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Published 11 Feb 2025, 14:01 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

TD2196 - Supply Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) products for smoking cessation to service users - Livewell

Official notice

Authority: Derby City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£495,000≈ £165k / year
Submissions closed 13 Mar 2025awarded 13 May 2025
Awarded to MK MEDICALS (UK) LTD
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Apr 2028 · extension options published · starts 1 May 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Derby City Council (the Council) is undertaking this procurement to establish a contract for an appropriately accredited wholesale distributer(s) for the supply of Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) products to be used by the smoking cessation service - Livewell. The service offers 12 weeks of NRT to support smokers to quit and is a key element in the service. The contract will enable the Council to purchase NRT products from a wholesaler(s) at a discounted rate.

The initial contract period is 3 years; the contract is estimated to commence 01st June 2025 and expire 31st May 2028

There will be an option to extend the contract for 2 years in annual increments, subject to satisfactory performance and business needs. Maximum contract period is 5 years.

There is a maximum budget of £75,000 in year one, £90,000 in year two £110,000 for year 3 and £110,000 per year for any extensions.

  • Recurrence: At the end of the term

CPV: Nicotine substitutes

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrs
Contract period: 1 May 2025 – 30 Apr 2028 (3 yrs)
Delivery: East Midlands
Extensions: The initial contract period is 3 years; the contract is estimated to commence 01st June 2025 and expire 31st May 2028 There will be an option to extend the contract for 2 years in annual increments, subject to satisfactory performance and business needs. Maximum contract period is 5 years. · 2 yearsVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 30%Price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 30
  • Price: 70
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · At the end of the term
First published
11 Feb 2025, 14:01 GMT
Last source update
9 Jun 2025, 13:44 BST
Award evaluation window
14 Mar 2025 – …
Authority reference
TD2196
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-030937
Classification (CPV)
Nicotine substitutes
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ddba Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: East Midlands Tendering
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free regional portal
Submission deadline
13 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
14 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

13 Mar 2025 → 9 Jun 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    13 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    14 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    1 May 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    9 Jun 2025, 13:44 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jun 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    9 Jun 2025, 13:44 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    9 Jun 2025, 13:44 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £495,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 5
Contracts signed 1latest 13 May 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
MK MEDICALS (UK) LTD£495,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 030937-2025-1 · MK MEDICALS (UK) LTD

    Signed
    13 May 2025
    Value
    £495,000
    Period
    … – 30 Apr 2028
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

DERBY CITY COUNCIL

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Corporation Street, Derby, East Midlands, DE12FSContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • MK MEDICALS (UK) LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 084442283 Unit 9 Capital Industrial Estate, Crabtree Manorway South, Belvedere, UK, DA17 6BJ

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria