Primary Care Stop Smoking Services
- Buyer
- South Tyneside Council
- Value
- £736,002
- Closes
- 1 September 2029
- Where
- SOUTH SHIELDS, the North East
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
South Tyneside Council is hiring a service provider to run stop smoking support services across the borough. The provider will work through GP practices and community pharmacies to offer counselling, behavioural support, and access to nicotine replacement products to help people quit smoking.
What the buyer wants
• Deliver evidence-based stop smoking support including one-to-one and group counselling • Provide access to nicotine replacement therapies and other pharmacological treatments • Offer targeted, intensive outreach support to priority groups with higher smoking rates • Work in partnership with GPs, community pharmacies, the council and NHS services • Develop local strategies to reduce smoking prevalence and health inequalities related to smoking
Likely requirements
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This is a specialised NHS health service contract requiring trained stop smoking advisors with recognised qualifications, partnership integration with GPs and pharmacies, and established health service delivery experience. Most general tradespeople and small facilities businesses would not be eligible unless they operate as a registered health services provider.
How to bid
This is an open tender: any eligible business can respond directly to the buyer by the deadline, with no framework membership needed.
How to write a tender response
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