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title: "Stop Smoking Service (PH/2025/458)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04fda3"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "STOKE-ON-TRENT CITY COUNCIL"
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# Stop Smoking Service (PH/2025/458)

Buyer: STOKE-ON-TRENT CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04fda3

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## Summary

Stoke-on-Trent City Council is currently in the planning stage for a procurement titled "Stop Smoking Service (PH/2025/458)" under the category of health services. This service aims to provide specialist support to individuals aged 12 and over living, working, or studying in Stoke-on-Trent, or registered with a local GP, who smoke or vape. The key milestones include an engagement opportunity scheduled for 6th May 2025, and the service is set to be active from 1st October 2025 until 30th September 2030, with a potential extension until 2032. The procurement will involve collaboration with various partner agencies and stakeholders to offer flexible, evidence-based support using technology and AI tools to help people quit smoking.

This tender presents substantial growth opportunities for businesses specialising in health services, smoking cessation, and behavioural support tools. It is particularly well-suited for providers experienced in delivering personalised health interventions and those proficient in using technology to enhance service delivery. Businesses that can engage effectively with priority groups, including pregnant women, people in social housing, and young adults, are encouraged to compete, as the service intends to significantly improve the local population's health and wellbeing by reducing smoking rates. Additionally, the management of pharmacy contracts will require capable service providers to ensure comprehensive support across pharmacy settings. This tender can help expand your market reach and establish a strong presence in public health initiatives within Stoke-on-Trent.

## Notice

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.

### Planning Information

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013217-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement 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 | 4 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 8 Sep 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2025 - 30 Sep 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £29,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | STOKE-ON-TRENT CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | STOKE-ON-TRENT |
| Post town | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Postcode | ST4 1HH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent |
| Local authority | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Electoral ward | Hartshill Park & Stoke |
| Westminster constituency | Stoke-on-Trent Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 4 Apr 2025 at 15:28 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013217-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013217-2025
  4th April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.stoke.gov.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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