Published date: 15 May 2018
Last edited date: 15 May 2018
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Contract summary
Industry
Health services - 85100000
Location of contract
North West
Value of contract
£3,000,000 to £3,350,000
Procurement reference
SEFT001-DN180883-56906367
Published date
15 May 2018
Closing date
18 October 2016
Contract start date
1 April 2017
Contract end date
1 April 2019
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
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, wellbeing 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.
The service will be driven to achieve a reduction in smoking prevalence in adults who require the most support, including people with poor mental health, pregnant women and people living in areas of greatest deprivation.
The service will offer motivational support and pharmacotherapy for people who choose to harm reduce with the longer term goal of quitting.
The service will support people who choose to use e-cigarettes in their attempt to quit. Specifically, the service will provide motivational support and the offer of pharmacotherapy.
The service will provide professional advice and training to IWS partners who are involved in encouraging and supporting people to reduce harm and stop smoking in Sefton.
The wider IWS service will actively raise the profile of the Stop Smoking Service and the importance of giving up smoking, including Smokefree activity, through community engagement and health promotion techniques.
Health Trainers aligned to the Stop Smoking Service will provide triage and assessment function for the specialist service, to ensure that people needing help and advice to get the most appropriate and timely intervention. Health Trainers will also assess and support people to access the wider IWS offer, providing some case management of clients wishing to make behaviour change without the need for specialist input.
Pharmacy and Community Settings
The specialist service will be enhanced by intermediate stop smoking support within community settings including pharmacies, collectively offering free help and advice to all smokers who live, or are registered with a GP, in the borough of Sefton.
Intermediates provide lower level support than the specialist service suitable for clients who are more motivated to quit.
The Provider will be responsible for managing the supply and administration of pharmaceutical products (NRT) to assist smokers who want to quit. This includes clients who are case managed through the specialist service or intermediate service.
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Award information
Awarded date
2 January 2017
Contract start date
1 April 2017
Contract end date
1 April 2019
Total value of contract
£2,049,700
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
Solutions 4 Health
Address
RG1 8EQ
Reference
None
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
Stuart Bate
Address
7th Floor Merton House
Stanley Road
Bootle
L203UU
UK
Telephone
+44 1519344288
Website
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