Awarded contract

Smoking Cessation Service

Details

Buyer: Birmingham City Council
Supplier(s): 10 suppliers
Cotmore Surgery
Jhoots Chemist Limited - This service will be delivered at 4 sites.
LP SD Eighty Two Ltd
PharmaStrat Ltd
Prescriptions 2 U Limited
Rajja Ltd - This service will be delivered at 10 sites.
Shawsdale Pharmacy
USM Healthcare Ltd
USM Medical Services Ltd
WM BROWN (KINGSHURST) LIMITED t/a BROWNS PHARMACY -This service will be delivered at 5 sites.
Value: £0.1
Topic: Health services
Published: 4 March 2025
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

The Smoking Cessation Service is made up of a 12-week behavioural programme and a nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) scheme. Providers can choose to deliver the 12-week programme, the NRT scheme or both. Lot 1: The Smoking Cessation Service is made up of a 12-week behavioural programme and a nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) scheme. Providers can choose to deliver the 12-week programme, the NRT scheme or both. Contracts awarded to eligible Providers to deliver Smoking Cessation Services following the 'Direct Award Process B' as set out in the Health Care Services [Provider Selection Regime (PSR)] Regulations 2023. "Direct Award Process B" means the process set out in regulation 8 for the award of a contract without a competition. There is a fixed fee / tariff for services delivered. The contracts commenced on 1st October 2024 up to the end of September 2025 initially with an option to extend for a further 2 years subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability. This is a service to be provided by new providers.

Timeline

Completed: Award date30 August 2024
Completed: Award published4 March 2025
Current notice

About the buyer

Birmingham City Council is the local authority for the city of Birmingham, and buys through Corporate Procurement, a central team that commissions services to deliver the council's priorities for residents. Contract opportunities for goods and services above a set threshold are advertised on Find it in Birmingham, the council's own portal. The same opportunities also appear nationally on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender. Every advertised contract is then processed through the council's own eTendering portal. Suppliers with questions about the process can contact the corporate procurement team directly by email.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Birmingham City Council's contract awards have been in transport equipment, transport services and architectural and engineering services.

Relevant CPV codes

85100000 · Health services
85323000 · Community health services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@birmingham-city-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@birmingham-city-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@birmingham-city-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@birmingham-city-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@birmingham-city-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@birmingham-city-council.gov