Notice Information
Notice Title
W84076 Healthy Start Vitamins - Subject Matter Expert
Notice Description
A contract for the provision of subject matter expertise to support the procurement and ongoing contract management of the children's and women's Healthy Start Vitamins framework agreements.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06555b
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014021-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
33616000 - Vitamins
71620000 - Analysis services
71900000 - Laboratory services
73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
73210000 - Research consultancy services
73220000 - Development consultancy services
85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £121,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £121,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Feb 20266 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 16 Mar 20263 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 8 Apr 2026 - 8 Apr 2034 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- 2026-04-02
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS BUSINESS SERVICES AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- commercialservicesteamdl@nhsbsa.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
- Postcode
- NE15 8NY
- Post Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC43 Tyneside
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Electoral Ward
- Lemington
- Westminster Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014021-2026
16th February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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