Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
South Tyneside Council
Town Hall,Westoe Road
SOUTH SHIELDS
NE332RL
UK
Contact person: Karen Dixon
Telephone: +44 1914244052
E-mail: karen.dixon@southtyneside.gov.uk
NUTS: UKC22
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.southtyneside.gov.uk/
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from another address:
Public Health Team, South Tyneside Council
Town Hall and Civic Offices, Westoe Road
South Shields
NE33 2RL
UK
E-mail: public.health@southtyneside.gov.uk
NUTS: UKC22
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.southtyneside.gov.uk/
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Primary Care Stop Smoking Services
Reference number: S8572
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The service is to provide universal stop smoking services in the borough of South Tyneside through GP practices and community pharmacies.
Providers will work in partnership with South Tyneside Council, specialist services and the NHS in a whole system approach focused on:
• Delivering timely, evidence-based, personalised, proactive and fair stop smoking services in South Tyneside.
• Providing high quality, person-centred and compassionate behavioural support which supports individuals to quit smoking & restart quit attempts after relapses.
• Offering access to evidence-based pharmacotherapies / nicotine containing products, focusing on the most effective and popular options.
• Delivering targeted and more intensive support using outreach methods to priority population groups.
• Promoting prevention, early intervention, harm reduction, and making every contact count (MECC) principles.
• Developing local strategies to reduce smoking prevalence, tackle smoking related health inequalities and strengthen health promotion communications on smoking.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
736 002.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC22
Main site or place of performance:
Borough of South Tyneside
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
South Tyneside Council is inviting GP practices and community pharmacies based in the borough of South Tyneside to deliver universal stop smoking services in the borough. Contracts will be awarded to any and all GP practice or community pharmacy who can demonstrate they can deliver the service specification.
Contracts will be awarded via the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 Direct Award Process B.
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
736 002.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/11/2024
End:
30/10/2029
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
the initial contract will expire 30 October 2029, with the option to extend by 2 x 1 year periods.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
Any GP practice or community pharmacy with the capacity and capability to provide the service specification may apply to be awarded a contract under PSR23 Direct Award Process B
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
01/09/2029
Local time: 17:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/09/2024