Published date: 5 June 2018

Withdrawn opportunity - This means that the contract has been withdrawn early. This could be due to a change of circumstances.


Closing: 27 July 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

  • Social work and related services - 85300000

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£500,000

Procurement reference

NYCC001-DN345215-36620781

Published date

5 June 2018

Closing date

27 July 2018

Contract start date

1 January 2019

Contract end date

31 December 2025

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

Introduction
Smoking still kills.
Smoking continues to be the primary cause of premature mortality and preventable illness in North Yorkshire. Nearly 3,000 deaths in 2014-16 were estimated to be attributable to smoking (Local Tobacco Profiles, 2016).
The evidence base remains strong for continued investment in local Stop Smoking Services.
Recently published 'Models of delivery for stop smoking services: options and evidence by PHE, 2017 states that providing support for smokers to quit is highly cost effective and the evidence is clear that smokers who receive a combination of pharmacotherapy and skilled behavioural support are up to four times more likely to quit successfully.
It has been calculated that specialist stop smoking services together with stop smoking medicines end up saving more money than they cost because of the healthcare and economic costs. For every £1 invested, £2.37 will be saved on treating smoking related diseases and lost productivity (NICE, ROI, 2016).
North Yorkshire adult smoking prevalence in 2016 was 13.1% (equating to 64,000 individuals) which is significantly lower than the prevalence for England (15.5%). People in routine and manual occupations are more likely to smoke than the general population. Compared with England, smoking rates in North Yorkshire are broadly similar for this population group (North Yorkshire 24.5%; England 26.5%).

Smoking in pregnancy continues to be a major concern, especially in Scarborough. In North Yorkshire, one-in-eight births (12.9%) are to a smoking mother, 17.3% in Scarborough, compared with 10.5% in England. As well as Scarborough, rates are significantly higher in Harrogate 13.5% and Ryedale 15.3%.

Service details
The current Stop Smoking Service, Smokefreelife North Yorkshire was commissioned in January 2016 and consisted of a single contract with Solutions4Health Ltd. The service is commissioned to offer an open access service with a particular focus on identified priority populations for North Yorkshire.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

North Yorkshire Smoke Free Service

  • Opportunity
  • Published 5 June 2018, last edited 5 June 2018

Links

About the buyer

Contact name

Stephen Greiff

Address

North Yorkshire County Council
County Hall
Northallerton
DL7 8AD
England

Telephone

+44 1609533891

Email

stephen.greiff@northyorks.gov.uk

Website

http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/