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Coming up· published 6 Nov 2025

Market Engagement for the Supply of Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) to Support Smoking Cessation Across Bradford District

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council · Bradford, Yorkshire and the Humber

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is planning this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Bradford.

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Source: Find a Tender, published 7 Nov 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Pipeline notice published

    UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 07:30

    View notice

  2. 2025

    Tender notice expected

    Date given in the buyer's earlier notice

  3. 2026

    Contract starts

  4. Next

    2028

    Contract ends

    2 years after it starts

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About this tender

In brief

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is planning this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Bradford. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £600,000. The contract runs from 1 April 2026 to 1 April 2028. It lasts 2 years.

Find a Tender published it on 7 November 2025. The notice number is 071823-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05dc43. Bids are made through the buyer's EU-Supply portal.

Summary of the contracting process

The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is currently in the planning stage for a public procurement process titled "Market Engagement for the Supply of Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) to Support Smoking Cessation Across Bradford District." This initiative falls under the health services category, aiming to update their current stop smoking model.

The council is seeking to commission a provider to manage and deliver NRT across the district as part of The Living Well Stop Smoking Service. A market engagement event for potential providers is scheduled to be held virtually via Microsoft Teams on 13th November 2025, from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm.

Interested businesses should note the engagement milestone due on 12th November 2025 and a future notice date of 28th November 2025. The planned contract, valued at approximately £600,000, will run from April 2026 to April 2028, with the possibility of renewal. The contract requires a provider capable of processing NRT vouchers and efficiently delivering medications across the Bradford district.

Given the contract's scope and value, it offers a substantial potential for growth, making it an attractive prospect for both single and joint providers in the health sector.

The notice in full

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is holding a market engagement event for an upcoming tender to deliver Supply of Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) to Support Smoking Cessation Across Bradford District. City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (CBMDC) operates a dispersed smoking cessation model whereby smokers can access support within Bradford District via The Living Well Stop Smoking Service, Yorkshire Cancer Research and participating GP practices and pharmacies.

This service offer includes behavioural support via Level 2 stop smoking practitioners using a 12-week personalised quit plan. This service can also provide Prescription Only Medications (POMs) through a Prescriber service, nicotine replacement products currently through level 1 pharmacies and nicotine-containing e-cigarettes (vapes) via an independent supplier. The Prescription Only Medications, guided by NICE, are:

  • Cytisinicline
  • Varenicline
  • Bupropion City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council are updating their stop smoking model to change how Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) is supplied to service users as a part of The Living Well Stop Smoking Service.

CBMDC intends to commission a single/joint provider of NRT to cover the whole of Bradford District to complement the existing Medications Prescriber Service and Vape suppliers. City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council require a provider capable of processing NRT vouchers via Quit Manager and delivering the medication across the whole of Bradford District to service users in a safe and timely manner.

Potential providers are invited to attend this event to learn more about the service specification and the upcoming procurement process The Market Engagement Event will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams on Thursday November 13th 2025. Between 11:30am-13:00pm.

Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
1 Apr 2026 to 1 Apr 2028 (2 years)

Procedure

Notice type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Current stage
Planning
Stages so far
Planning
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Buyer's portal
EU-Supply

Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.

Values

Tender value
£600,000

Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.

Status

Tender
Planning
Lots
Planning

Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.

References

Find a Tender notice
071823-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05dc43
CPV code
85100000 - Health services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is based in Bradford. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Bradford
Town
Bradford
Postcode
BD1 1HX
Electoral ward
City
Constituency
Bradford West
Delivery area
Bradford
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber
Sub-region
Bradford
Area
West Yorkshire
Country
England
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Buyer

Contracting authority

Organisation
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Category
Services
Contact
Donald Onekutu
Address
Bradford, BD1 1HX · Yorkshire and the Humber · England

Not stated in the notice: phone.

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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about this tender

When will the Market Engagement for the Supply of Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) to… tender open?

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council 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 much is the Market Engagement for the Supply of Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) to… contract worth?

The estimated value is £600,000. The contract runs from 1 April 2026 to 1 April 2028 (2 years).

Who is the buyer for Market Engagement for the Supply of Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) to…?

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, based in Bradford, Yorkshire and the Humber. The named contact is Donald Onekutu.

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