The Smoke Free Digital Service

Concepts

• ipswich
• software package
• smoke free
• local stop smoking services
• free digital support aligns
• smoke free app
• smoke free digital
• smoking cessation
• the smoke free app benefits
• the smoke free app

Location

Suffolk:

Description

The Smoke Free Digital Service provides a comprehensive, flexible stop smoking service that people can attend at a time that suits them, day or night, without the need for a fixed appointment. This has been shown to be beneficial for various target groups with busy lives, such as shift workers, carers, and pregnant women, who often find attending appointments a struggle. Other users, including those with mental health issues, can find the anonymity beneficial. Such users often prefer to take control of how and when they access services. The Smoke Free app benefits from a comprehensive range of support, including unlimited 24/7 access to NCSCT (National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training) trained Tobacco Dependency Advisors (TDAs), swift delivery of stop smoking aids, a community group offering peer support, plus many other behavioural tools on the app. Smoke Free Digital support aligns with the NCSCT Standard Treatment Programme and adheres to NICE guidance for behavioural support and pharmacotherapy procedures. Smoke Free app is the only app that offers live advisor support 24/7. The London Tobacco Alliance recently verified that the Smoke Free app is the only app in the UK and worldwide offering this level of support. There is clear evidence that combining stop smoking aids with expert support from local stop smoking services makes someone 3 times more likely to stop smoking successfully. Our research has concluded that there are no other suitable providers in this field, therefore, the Council intends to award a contract directly to Smoke Free for this service.

Total Quantity or Scope

As detailed at section II.1.4) Short description

Award Detail

Renewal Options

The estimated total contract value shown here is exclusive of VAT, but includes the optional one-year extension.

CPV Codes

• 48000000 - Software package and information systems

Indicators

• Options are available.

Legal Justification

The Council is content that PCR 2015 Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) can be complied with in awarding a contract to 23 Limited trading as Smoke Free because: The works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator (competition is absent for technical reasons) Suffolk County Council has determined that competition is absent due to the lack of suitable providers. The Smoke Free app delivers the NCSCT Standard Treatment Programme and supplies first choice stop smoking aids, both of which are given an 'A' rating for evidence. This is the only app available that offers live advisor support 24/7. Whilst the Council is confident that its analysis of these circumstances is correct, it remains committed to meeting its public procurement obligations and, in particular, commitments to transparency and equal treatment. If you have any queries concerning this notice, please contact us via michelle.youngs@suffolk.gov.uk in the first instance.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Suffolk County Council reserves the right to procure repeat requirements of a similar nature without a further call for competition pursuant to Regulation 32 of the public contracts Regulations 2015.