Decision details

Local Stop Smoking Services and Support Grant - Specialist Provision

Decision Maker: Interim Assistant Chief Executive Officer

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

This report seeks approval to award the Local Stop Smoking Services and Support Grant – Specialist Provision contract to the provider with the highest weighted score in the tender evaluation process: The ‘preferred provider’.

 

The new specialist smoking cessation service for underserved populations will initially focus on Severe Mental Illness (SMI), Substance Misuse and Homeless populations.  The service will retain the option to expand its remit to include additional underserved populations over the course of the contract, subject to compliance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (PSR)

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Decision:

To agree the award of the Local Stop Smoking Services and Support Grant – Specialist Provision to the preferred provider, as laid out in Part B, for a period of four years and three-months at a total fixed contract cost set out in Part B.

 

Reasons for the decision:

As per Part A and Part B reports.

Alternative options considered:

As per Part A and Part B reports.

 

Publication date: 09/12/2024

Date of decision: 09/12/2024

Effective from: 17/12/2024

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