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SOL Supply of E-cigarettes 2025

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

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14 Sep 2026 at 11:35

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Summary of the contracting process

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council awarded a goods contract for the supply of e-cigarettes for its Stop Smoking Service. The products are intended to support stop-smoking quit aids, pharmacotherapy and behaviour change. This requirement sits within the broader area of health and social care, with delivery and use centred on Solihull. The buying organisation is Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, a local authority. The supply is therefore relevant to manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and procurement intermediaries able to provide e-cigarettes for a public stop-smoking programme and to support the council’s service delivery. The requirement concerns product supply rather than the direct provision of smoking-cessation counselling or clinical services.

The procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council signed the contract on 21 March 2025, following an award dated 14 September 2026 in the published process record. The contract runs from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2029, for four years, with a value of up to £160,000 including the stated contract ceiling. The council used a limited procedure: an award without prior publication of a competition, through the Crown Commercial Service RM6202 Tail End Spend framework. The stated rationale was that the procurement fell outside the relevant directive’s scope. Price was the award criterion. Unite Procurement UK was the selected supplier, and one bid was recorded.

This award demonstrates a recurring public-sector requirement for e-cigarettes to support a local authority stop-smoking service, at a scale suited to an established specialist supplier rather than a major infrastructure provider. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need dependable access to compliant e-cigarette products, reliable fulfilment and distribution, and the operational capacity to supply a council-run health programme consistently. Experience supplying public bodies, understanding framework purchasing routes and being able to work within public-sector order, invoicing and contract-management processes would strengthen a future proposition. The selected supplier was recorded as an SME, indicating that this type of requirement can be delivered by a focused small or medium-sized procurement or supply business. Product quality, continuity of supply and clear evidence of value on price would be central to competing effectively.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

SOL Supply of E-cigarettes 2025

Notice Description

Solihull has awarded a contract for the supply of E-cigarettes as part of the stop smoking quit aids.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Solihull has awarded a contract for the supply of E-cigarettes as part of the stop smoking quit aids to support pharmacotherapy and behaviour change and Solihull's Stop Smoking Service. This is a below threshold awarded without competition via framework. Start date: 1 April 2025 End date: 31 March 2029 Contract period: 4 years Contract value: Up to PS160,000

Procurement Information

Award without competition via Crown Commercial Service Framework RM6202 Tail End Spend.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f8f1
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086786-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
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

15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

15000000 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£160,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Sep 20262 days 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
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SOLIHULL
Postcode
B91 3QB
Postcode Area
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG32 Solihull
Delivery Location
TLG32 Solihull
Local Authority
Solihull
Electoral Ward
St Alphege
Westminster Constituency
Solihull West and Shirley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Unite Procurement UK Ltd

Further Information

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