Notice Information
Notice Title
C396227 DHSC Audits of tobacco, vapes and other nicotine products
Notice Description
Audits of tobacco, vapes and other nicotine products available on the UK market
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: The Authority may extend the contract for a period of up to 3 Months. The conditions of the contract shall apply throughout any such extended period and is at the sole discretion of the Authority.
Renewal: The Authority may extend the contract for a period of up to 3 Months. The conditions of the contract shall apply throughout any such extended period and is at the sole discretion of the Authority.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0601e2
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031679-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
15990000 - Tobacco, tobacco goods and supplies
79310000 - Market research services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £110,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £110,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £93,000 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 7 Apr 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 5 Feb 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 1 Apr 20263 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Apr 2026 - 1 Oct 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1H 0EU
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031679-2026
7th April 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001466-2026
8th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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