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title: "SCE0052 - Provision of NRT, E-Cigs and Stop Smoking Medication"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0614b4"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL"
published: "2026-02-02"
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# SCE0052 - Provision of NRT, E-Cigs and Stop Smoking Medication

Buyer: LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0614b4

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## Summary

Leicester City Council is in the planning stages of a tender titled "SCE0052 - Provision of NRT, E-Cigs and Stop Smoking Medication," aimed at enhancing its Public Health's integrated lifestyle service. This initiative is part of the broader governmental smokefree generation objectives and involves procuring community health and pharmaceutical products to support the city's stop smoking service. The procurement process is in the planning phase with significant milestones being met, including a preliminary market engagement in April 2025. A future notice date is set for 25 March 2026, with the contract expected to commence on 14 May 2026 and run until 13 May 2028, with a potential extension until 2031. The entire project is planned to be executed in the region of Leicester, reinforcing local health and wellbeing services.

The tender represents a substantial opportunity for businesses specialising in community health services and pharmaceutical products, particularly those capable of offering efficient distribution systems for nicotine replacement therapies, e-cigarettes, and stop smoking medications. Enterprises that are small to medium-sized (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE) are particularly encouraged to participate, given the procurement's suitability criteria. The anticipated contract value of £305,000 gross involves a streamlined approach to managing stock and improving service delivery, providing ample opportunity for vendors to contribute to public health initiatives while growing their own business presence in this sector.

## Notice

Leicester City Council's Public Health's integrated lifestyle service (Live Well) is a lifestyle service that offers a variety of services to residents living in Leicester to improve their health and wellbeing. These services include stop smoking, physical activity, alcohol support and falls prevention. The Stop Smoking Service offers clients 12-week behavioural support alongside access to NRT and e-cigarettes to support the client to achieve a successful quit attempt. All NRT and e-cigarettes are currently housed internally. Stock is managed by the team who coordinate all orders directly with the Suppliers and carry out regular stock takes. The team are responsible for packaging and dispensing all NRT and e-cigarettes to every client on the service. The Government has set out clear targets for Leicester City as part of the smokefree generation funding allocation. This will increase the number of clients using the service, and subsequently increase the amount of NRT, e-cigarettes and other stop smoking medications being prescribed to aid every quit attempt. Public Health require an efficient system to be in place to dispense all NRT, e-cigarettes and introduce the option of prescribing stop smoking medication.

### Planning Information

No formal market engagement was undertaken however, a meeting was held in early 2025 with a Provider to discuss the service they offer and if any other clients were using their service. The discussion also covered the Council’s current process in place for distributing NRT and E-Cigarettes and how the process can be streamlined for operational efficiency. The Provider detailed their service and their potential offering regarding the posting, packaging and storage provisions, potential costs and regarding their requirements on Patient Group Directions (PGDs).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009173-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Feb 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 25 Mar 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 13 May 2026 - 13 May 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £305,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | LEICESTER |
| Post town | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE1 1FZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF21 Leicester |
| Local authority | Leicester |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Leicester South |
| Delivery location | TLF21 Leicester |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 33600000 - Pharmaceutical products
- 85323000 - Community health services

## Release History

- 2 Feb 2026 at 16:59 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009173-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009173-2026
  2nd February 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.leicester.gov.uk

## Provenance

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