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Provision of E-Cigarettes and Liquids

Buyer: Trafford Council →

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BuyerTrafford Council
StatusAwarded
Deadline22 Jun 2026
Value£150,000
Published11 Aug 2026

What is being bought

For the appointment of an e-cigarette supplier to supply e-cigarettes and e-liquids to smoking cessation providers as part of Trafford's smoking cessation support offer, as detailed in the specification.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimelightTouch
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Provision of E-Cigarettes and Liquids

Statusactive
Value£150,000
Contract periodFrom 24 Aug 2026 to 30 Jul 2029

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

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Latest release ID076074-2026
Latest release timestampTue Aug 11 2026 09:17:52 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsBelow threshold - open competition
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
11 Aug 2026award, contract076074-2026
2 Jun 2026tender052062-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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