Notice Information
Notice Title
Tender for the provision of Postal Delivery of Nicotine Replacement Therapy in Herefordshire
Notice Description
Herefordshire Council is seeking to appoint a service provider for the Postal Delivery of Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) Service in Herefordshire. The Herefordshire Healthy Lifestyle Service provides the Herefordshire Stop Smoking Service (HSSS) and is commissioned by Public Health to provide the recommended standard treatment programme and supply of NRT to their clients to support a stop smoking quit attempt. The objectives of the service are to support individuals who want to stop smoking, and to reach individuals in rural areas of Herefordshire who do not have access to a community Pharmacy in their local area and have limited means of directly accessing NRT. The contract will commence upon 1 January 2026 and will continue until 31 December 2027. There will be an option to extend this contract for up to 24 months (extensions are subject to future funding and budget approvals, internal governance and supplier's satisfactory performance).
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Extensions are subject to future funding and budget approvals, internal governance and supplier's satisfactory performance.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05dffc
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010395-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
-
- CPV Codes
33600000 - Pharmaceutical products
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £140,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £140,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Feb 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 5 Dec 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Cancelled
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Ms Aksana Hironak
- Contact Email
- commercialservices@herefordshire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HEREFORD
- Postcode
- HR4 0LE
- Post Town
- Hereford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG11 Herefordshire, County of
- Delivery Location
- TLG11 Herefordshire, County of
-
- Local Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Electoral Ward
- Widemarsh
- Westminster Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010395-2026
5th February 2026 - Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073357-2025
12th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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