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Stop Smoking Services In Herefordshire - Market Engagement RFI

Herefordshire Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

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.

Classification

  • CPV33000000 — Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN788885
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
12 Sept 2025, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning
Has Renewal
Yes

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Ends
31 Dec 2027, 23:59
Starts
1 Jan 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Dec 2029, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG11
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
33000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
Entry 2
Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
045356-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
1 Aug 2025, 16:05
Entry 2
Id
052374-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
29 Aug 2025, 11:29

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
12 Sept 2025, 23:59
Description
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: https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PDTG-2978-LHCN
Name
Herefordshire Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKG11
Country
GB
Locality
Hereford
Postal Code
HR4 0LE
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Herefordshire Council, Plough Lane

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PDTG-2978-LHCN
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Ms Aksana Hironak

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Hereford · UKG11 · HR4 0LE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG11 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-056ba2-2025-08-29T11:29:06+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·