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Awarded· 29 Aug 2024

Smoking Cessation Service

Birmingham City Council · Birmingham, West Midlands

Birmingham City Council has awarded Smoking Cessation Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Birmingham.

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Source: Find a Tender, published 4 Mar 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2024

    Contract awarded

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 12:04

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About this tender

In brief

Birmingham City Council has awarded Smoking Cessation Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Birmingham. It was awarded on 29 August 2024.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 4 March 2025. The notice number is 007821-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04e94a.

Summary of the contracting process

Birmingham City Council has awarded a contract for the provision of Smoking Cessation Services under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. This contract is categorized under Health services (CPV 85100000) and includes a 12-week behavioural programme along with a nicotine replacement therapy scheme. The procurement process utilized was a direct award without prior competition, and the services will be delivered in the UKG3 region.

The contract commenced on 1st October 2024 and is initially set to run until September 2025, with a possible extension of up to two years subject to performance and funding availability. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses, particularly small and medium enterprises (SMEs), that specialise in health and community health services.

It offers a chance to expand into public health by providing critical support to individuals seeking to quit smoking. The direct award method indicates that suitable providers have been identified without a competitive bidding process, highlighting the specific expertise and suitability required for delivering these services. Notable suppliers awarded include Jhoots Chemist Limited, Rajja Ltd, and USM Healthcare Ltd, among others.

The notice in full

The Smoking Cessation Service is made up of a 12-week behavioural programme and a nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) scheme. Providers can choose to deliver the 12-week programme, the NRT scheme or both.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    The Smoking Cessation Service is made up of a 12-week behavioural programme and a nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) scheme. Providers can choose to deliver the 12-week programme, the NRT scheme or both. Contracts awarded to eligible Providers to deliver Smoking Cessation Services following the 'Direct Award Process B' as set out in the Health Care Services [Provider Selection Regime (PSR)] Regulations 2023.

    "Direct Award Process B" means the process set out in regulation 8 for the award of a contract without a competition. There is a fixed fee / tariff for services delivered. The contracts commenced on 1st October 2024 up to the end of September 2025 initially with an option to extend for a further 2 years subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability.

    This is a service to be provided by new providers.

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Key facts

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

Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Number of suppliers
10

Procedure

Notice type
Award Notice
Procurement method
Limited
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
SME
Buyer's portal
In-Tend

Values

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

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Cancelled
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

References

Find a Tender notice
007821-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e94a
CPV code
85100000 - Health services; 85323000 - Community health services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Birmingham City Council is based in Birmingham. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Birmingham
Town
Birmingham
Postcode
B1 1BB
Electoral ward
Ladywood
Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood
Delivery area
West Midlands
Region
West Midlands
Sub-region
Birmingham
Area
West Midlands
Country
England
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Buyer

Contracting authority

Organisation
Birmingham City Council
Category
Services
Contact
Commercial and Procurement Services
Address
Birmingham, B1 1BB · West Midlands · 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 Smoking Cessation Service

Who won the Smoking Cessation Service contract?

The award notice does not name the supplier. The full record is in the official notice linked on this page.

Who is the buyer for Smoking Cessation Service?

Birmingham City Council, based in Birmingham, West Midlands. The named contact is Commercial and Procurement Services.

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