Health and social work services

Tender description

Sefton Council is looking to contract with a provider to develop and operate a flexible, Specialist Stop Smoking service that will form part of the Integrated Wellness Service (IWS) for Sefton residents. The Stop Smoking Service will contribute to Sefton's Integrated Wellness Service (IWS) to provide a range of free, person centred, interventions; using behaviour change techniques and motivational interviewing to tailor health, well-being and lifestyle support and interventions to the population of Sefton, delivered in community settings. Acting as a specialist spoke for the IWS, the Stop Smoking service will assist residents across all age groups to stop smoking. The service will reduce the number of smokers through access to high-quality, evidenced based stop smoking opportunities within local community settings across Sefton. Sefton Council is looking to contract with a provider to develop and operate a flexible, Specialist Stop Smoking service that will form part of the Integrated Wellness Service (IWS) for Sefton residents. The Stop Smoking Service will contribute to Sefton's Integrated Wellness Service (IWS) to provide a range of free, person centred, interventions; using behaviour change techniques and motivational interviewing to tailor health, wellbeing and lifestyle support and interventions to the population of Sefton, delivered in community settings. Contract duration: 2 years plus 3 x 12 month options to extend. This procurement is being undertaken in accordance with section 7 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015,also know as the ‘Light Touch’ regime under the EU Procurement Directives.