Stop Smoking Service

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) is seeking to appoint a single provider to deliver a Stop Smoking Service accessible to residents who live in the borough. Whilst smoking prevalence in the RBWM is 11.9% (Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID), 2021), similar to regional and national values, there are substantial inequalities with some individuals either at higher risk of tobacco harm or from groups where there is a significantly higher prevalence of smoking in comparison to the general population. The Service will be expected to provide a particular focus to the identified priority groups and ensure that individuals from these priority groups are encouraged to take up the more intensive and effective interventions provided.

How to Express an Interest in This Tender (project 859)

Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal https://public.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html and click the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue' - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure).

For further guidance on how to register on The Public Sector Procurement Portal hosted by Bravo Solution you can watch the video available via the following link - http://www.screencast.com/t/o6NHgMNjnf?_ncp=1502113290076.897-1 Please note that despite the Bravo Advantage 16 branding the instructions and guidance in the video are correct and apply to the Public Sector Procurement Portal.

Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box.

Responding to the tender - Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk on 0800 069 8630 or email help@bravosolution.co.uk

Additional information: The details of the Service in scope of this Notice are included in the ITT documents hosted on Bravo portal. Please see the details "How to Express an Interest in This Tender"

Amendment 06/10/2023

The government has just announced that it is investing an additional £70 million per year to support local authority-led stop smoking services. This will more than double current spending from £68 million per year (to a total of £138 million) and support around 360,000 people to quit smoking.

Therefore, there is a likelihood that the financial envelope of the RBWM Stop Smoking Service will exceed £120k per annum.

At the present time we do not have confirmation of what increases in funding we may receive, but it will be expected that number of RBWM smokers setting a quit date (service access) will reflect and be proportionate to this financial increase.

We will also be taking the opportunity to increase the duration of the contract by a further year.

We will be issuing new documents reflecting the changes.