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Torbay Council

PUB26066 - Specialist Stop Smoking Service

HealthcareCPV 85100000
Value£3.0m
Deadline14 Aug 2026
Published2 Jul 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 2 Jul 202621 days leftCloses 14 Aug 2026
Who to contact
Commercial Services
commercial.services@torbay.gov.uk
+44 1803201201

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

In order to provide unrestricted, full, direct and free of charge access to the Tender Documents the Authority is providing the Documents in PDF format in the Opportunities Area of the ProContract e-Tendering portal at: www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk In order to access amendable versions of the Documents and to submit a response Applicants must be registered as Suppliers on ProContract. Applicants should then express an interest in the opportunity and download the Word and Excel format Documents for completion and submission.

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Contract value in context
£3.0mtotal contract value
median £380k
this tender£0£16.5m

This is a large award for Health & Social Care — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 32,734 valued Health & Social Care tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

Torbay Council is seeking a Provider to deliver a Specialist Stop Smoking Service in Torbay.

The service will support adult residents to take steps towards reducing and quitting smoking and long term vaping.

The service to be delivered will comprise: • Delivery of regular campaigns to keep reducing and quitting in people’s minds, • Establishing and training a network of people working and volunteering across Torbay who can deliver smoking and vaping advice, • Provision of self-directed support tools, • Behavioural and pharmacological support delivered in person, over the phone and through a fully digital, app based service, • Delivery of outreach support to improve engagement and outcomes for underserved groups.

The Provider will be expected to ensure a competent workforce, delivery to national guidance, and strong partnership working to reduce smoking prevalence across the locality, in line with the UK Government’s smokefree 2030 ambition.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Torbay Council is seeking a Provider

Torbay Council is seeking a Provider to deliver a Specialist Stop Smoking Service in Torbay.

02

The service will support adult residents

The service will support adult residents to take steps towards reducing and quitting smoking and long term vaping.

03

Establishing and training a network of people

Establishing and training a network of people working and volunteering across Torbay who can deliver smoking and vaping advice,.

04

Provision of self-directed support tools

Provision of self-directed support tools,.

05

Behavioural and pharmacological support delivered in person

Behavioural and pharmacological support delivered in person, over the phone and through a fully digital, app based service,.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

What it takes to bid this

2540 daysof bid-team effort
£17.1k£27.4kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £1m–£10m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Hold at bidCQC registration / safeguarding policies
  • Plan for deliveryDBS-checked staff & vetting process
  • Plan for deliveryTUPE (incumbent staff often transfer)
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068386
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
062289-2026
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