Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice
Published 1 Aug 2025, 16:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Stop Smoking Services In Herefordshire - Market Engagement RFI

Official notice

Authority: Herefordshire Council (Local council)

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitable
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 12 Sept 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Dec 2027 · up to 31 Dec 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Herefordshire Council is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) for the purpose of establishing whether there are any organisations that are interested in providing Stop Smoking Services in Herefordshire. Please note the Council are issuing this RFI for information seeking purposes and it does not form part of a procurement process.

The contract duration is 2 years with an option to extend for up to 2 years.

The service provision is likely to contain three Lots:

  • Lot 1 - Provision of Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) pharmacotherapy in pharmacies.
  • Lot 2 - Provision of Behavioural Support services to help smokers quit.
  • Lot 3 - Provision of Postal-Mailed Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT).

The Council would be interested to hear from any providers who can demonstrate that they could deliver effective pharmacotherapy and behavioural support services in Herefordshire. This includes those able to deliver under Lot 3, particularly providers who can supply Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) products via a postal distribution portal, ensuring accessible provision across the county's rural communities.

Interested providers are invited to participate by completing a short questionnaire document (RFI) which will be used for information-gathering purposes and will help the Council understand the current market and guide the final service specification and service design.

CPV: Health and social work services · Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 2 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 31 Dec 2029 with extensions
Delivery: West MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
1 Aug 2025, 16:05 BST
Last source update
29 Aug 2025, 11:29 BST
Authority reference
DN788885
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-052374
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesMedical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056ba2 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

1 Aug 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    1 Aug 2025, 16:05 BST
  2. Latest notice published
    29 Aug 2025, 11:29 BST
  3. Tender notice expected
    12 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Market engagement
    12 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST

    Herefordshire Council has published this Market Engagement RFI on the 'Supplying the Southwest Portal', project reference DN788885. To view the documentation related to this engagement you will need to register on the portal if you are not already registered with Procontract, and express an interest in the opportunity.

    Closing date for responses: Friday 12 September 2025 at 12:00

    To register with Procontract on the Supplying the Southwest Portal, click on the link below or copy and paste the link into your browser's address bar: www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗

  5. Contract starts303 days ago
    1 Jan 2026

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Aug 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    1 Aug 2025, 16:05 BST
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    29 Aug 2025, 11:29 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Herefordshire Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDTG-2978-LHCN Herefordshire Council, Plough Lane, Hereford, West Midlands, HR4 0LEContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure