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title: "Stop Smoking Services In Herefordshire - Market Engagement RFI"
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# Stop Smoking Services In Herefordshire - Market Engagement RFI

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/stop-smoking-services-in-herefordshire-market-engagement-rfi-ocds-h6vhtk-056ba2). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Herefordshire Council: "Stop Smoking Services In Herefordshire - Market Engagement RFI". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Herefordshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/herefordshire-council-ons-e06000019)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services, Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- **Delivery Location:** UKG11
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/stop-smoking-services-in-herefordshire-market-engagement-rfi-ocds-h6vhtk-056ba2#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-056ba2`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/stop-smoking-services-in-herefordshire-market-engagement-rfi-ocds-h6vhtk-056ba2#tl-md)

## Description
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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 33000000, 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2026 to 31/12/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F052374-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-08-29T10:29:06.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-31T07:34:32.802Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-056ba2