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E-cigarette Provision to Portsmouth Wellbeing Service 2027

Portsmouth City Council

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09 Sep 2026 at 12:54

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Portsmouth City Council procured the supply of e-cigarettes and e-liquids for Portsmouth Wellbeing Service, to support its smoking cessation service. This is a goods requirement involving vaping products and related consumables, for use in Portsmouth. The buyer is Portsmouth City Council, a local public authority, and the service requirement is centred on helping people stop smoking. The procurement was organised as a single requirement rather than a visibly separated range of products or services. Businesses relevant to this opportunity would therefore be manufacturers, wholesalers or specialist distributors able to supply e-cigarettes and e-liquids for a council-supported smoking cessation programme, with the operational ability to deliver the required products for use by the wellbeing service.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. It used a below-threshold procedure, with the specific method recorded as unknown. PILLBOX38 (UK) LIMITED was selected for the single lot. The contract was signed on 1 September 2026 and has a contract period from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029. Its gross value is £100,000. The contract is active and the award is active. The requirement was treated as goods, with the classified product area covering food, beverages, tobacco and related products. The contracting process was for Portsmouth City Council’s Portsmouth Wellbeing Service. The available outcome records identify the selected supplier and contract terms, but do not set out a separate scoring breakdown or named evaluation weighting.

This award demonstrates sustained public-sector demand for e-cigarettes and e-liquids as part of a structured smoking cessation service. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need reliable access to suitable vaping products, dependable wholesale or manufacturing capacity, and the ability to supply consistently to a public-sector wellbeing service. Product range, stock continuity, order fulfilment and delivery arrangements would be commercially important because the requirement supports an ongoing service rather than a one-off purchase. Suppliers should also be able to operate through a below-threshold council procurement route and present a clear, compliant offer for the specified product category. Businesses already supplying vaping products to health, wellbeing or other institutional customers would be well placed to assess this buyer’s recurring need.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

E-cigarette Provision to Portsmouth Wellbeing Service 2027

Notice Description

Supply of e-cigarettes and e-liquids to Portsmouth Wellbeing Service to support smoking cessation

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f593
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085365-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

CPV Codes

15000000 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Sep 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Portsmouth City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PORTSMOUTH
Postcode
PO1 2AL
Postcode Area
Portsmouth
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ31 Portsmouth
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Portsmouth
Electoral Ward
Charles Dickens
Westminster Constituency
Portsmouth South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Pillbox 38

Further Information

Notice Documents

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