Specialist Stop Smoking Service

Tender description

The Authority must exercise a number of health service functions set out in section 2B of the NHS Act 2006 and the Local Authorities (Public Health Functions and Entry to Premises by Local Healthwatch Representatives) Regulations. In order to satisfy these obligations, the Authority wishes to secure the provision of the Specialist Stop Smoking Services. Specialist Stop Smoking Services contribute to the ambitions of the Creating a smokefree generation and tackling youth vaping. This includes the Tobacco and Vapes Bill which is currently going through parliament (2024) Under the Provider Selection Regime, where an existing Provider can be directly awarded a contract (under DA process C) where the following criteria are satisfied: • The existing provider is satisfying the existing contract to a sufficient standard. • The existing provider will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard taking into account the key criteria and applying the basic selection criteria. In the opinion of the service lead officer and the Contract Management Officer the existing provider satisfies these criteria. Lot 1: Provider Selections Regime - Direct Award Process C - Specialist Stop Smoking Service (SSSS) including: 1) Delivery of a SSSS to the population of the Borough: to provide evidence-based smoking cessation service with expert support, including treatments and intensive behavioural advice - specialist service provide support to smokers aged 12 years + and to have independent prescriber(s) to prescribe NICE approved prescription drugs; 2) Training & support to other providers: to provide training and competency support to other stop smoking service providers, e.g. pharmacies, based on the latest evidence; and workforce development to ensure health and social care professionals have the skills and knowledge to provide Very Brief Advice to smokers and encourage smokers to quit; 3) Prescribing, medicines, equipment and data management: to validate the data from other providers e.g. Pharmacy, co-ordination and administration of pharmacological prescription (FP10 & NRT vouchers) and calibration of CO monitors.