Wakefield Council is seeking to procure a Specialist Stop Smoking Service. The Council is looking to deliver an accessible stop smoking service that forms an integral part of Wakefield Council Public Health outcomes related to smoking which is in parallel with the National Tobacco Control Plan for England and the national ambition of a Smokefree England by 2030.

The Service will give particular focus to areas of high smoking prevalence, those from poorer backgrounds, those in routine and

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This notice is an intention to award a contract under the PSR competitive tender process.

The provider will deliver a specialist stop smoking service.

The contract start date will be 1st July 2024 (for a period of 24 months). The Council may extend the Contract by up to 24 months.

This is an existing service.

The contract will be awarded to the existing provider.

The awarding of this contracts is subject to the Health Care Services (Providers Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.