Health services

Tender description

The council is seeking to commission a specialist Stop smoking service contract for priority groups in Surrey. The provider is required to provide a variety of evidenced-based intervention approaches that includes a combination of behavioural support for 6-12 weeks and access to licenced pharmacotherapy. The provider will work in partnership with a range of referral sources to develop accessible referral pathways and systems and provide an easily identifiable access point to the stop smoking service. The service provider will be the central hub of the Surrey stop smoking service. The duration of the contract is for total of 6 years made up of initial 3 year term with further 3 years of extension available at the Council discretion. This procurement will be conducted under the Light Touch Regime (‘LTR’) and subject to limited regulation in accordance with Regs 74 to 76 PCR 2015. The Council has designed a LTR process to incorporate features of the Open procedure. The council is seeking to commission a specialist Stop smoking service contract for priority groups in Surrey. The provider is required to provide a variety of evidenced-based intervention approaches that includes a combination of behavioural support for 6-12 weeks and access to licenced pharmacotherapy. The provider will work in partnership with a range of referral sources to develop accessible referral pathways and systems and provide an easily identifiable access point to the stop smoking service. The service provider will be the central hub of the Surrey stop smoking service. The duration of the contract is for total of 6 years made up of initial 3 year term with further 3 years of extension available at the Council discretion. This procurement will be conducted under the Light Touch Regime (‘LTR’) and subject to limited regulation in accordance with Regs 74 to 76 PCR 2015. The Council has designed a LTR process to incorporate features of the Open procedure.