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Stop Smoking Service - 2026

North Tyneside Council

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08 Oct 2026 at 09:46

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

North Tyneside Borough Council commissioned a community-pharmacy stop-smoking service across North Tyneside. The service provides accessible support and advice to people who want to stop smoking, with pharmacological stop-smoking aids supplied where appropriate. Support is to be available through a choice of venues across the borough, delivered in community pharmacies. The requirement is a health service, combining advice and ongoing support with access to relevant medicines. Pharmacy staff also have a role: trained advisers and pharmacists deliver the service, while all pharmacy staff are expected to provide brief advice. This is a borough-wide public health service for suppliers able to organise delivery through community pharmacies and support people trying to quit smoking.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Pharmacy Services North East Ltd through a Provider Selection Regime Option A direct award. The award was published on 8 October 2026. The contract runs from 1 November 2026 to 30 October 2027, with one optional 12-month extension, to 30 October 2028. The stated award value is £380,000, rising to £456,000 including tax; the description says £380,000 applies if the extension is taken. There is one lot, covering the service across North Tyneside. The selection was made by direct award under the Provider Selection Regime, rather than through a competitive tender. The lot was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

For suppliers considering similar community stop-smoking work for North Tyneside, this award demonstrates demand for a borough-wide service delivered through community pharmacies, rather than a single-site provision. A credible provider would need to coordinate a choice of pharmacy venues and ensure trained advisers and pharmacists can deliver support and advice to people seeking to quit. The service also requires access to pharmacological stop-smoking aids where appropriate, and brief advice from pharmacy staff beyond those directly delivering the service. Experience organising consistent delivery across pharmacy settings and maintaining suitably trained staff would therefore be relevant. The procurement used the Provider Selection Regime’s Option A direct-award route; suppliers should factor that route into their understanding of how this particular requirement was placed.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Stop Smoking Service - 2026

Notice Description

This procurement is being supplied under Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Option A Direct Award. The Provider (Pharmacy Services North East Ltd) will manage the delivery of the Stop Smoking Service in Community Pharmacies in North Tyneside. The focus of the Stop Smoking Service is to offer accessible support and advice to people who want to give up smoking and to supply pharmacological stop smoking aids where appropriate in a choice of venues across the borough. The Provider will ensure that the Stop Smoking Service in Community Pharmacies is delivered by trained Advisors and Pharmacists and that all pharmacy staff are able to provide brief advice. Contract period - 1 yr with the option to extend for 1 yr Value - PS380,000 if extension taken

Procurement Information

Procured using the Provider Selection Regime - Option A Direct Award

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07835c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095026-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£380,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Nov 2026 - 30 Oct 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
North Tyneside Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NORTH TYNESIDE
Postcode
NE27 0BY
Postcode Area
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
North Tyneside
Electoral Ward
Shiremoor
Westminster Constituency
Cramlington and Killingworth

Further Information

Notice Documents

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