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title: "All Wales Illegal Tobacco Enforcement & Coordination"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03730d"
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buyer: "NEWPORT CITY COUNCIL"
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# All Wales Illegal Tobacco Enforcement & Coordination

Buyer: NEWPORT CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03730d

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## Summary

The Newport City Council has completed a tender process for the provision of services related to enforcing actions against illegal tobacco trade in Wales. The contract, titled "All Wales Illegal Tobacco Enforcement & Coordination," is for an initial period of 18 months with a possible extension of 12 months, starting from 1st October 2022. The procurement was open to suppliers and the contract has been awarded to Littleton Murdoch Ltd.

This procurement opportunity presents a chance for businesses providing investigation and security services to participate in activities such as reviewing intelligence, liaising with local Trading Standards Teams, and engaging in enforcement actions against illegal tobacco trade. Businesses with experience in enforcement activities and inspection services would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The procurement process was led by Newport City Council, with a focus on the services industry category and the region of United Kingdom (UKL21).

## Notice

Newport City Council wishes to engage a suitably experienced contractor to provide services in relation to the enforcement action against the illegal tobacco trade in Wales. The contractor will be required to review intelligence, liaise with local Trading Standards Teams, identify target premises, visit the premises to purchase suspect items, engage a search dog specialist and inspect the premises alongside authorised officers from the local Trading Standards team. The contract will be for an initial period of 18 months with an option to extend for a further 12 months. The contract with commence from 1st October 2022.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Newport City Council wishes to engage a suitably experienced contractor to provide services in relation to the enforcement action against the illegal tobacco trade in Wales. The contractor will be required to review intelligence, liaise with local Trading Standards Teams, identify target premises, visit the premises to purchase suspect items, engage a search dog specialist and inspect the premises alongside authorised officers from the local Trading Standards team. The contract will be for an initial period of 18 months with an option to extend for a further 12 months. The contract with commence from 1st October 2022.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027930-2022 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Sep 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NEWPORT CITY COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | CONWY COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL; FLINTSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | NEWPORT |
| Post town | Newport |
| Postcode | NP20 4UR |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL3 North Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL34 Flintshire and Wrexham |
| Local authority | Flintshire |
| Electoral ward | Flint: Coleshill and Trelawny |
| Westminster constituency | Alyn and Deeside |
| Delivery location | TLL21 Monmouthshire and Newport |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | LITTLETON MURDOCH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 63726800 - Research vessel services
- 79700000 - Investigation and security services

## Release History

- 5 Oct 2022 at 08:12 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027930-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://flintshire.gov.uk/
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:122368-2022:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.conwy.gov.uk/en/Council/Council-Buildings.aspx
- https://www.newport.gov.uk
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0273

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