smoking receive the additional support they need. Out of Scope The following is outside of the scope of this Service: 1. Support to anyone under the age of 12. 2. Support with other lifestyle behaviours. 3. Support to stop vaping. 4. Payment for all pharmacotherapies provided by the Commissioner. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038181-2024 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 26 Nov 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 9 Dec 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £860,794 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | GLOUCESTER | | Post town | Gloucester | | Postcode | GL1 2TH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | | ITL 3 | TLK73 Gloucestershire CC | | Local authority | Gloucester | | Electoral ward | Westgate | | Westminster constituency | Gloucester | | Delivery location | TLK13 Gloucestershire CC | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 26 Nov 2024 at 14:40 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038181-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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