What is a Market Engagement Event?

A Market Engagement event is where VCSE organisations can ask questions about the investmentprogramme and/or about the proposal process.

About the Programme

As of 2023, approximately 144,000 people in BNSSG smoked tobacco. Smoking is still the number one preventable cause of early disease and death for our population. The impacts of smoking disproportionately affect people living in areas of deprivation, and people living with two or more medical conditions at the same time, including those living with serious mental ill health.

We are looking for an organisation, or partnership of organisations, to develop a peer support programme for people in BNSSG with lived experience of stopping smoking that will contribute to the BNSSG Smokefree vision. The programme offering will provide evidence-based support to people at different stages of their stopping smoking journey, from encouraging people to stop smoking to supporting those at risk of relapse to remain in cessation from tobacco.

How can I apply?

VCSE organisations are able to submit proposals, via the VCSE Brokerage Framework, for the Smoke Free BNSSG investment programme. The Information Document, proposal form and budget template will be available on the Healthier Together website in the next few days - Brokerage Framework - BNSSG Healthier Together

Please note you will need to join the VCSE Brokerage Fraework to be able to submit a proposal. You will find details on how to join the framework on the website using the link above.

VCSE Brokerage Framework: Smoke Free BNSSG Market Engagement Event