SC240054 Local Stop Smoking Service-Alternative Support Pilot

This is a notice of award following a competitive procurement as required under

The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

The Service will form part of the Council’s unified smoking offer to Kent residents. The

Service involves delivering a pilot to test an alternative approach to delivering stop smoking

support in Kent. The Service will involve delivering an alternative approach to delivering

behavioural stop smoking support, which does not include pharmacotherapy or Nicotine

Replacement Therapies (NRTs) and is designed to appeal to smokers wanting to quit

smoking but not inclined to access traditional stop smoking services. A traditional support

offer is defined as a quit programme that comprises of 7 weeks of behavioural support. This

support also includes Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) and/or pharmacotherapy.

The alternative approach will be an existing model ready to be mobilised to limit the amount

of time required to start supporting Kent Residents. The Provider will be responsible for

marketing and promoting the Service to residents of Kent. This will involve detailing how to

access the Service. All marketing would need to be agreed by the Council before being

published. The Service will deliver a stop smoking service which will include evidence-based

support and to enable the individual to become tobacco free. It will include harm reduction

initiatives. The Provider will ensure all those accessing the Service will set a quit date and

then monitor and record whether the person has achieved a 4 week quit outcome. Quits will

be validated by Carbon Monoxide (CO) monitoring where possible.

The Provider will ensure a menu of service delivery options are available; to provide

approaches that are tailored to individuals’ and groups’ needs and preferences, being aware

that not all people accessing the Service have access to, or may not wish to use, technology

or the internet. People accessing the Service will be given a range of options around the

support they receive. This should include locally tailored services, which can include but not

be limited to:

• Digital support (e.g. Telephone, Online Conferencing Software, Text and Video support)
• Face to face interventions
• Online videos/resources
• Individual/Group Sessions.