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Stop Smoking Services In Herefordshire - Market Engagement RFI
Health and social work services
Medical equipments
pharmaceuticals and personal care products
Location not published
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Herefordshire Council: "Stop Smoking Services In Herefordshire - Market Engagement RFI". Published status: planning. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Herefordshire Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planning No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Herefordshire Council
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Herefordshire Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
23.1Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
PCA Dom 1Top vendor: 98.5% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 83 active published awards; 8 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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 Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| PCA Dom 1 | 1 win | £7,600,000 |
| S. C. Joseph Ltd | 1 win | £74,934 |
| S C Joseph Ltd | 1 win | £37,387 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityHerefordshire 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 |
Published29 Aug 2025, 11:29 BST | Last source update29 Aug 2025, 11:29 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationHealth and social work services, Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-056ba2 | ||
What is being bought
Herefordshire Council is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) for the purpose of establishing whether there are any organisations that are interested in providing Stop Smoking Services in Herefordshire. Please note the Council are issuing this RFI for information seeking purposes and it does not form part of a procurement process.
The contract duration is 2 years with an option to extend for up to 2 years.
The service provision is likely to contain three Lots:
• Lot 1 - Provision of Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) pharmacotherapy in pharmacies.
• Lot 2 - Provision of Behavioural Support services to help smokers quit.
• Lot 3 - Provision of Postal-Mailed Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT).
The Council would be interested to hear from any providers who can demonstrate that they could deliver effective pharmacotherapy and behavioural support services in Herefordshire. This includes those able to deliver under Lot 3, particularly providers who can supply Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) products via a postal distribution portal, ensuring accessible provision across the county's rural communities.
Interested providers are invited to participate by completing a short questionnaire document (RFI) which will be used for information-gathering purposes and will help the Council understand the current market and guide the final service specification and service design.
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
29 Aug 2025, 11:29 BST - Status changed to planning
1 Aug 2025, 16:05 BST - Official notice release published
1 Aug 2025, 16:05 BST - Buyer information updated
1 Aug 2025, 16:05 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplanningPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
29 Aug 2025, 11:29 BST - Procedure published
29 Aug 2025, 11:29 BST - engagement
12 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST · scheduledHerefordshire Council has published this Market Engagement RFI on the 'Supplying the Southwest Portal', project reference DN788885. To view the documentation related to this engagement you will need to register on the portal if you are not already registered with Procontract, and express an interest in the opportunity. Closing date for responses: Friday 12 September 2025 at 12:00 To register with Procontract on the Supplying the Southwest Portal, click on the link below or copy and paste the link into your browser's address bar: https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Herefordshire Council
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PDTG-2978-LHCNDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 29 Aug 2025, 11:29 BST
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |