Agenda item

RESOLVED:-

(i)        that approval be given to option 3 of the Stop Smoking Business Case (as detailed in Section 7 of the appendix  to the report submitted) which involves a revision of the current specification with a strong focus on secondary care including midwifery and integration;

(ii)       that officers within BMBC be authorised to approach the market to inform the procurement of a Specialist Stop Smoking Service from 1^st November, 2019; and

(iii)      that the Director of Public Health and Executive Director Communities be authorised to have delegated authority to award the contract for the Specialist Stop Smoking Service following a competitive process.