Coming up· published 1 Oct 2025
Preliminary Market Engagement Youth Vaping and Smoking Cessation Service
Derbyshire County Council · Derbyshire Dales, East Midlands
Derbyshire County Council is planning Preliminary Market Engagement Youth Vaping and Smoking Cessation Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Derbyshire Dales.
Source: Find a Tender, published 1 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 16:08
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2030
Contract ends
4 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Derbyshire County Council is planning Preliminary Market Engagement Youth Vaping and Smoking Cessation Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Derbyshire Dales. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 31 August 2026 to 31 August 2030. It lasts 4 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 1 October 2025. The notice number is 061493-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05a63f. Bids are made through the buyer's ProContract portal.
Summary of the contracting process
Derbyshire County Council is currently in the planning stage for a procurement process titled "Preliminary Market Engagement for Youth Vaping and Smoking Cessation Service." This tender, located in the UKF1 region, focuses on the health and social work services category. The council seeks market engagement to inform service design and explore potential solutions for youth vaping and smoking cessation objectives.
Interested organisations are invited to complete a questionnaire by 14:00 on 15th October 2025, as part of the council's efforts to gauge interest and gather information, which is crucial for the development of the service specification. The exercise is scheduled to be completed with an indicative contract period starting on 1st September 2026 and ending on 31st August 2030.
This procurement process presents an excellent opportunity for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), owing to its suitability for diverse service delivery approaches.
The notice in full
The Council is seeking to engage with organisations to gather information and explore potential solutions to achieve the Youth Vaping and Smoking Cessation objectives.
This Preliminary Market Engagement Exercise (PME) is being undertaken to seek ideas and information through written responses via a questionnaire from interested organisations to: Gauge the level of interest in delivering services for Youth Vaping and Smoking Cessation Service Better understand the solutions and services that are available to inform service design and specification development. Explore how the different delivery options and approaches could be delivered Consider the likely costs.
Please note: The contract start and end dates are indicative only.
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 Aug 2026 to 31 Aug 2030 (4 years)
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Buyer's portal
- ProContract
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
- 061493-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05a63f
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Derbyshire Dales
- Town
- Derby
- Postcode
- DE4 3AG
- Electoral ward
- Matlock West
- Constituency
- Derbyshire Dales
- Delivery area
- Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Sub-region
- South and West Derbyshire
- Area
- Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Derbyshire County Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Matlock, DE4 3AG · East Midlands · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061493-2025
- Forms.office.comforms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx
- ProContract portal, to register and bidprocontract.due-north.com/Advert
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-05a63f (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Preliminary Market Engagement Youth Vaping and Smoking Cessation Service
When will the Preliminary Market Engagement Youth Vaping and Smoking Cessation Service tender open?
Derbyshire County 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 long is the Preliminary Market Engagement Youth Vaping and Smoking Cessation Service contract?
The contract runs from 31 August 2026 to 31 August 2030 (4 years).
Who is the buyer for Preliminary Market Engagement Youth Vaping and Smoking Cessation Service?
Derbyshire County Council, based in Derbyshire Dales, East Midlands.
How do I bid for Preliminary Market Engagement Youth Vaping and Smoking Cessation Service?
Register on the buyer's ProContract portal, download the tender pack and check every condition of participation before you start writing. The buyer has marked it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Care Sync Experts writes and reviews care tender bids from £1,500 + VAT.
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What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
- Answer any market engagement questions.
- Gather your evidence and case studies now.
- Check your policies are up to date.
- Watch for the tender notice.
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