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Soft Market Testing - Supply of Nicotine-free medication products approved for stop smoking support including: Cytisinicline (Cytisine), Varenicline and Bupropion.

Health services
North East (UKC)
North West (UKD)
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
East Midlands (UKF)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: North Northamptonshire Council: "Soft Market Testing - Supply of Nicotine-free medication products approved for stop smoking support including: Cytisinicline (Cytisine), Varenicline and Bupropion.". Published status: planning. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityNorth Northamptonshire CouncilScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
planning
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: North Northamptonshire Council
Market Analytics
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for North Northamptonshire Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
7.1%Historical Average
Based on 6 comparable awards
Competition Density
26.8Bids / Report
8% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
ASHTONS HOSPITAL PHARMACY SERVICES LIMITEDTop vendor: 32.8% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 232 active published awards; 25 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
ASHTONS HOSPITAL PHARMACY SERVICES LIMITED1 win£937,923
P McVey Building Systems1 win£860,540
J & B ELECTRICAL LIMITED1 win£234,949
PLACECUBE LIMITED1 win£200,000
MEMORIA LIMITED1 win£146,000
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNorth Northamptonshire Council
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusplanning
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published25 Sept 2025, 09:39 BST
Last source update25 Sept 2025, 09:39 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationHealth services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)
North West (UKD)
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
East Midlands (UKF)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05a150
What is being bought
North Northamptonshire Council (NNC) Public Health Team is exploring options for the future supply and distribution of nicotine- free medicine products. To support our local smoking cessation services. We are particularly interested in understanding the market position on pharmacological treatments such as Cytisinicline (Cytisine), Varenicline and Bupropion. We are keen to explore the capacity of potential suppliers to deliver products direct-to-client and undertake online models of consultation and assessment of clients. Here the provider would manage clinical governance (including PGD arrangements). Notice: This is not a formal procurement process. The purpose of this soft market engagement is to: • Gauge supplier interest in potential future opportunities. • Understand online service models, supply capacity and distribution models (direct-to-client delivery). • Explore the availability and licensing status of Cytisinicline, Varenicline and Bupropion. • Inform the development of an online stop smoking medicines provision for any future procurement. Scope of Products (indicative): • Cytisinicline (Cytisine) • Varenicline • Bupropion
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    25 Sept 2025, 09:39 BST
  2. Status changed to planning
    24 Sept 2025, 15:29 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    24 Sept 2025, 15:29 BST
  4. Buyer information updated
    24 Sept 2025, 15:29 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    planning
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Pipeline notice
    25 Sept 2025, 09:39 BST
  2. Procedure published
    25 Sept 2025, 09:39 BST
  3. engagement
    15 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST · scheduled
    Interested suppliers are invited to provide answers to a short questionnaire which can be accessed via the following link : https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=-Q6c4geaAku5i3stinjXN0XmezY99pdLqwaOehYqgU9UOUhOVVpDTDA2OU1PSFVKUzBaODE3TTBQUy4u Interested suppliers should kindly click above to complete the expression of interest form. If you wish to provide any additional supporting information or documents, these may be submitted within the completed questionnaire, or alternatively these can be submitted via email to: nnc-PublicHealthCommissioningTeam@northnorthants.gov.uk by 15/10/2025. Kindly ensure to use ''Stop Cessation Medication Soft Market Testing'' as the subject of the email.
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

North Northamptonshire Council

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PQCM-5634-HGCN
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Documents (1)
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Related procedures (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleNot published