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Published 14 Sept 2026, 11:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SOL Supply of E-cigarettes 2025

Name: Procurement Process ocds-h6vhtk-06f8f1
Creator: Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Published: 2026-09-14T10:35:55.000Z
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Authority: Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products (15)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG32)

Awarded value £160,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 21 Mar 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Unite Procurement Uk Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Solihull has awarded a contract for the supply of E-cigarettes as part of the stop smoking quit aids.

CPV: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products · Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Solihull has awarded a contract for the supply of E-cigarettes as part of the stop smoking quit aids to support pharmacotherapy and behaviour change and Solihull's Stop Smoking...Awarded

Solihull has awarded a contract for the supply of E-cigarettes as part of the stop smoking quit aids to support pharmacotherapy and behaviour change and Solihull's Stop Smoking Service. This is a below threshold awarded without competition via framework. Start date: 1 April 2025 End date: 31 March 2029 Contract period: 4 years Contract value: Up to £160,000

Delivery: West Midlands

85000000 Health and social work services

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Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award — no call for competition
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 14 Sept 2026, 11:35 BST
Last source update: 14 Sept 2026, 11:35 BST
Authority reference: SOL20299
Classification (CPV): Food, beverages, tobacco and related productsHealth and social work services
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG32)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f8f1

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Award without competition via Crown Commercial Service Framework RM6202 Tail End Spend.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £160,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 21 Mar 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Unite Procurement Uk LtdSME	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

SOL Supply of E-cigarettes 2025 · Unite Procurement Uk LtdSME
Signed
21 Mar 2025
Value
£160,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Council House, Manor Square, Solihull, West Midlands, B913QB +44 1217046085

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Dispute resolution & review bodies

The High Court of Justice (England and Wales)Mediation body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Unite Procurement UKAwarded supplierGB-COH: 8627563 16 Great Queen Street, London, London, WC2B 5AHView supplier profile →

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.