Stale Pre-tender

Soft Market Testing - Supply of Nicotine-free medication products approved for stop smoking support including: Cytisinicline (Cytisine), Varenicline and Bupropion.

Details

Buyer: North Northamptonshire Council
Topic: Health services
Published: 24 September 2025
Submission: 15 October 2025
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

North Northamptonshire Council (NNC) Public Health Team is exploring options for the future supply and distribution of nicotine- free medicine products. To support our local smoking cessation services. We are particularly interested in understanding the market position on pharmacological treatments such as Cytisinicline (Cytisine), Varenicline and Bupropion. We are keen to explore the capacity of potential suppliers to deliver products direct-to-client and undertake online models of consultation and assessment of clients. Here the provider would manage clinical governance (including PGD arrangements). Notice: This is not a formal procurement process. The purpose of this soft market engagement is to: • Gauge supplier interest in potential future opportunities. • Understand online service models, supply capacity and distribution models (direct-to-client delivery). • Explore the availability and licensing status of Cytisinicline, Varenicline and Bupropion. • Inform the development of an online stop smoking medicines provision for any future procurement. Scope of Products (indicative): • Cytisinicline (Cytisine) • Varenicline • Bupropion

Timeline

Completed: Pre-tender published24 September 2025
Current notice

About the buyer

North Northamptonshire Council is a unitary local authority that runs procurement through its own dedicated in-house team. Larger contracts are advertised publicly through the government's Find a Tender service once they pass a set value threshold. Suppliers register and submit their bids electronically through the council's e-procurement portal, ProContract. Smaller purchases are sourced through written quotations, with a clear preference for suppliers based locally. Mid-value contracts move through a more formal request-for-quotation process ahead of any public advertising. A public contracts register lists every active agreement the council currently holds with its suppliers.

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 North Northamptonshire Council's contract awards have been in construction work, business services and health and social work.

Relevant CPV codes

85100000 · Health services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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

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