Purpose

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

Content

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.