This tender is being run as a Competitive Process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Smoking remains a leading cause of preventable illness and premature death. Employees in routine and manual occupations in Wolverhampton have a significantly higher smoking prevalence, compared to the general population. The aim of this service is to support to successfully quit smoking through a structured, evidence-based cessation programme. The workplace outreach smoking cessation delivery will recruit staff to deliver evidence-based services for adult smokers working in routine and manual occupations to stop smoking. In local workplaces, the service will provide information, advice, and guidance; self-help tools; and lifestyle interventions to enable Service Users to achieve and maintain positive lifestyle changes.

The service will support Wolverhampton's Primary Care Framework 2026/27 (PCF) (formally QOF+) specifically: Reduce the number of smokers in Wolverhampton. The objective is to: o Enable individuals to make changes in their behaviour to achieve a positive impact on their health. o Reduce the number of smokers by providing evidence-based treatment and behavioural support to smokers making quit attempts. o Reduce levels of smoking related illness, disability, premature death and health equalities. o Reduce smoking-related health inequalities by increasing access to stop smoking support among routine and manual workers employed in Wolverhampton businesses. o Provide proactive workplace outreach that takes support to employees at times and locations that fit shift patterns, breaks, working hours and operational constraints. The Key Criteria is a as follows; Quality and Innovation 60% Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability 20% Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice 10% Social Value 10% Value 0% (Pass / Fail - receipt of compliant commercial matrix) Offers will be assessed using a one stage 'open' process.