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Supply of Vaping Products for Smoking Cessation Services via RM6202 Tail Spend Solution Framework

Gloucestershire County Council

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30 Jul 2026 at 09:35

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Summary of the contracting process

Gloucestershire County Council procured vaping products, including vape starter kits, consumables and associated products, classified as nicotine substitutes (CPV 33693200). The supplies support local stop smoking services and tobacco dependency treatment pathways across Gloucestershire, England. They are intended for use across community, maternity and secondary care settings. This is a goods requirement for a supplier able to provide vaping products consistently across these healthcare and community environments. The council is the buyer and the requirement forms part of its local smoking cessation provision. The selected supplier, Unite Procurement UK Ltd, is identified as an SME, indicating that the requirement can be delivered by a suitably specialised smaller business operating within the relevant supply chain.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 22 July 2026 to Unite Procurement UK Ltd under the Government Commercial Agency RM6202 Tail Spend Solution Framework Agreement. The council used a direct award without prior publication of a call for competition, as a limited procurement method and framework call-off. One bid was recorded. The award was active and the contract was signed on 22 July 2026. The contract value is £170,000. The award covered one requirement for vaping products, with price as the evaluation criterion. The contract supports delivery across Gloucestershire, although the contract period is not stated in the available outcome information. The selected supplier was an approved RM6202 framework supplier.

This procurement indicates established public-sector demand for vaping products used in smoking cessation and tobacco dependency treatment. Suppliers considering future work with Gloucestershire County Council would need the capability to provide vape starter kits, consumables and associated products, with reliable fulfilment across community, maternity and secondary care settings. Experience of supplying products into healthcare or stop smoking pathways would help demonstrate understanding of the operational context, including the need to support treatment services across multiple care environments. Familiarity with public-sector framework arrangements, particularly the RM6202 Tail Spend Solution Framework, would also be commercially relevant because the council used a direct framework award for this requirement. Product range, dependable distribution and the capacity to serve Gloucestershire at comparable scale would be important competitive strengths.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Supply of Vaping Products for Smoking Cessation Services via RM6202 Tail Spend Solution Framework

Notice Description

Gloucestershire County Council has awarded a call-off contract under the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) RM6202 Tail Spend Solution Framework Agreement to Unite Procurement UK Ltd for the supply of vaping products, including vape starter kits, consumables and associated products, to support delivery of local stop smoking services and tobacco dependency treatment pathways. The contract will support provision across community, maternity and secondary care settings.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Gloucestershire County Council has awarded a call-off contract under the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) RM6202 Tail Spend Solution Framework Agreement to Unite Procurement UK Ltd for the supply of vaping products, including vape starter kits, consumables and associated products, to support delivery of local stop smoking services and tobacco dependency treatment pathways. The contract will support provision across community, maternity and secondary care settings within Gloucestershire. The call-off has been awarded by direct award in accordance with the RM6202 framework arrangements. Additional information: This contract has been awarded by direct award under the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) RM6202 Tail Spend Solution Framework Agreement. The call-off contract is for the supply of vaping products to support smoking cessation services within Gloucestershire.

Procurement Information

Gloucestershire County Council has awarded this contract by direct award under the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) RM6202 Tail Spend Solution Framework Agreement. RM6202 is an existing framework agreement established in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Unite Procurement UK Ltd is an approved supplier on the framework and the call-off contract has been awarded in accordance with the framework terms, conditions and ordering procedures. The contract relates to the supply of vaping products, including starter kits and consumables, to support smoking cessation services and tobacco dependency treatment pathways across Gloucestershire.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d730
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072004-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

CPV Codes

33693200 - Nicotine substitutes

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£170,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Gloucestershire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLOUCESTER
Postcode
GL1 2TG
Postcode Area
Gloucester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK73 Gloucestershire CC
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Gloucester
Electoral Ward
Westgate
Westminster Constituency
Gloucester

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Unite Procurement UK Ltd

Further Information

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