Specialist Stop Smoking Service

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Description

The extension of the Specialist Stop Smoking Service contract is required to ensure the continued delivery of a critical public health function that provides evidence based smoking and vaping cessation support to Knowsley residents. Maintaining continuity of this service is essential for safeguarding population health outcomes, reducing tobacco related harm, and supporting local and national priorities to address health inequalities.

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Legal Justification

The justification for this decision, as required by relevant regulations, is that the Council is satisfied that: • the modification is clearly and unambiguously provided for in the contract • the modification does not render the contract or framework agreement materially different in character, and; • less than 25% of the lifetime value of the original contract or framework agreement when it was entered into or concluded. • the modification has been assessed under Regulation 13, which governs when healthcare contracts may be modified during their term without triggering a new procurement process. • the modification is necessary to ensure continuity of a critical health service, avoiding disruption that would negatively impact patient outcomes. • no alternative provider is realistically able to mobilise the service without risk to continuity; therefore, a competitive process would not offer additional value and may compromise service stability.

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