Coming up· published 2 Feb 2026
SCE0052 - Provision of NRT, E-Cigs and Stop Smoking Medication
Leicester City Council · Leicester, East Midlands
Leicester City Council is planning SCE0052 - Provision of NRT, E-Cigs and Stop Smoking Medication. It is a contract for other health and social care in Leicester.
Source: Find a Tender, published 2 Feb 2026. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2026
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 16:59
View notice2026
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2028
Contract ends
2 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Leicester City Council is planning SCE0052 - Provision of NRT, E-Cigs and Stop Smoking Medication. It is a contract for other health and social care in Leicester. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £305,000. The contract runs from 13 May 2026 to 13 May 2028. It lasts 2 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 2 February 2026. The notice number is 009173-2026. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-0614b4.
Summary of the contracting process
Leicester City Council is in the planning stages of a tender titled "SCE0052 - Provision of NRT, E-Cigs and Stop Smoking Medication," aimed at enhancing its Public Health's integrated lifestyle service. This initiative is part of the broader governmental smokefree generation objectives and involves procuring community health and pharmaceutical products to support the city's stop smoking service.
The procurement process is in the planning phase with significant milestones being met, including a preliminary market engagement in April 2025. A future notice date is set for 25 March 2026, with the contract expected to commence on 14 May 2026 and run until 13 May 2028, with a potential extension until 2031.
The entire project is planned to be executed in the region of Leicester, reinforcing local health and wellbeing services. Enterprises that are small to medium-sized (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE) are particularly encouraged to participate, given the procurement's suitability criteria.
The anticipated contract value of £305,000 gross involves a streamlined approach to managing stock and improving service delivery, providing ample opportunity for vendors to contribute to public health initiatives while growing their own business presence in this sector.
The notice in full
Leicester City Council's Public Health's integrated lifestyle service (Live Well) is a lifestyle service that offers a variety of services to residents living in Leicester to improve their health and wellbeing. These services include stop smoking, physical activity, alcohol support and falls prevention. The Stop Smoking Service offers clients 12-week behavioural support alongside access to NRT and e-cigarettes to support the client to achieve a successful quit attempt.
All NRT and e-cigarettes are currently housed internally. Stock is managed by the team who coordinate all orders directly with the Suppliers and carry out regular stock takes. The team are responsible for packaging and dispensing all NRT and e-cigarettes to every client on the service.
The Government has set out clear targets for Leicester City as part of the smokefree generation funding allocation. This will increase the number of clients using the service, and subsequently increase the amount of NRT, e-cigarettes and other stop smoking medications being prescribed to aid every quit attempt.
Public Health require an efficient system to be in place to dispense all NRT, e-cigarettes and introduce the option of prescribing stop smoking medication.
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 health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Goods
- Contract period
- 13 May 2026 to 13 May 2028 (2 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
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £305,000
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
- 009173-2026
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0614b4
- CPV code
- 33600000 - Pharmaceutical products; 85323000 - Community health services
- CPV division
- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products; 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Town
- Leicester
- Postcode
- LE1 1FZ
- Electoral ward
- Castle
- Constituency
- Leicester South
- Delivery area
- Leicester
- Region
- East Midlands
- Sub-region
- Leicester
- Area
- Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Leicester City Council
- Category
- Goods
- Contact
- Liane Pereira
- Phone
- +44 1164542446
- Address
- Leicester, LE1 1FZ · East Midlands · England
Documents and links
Questions about SCE0052 - Provision of NRT, E-Cigs and Stop Smoking Medication
When will the SCE0052 - Provision of NRT, E-Cigs and Stop Smoking Medication tender open?
Leicester City 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 SCE0052 - Provision of NRT, E-Cigs and Stop Smoking Medication contract worth?
The estimated value is £305,000. The contract runs from 13 May 2026 to 13 May 2028 (2 years).
Who is the buyer for SCE0052 - Provision of NRT, E-Cigs and Stop Smoking Medication?
Leicester City Council, based in Leicester, East Midlands. The named contact is Liane Pereira, on +44 1164542446.
How do I bid for SCE0052 - Provision of NRT, E-Cigs and Stop Smoking Medication?
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