Decision details

To seek approval to accept and spend additional funding in relation to Bristol’s Smoking Cessation Service.

That Cabinet:

1.      Noted the new annual allocation of funding for local authority smoking cessation services, of up to £742,043 per year from 1st April 2024 until 31st March 2029.

2.      Authorised the Executive Director for Adults and Communities in consultation with the Director of Public Health and the Cabinet Member for Public Health and Communities City to accept and spend the funding including to procure and award contracts in relation to smoking cessation services as outlined in this report.

3.      Authorised the Head of Strategic Procurement & Supplier Relations to approve appropriate procurement routes to market where these are not yet fully defined in this report, or if changes to procurement routes are subsequently required.

4.      Noted that the approvals within this report supersede the previous Cabinet decision taken in July 2023, prior to notification of additional funding and enable a compliant contract extension/variation to allow for design of higher value services to reflect the additional funding.