Local Stop Smoking Service 2021

The primary aim of the Service is to provide an offer of support to current smokers in the population through a combination of behavioural support (individual face-to-face, digital applications, online, telephone, text message) and pharmacotherapy (e.g. patches) to manage nicotine withdrawal. This combined approach has been shown to be highly effective in improving long-term quit rates. In doing so it can achieve these objectives:
• Reduce the impact of smoking on health of individuals and those around them.
• Reduce inequalities by targeting groups where smoking prevalence is higher.
• Protect children from smoke by working with pregnant women and their partners, not to smoke. Children are three times more likely to smoke if their parent smokes.
• Reduce the impact of smoking related health conditions on the NHS and Adult Social Care.

2.1. Tenderers are invited to tender for the provision of the Services described at Appendix 1 Specification for a term of 3 years with an option for the Council to extend for up to 2 Years in aggregate, anticipated to commence with an Implementation stage 1st January – 31st March 2021 and Commencement from 1st April 2021 – 31st March 2024.