Published date: 21 March 2017
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Contract summary
Industry
Health services - 85100000
Community health services - 85323000
Location of contract
London
Value of contract
£930,000
Procurement reference
TOWER001-DN251323-35584765
Published date
21 March 2017
Closing date
21 April 2017
Contract start date
1 August 2017
Contract end date
31 July 2020
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Other:
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
The Council requires the services of an organisation or group of organisations to reduce the local prevalence of smoking and tobacco use.
The primary focus of the new service will be to target the tobacco cessation activity for all local smokers with specialist support for the following who may have additional of complex needs;
• Black and minority ethnic groups (BME)
• Pregnant women
• Those living with mental health (MH) or severe (SMI) issues
• Those living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
• Young people (17 and under)
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people
• Residents with substance misuse issues including alcohol and illicit substances
Requirements of the service are:
• To provide an easy to access specialist stop smoking service for all smokers.
• To provide intensive support for smokers from targeted segments of the population (as specified in the statement of requirements in section 4).
• To provide a treatment and support programme adhering to evidence based best practice.
• To successfully support people in quitting smoking and tobacco use, with particular focus on high need cohorts of the local population.
• To achieve high level of user satisfaction.
• To provide system leadership and a source of expertise for the local smoking cessation services in Tower Hamlets.
About the buyer
Contact name
John Collins
Address
Mulberry Place
London
E14 2BG
United Kingdom
Telephone
+44 2073644099
john.collins@towerhamlets.gov.uk
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