That:

(a) procure a targeted number of pharmacies across Herefordshire to provide stop smoking behavioural support to complement the county wide pharmacotherapy and community stop smoking service offer effective from 1 April 2025 up until 31 March 2029, This will not exceed expected cost of £15,000 per year;

(b) stop smoking pharmacotherapy is re-procured as the Multi Provider Multi Lot Framework and is effective from 1 April 2025 up until March 2029 with a maximum contract value of £70,000 per annum; subject to receipt of the annual government Local Stop Smoking Services Grant funding .

(c) direct award is made to PharmOutcomes system to support this delivery for a period up to 31 March 2029 with a maximum contract value of £24,000 (£6,000 per annum).

(d) the Director for Community Wellbeing and the Director for Public Health, are both authorised to take all necessary operational decisions to implement the above recommendations.