Coming up· published 9 Nov 2025
2526-0042 Locally Commissioned Services for Smoking
London Borough of Islington · Islington, Greater London
London Borough of Islington is planning 2526-0042 Locally Commissioned Services for Smoking. It is a contract for other health and social care in Islington.
Source: Find a Tender, published 10 Nov 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 14:24
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2029
Contract ends
3 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
London Borough of Islington is planning 2526-0042 Locally Commissioned Services for Smoking. It is a contract for other health and social care in Islington. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2029. It lasts 3 years.
Find a Tender published it on 10 November 2025. The notice number is 072465-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05ddda.
Summary of the contracting process
The London Borough of Islington is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process for the provision of Locally Commissioned Smoking Cessation Services under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The initiative, titled "2526-0042 Locally Commissioned Services for Smoking," falls under the industry category of pharmacy services and targets community pharmacy settings in the UK, specifically within the London region.
Key dates include a due date for expressions of interest by 15th December 2025, with the contract period expected to start on 1st April 2026 and end by 31st March 2029, with potential extension until 31st March 2030.
The process utilizes a Direct Award Process B, ensuring that eligible providers who complete the necessary forms and criteria will secure a contract, thereby creating a stable revenue stream through the activity-based payment model outlined.
The notice in full
Islington Council is commissioning providers to deliver its Community Pharmacy Smoking Cessation Locally Commissioned Service (LCS) under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) - Direct Award Process B. This service offers structured support to smokers who wish to quit, delivered by trained professionals in community pharmacy settings.
Providers will be expected to deliver a stop smoking intervention consisting of six one-to-one behavioural support sessions, including the supply of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT). At least one session (the quit date) must be delivered face-to-face, and all sessions must align with the National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training (NCSCT) standard treatment programme (updated October 2019).
The contract will operate on an activity-based payment model: PS40 per client for assessment, registration, and quit date (subject to outcome recording). PS10 per client for those lost to follow-up. PS40 per client still smoking at 4 weeks post quit date.
PS70 per client who quits at 4 weeks (self-reported or CO verified). This notice confirms that preliminary market engagement has taken place via direct Expression of Interest (EOI) letters sent to eligible community pharmacies. All providers who meet the requirements and submit a completed EOI form will be awarded a contract.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2029 (3 years)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planning
- Lots
- Planning
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 072465-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ddda
- CPV code
- 85149000 - Pharmacy services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Islington
- Town
- North London
- Postcode
- N1 2UD
- Electoral ward
- St Mary's & St James'
- Constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury
- Delivery area
- London
- Region
- Greater London
- Sub-region
- Haringey and Islington
- Area
- Inner London - East
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- London Borough of Islington
- Category
- Services
- Address
- London, N1 2UD · Greater London · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
Questions about 2526-0042 Locally Commissioned Services for Smoking
When will the 2526-0042 Locally Commissioned Services for Smoking tender open?
London Borough of Islington has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How long is the 2526-0042 Locally Commissioned Services for Smoking contract?
The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2029 (3 years).
Who is the buyer for 2526-0042 Locally Commissioned Services for Smoking?
London Borough of Islington, based in Islington, Greater London.
How do I bid for 2526-0042 Locally Commissioned Services for Smoking?
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