Decision

1.   
That a formal consultation be approved for a period of 12 weeks,
with Lincolnshire residents, people who access the Integrated
Lifestyle Service, stakeholders, and other interested parties, to
consider possible changes and focus in the arrangements to help
communities to lead healthier lifestyles, to inform future Council
decision-making regarding the most appropriate allocation of the
funding available.

 
2.   
That authority be delegated to the Executive Director Adult Care
and Community Wellbeing, in consultation with the Executive
Councillor for Adult Care and Health, to approve the detail of the
consultation.

 
3.   
That subject to recommendation 6, the award of a new interim
contract for Integrated Lifestyle Support Services at a value of
approximately £3,172,100, for a period of 12 months between 1
October 2025 and 30 September 2026, be approved to allow for the
consultation to be completed, to further inform Council
decision-making.

 
4.   
That subject to recommendation 6, the award of a new interim
contract for services in respect of Smoke Free Generation funding
at a value of approximately £388,090, for an initial period
of 6 months between 1 October and 31 March 2026, with an option to
extend by a further period of 6 months to 30 September 2026 should
SFG funding be confirmed beyond 31 March 2026, be approved to allow
for the consultation to be completed, to further inform Council
decision-making.

 
5.   
That the abandonment of the existing Integrated Lifestyle Service
procurement process be approved pending an outcome of the
consultation and future decision regarding service delivery of the
Integrated Lifestyle Service, on the basis that, should such future
decision be to continue to commission the Integrated Lifestyle
Service or related services, because of the time elapsed since the
original submission of tenders in March 2025 a new procurement
procedure would need to be undertaken.

 
6.   
That authority be delegated to the Executive Director for Adult
Care and Community Wellbeing, in consultation with the Executive
Councillor for Adult Care and Health, to take all necessary
decisions to progress the running of a compliant Provider Selection
Regime process with a view to awarding ILS and SFG contracts
detailed in recommendations 4 and 5 to the current Integrated
Lifestyle Service and ‘Smoke Free Generation’ provider,
Thrive Tribe Limited, up to and including the determination of the
final form contracts and execution of those contracts.