Stale Pre-tender

DHSC - Design packaging of tobacco, vapes and other nicotine products

Details

Buyer: Department of Health and Social Care
Topic: Graphic design services
Published: 11 August 2026
Submission: 24 August 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

We are intending to procure a supplier to inform the development of future statutory instruments which will make use of new regulation-making powers included in the Tobacco and Vapes Act. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is seeking a provider to deliver a range of design work for external tobacco, vape and other nicotine product packaging. We have designed a market consultation questionnaire that we would encourage you to review and respond to, for our forthcoming potential procurement requirement. Please e-mail ccsinbox@dhsc.gov.uk to obtain a copy of this questionnaire quoting ‘DHSC - Design packaging of tobacco, vape and other nicotine products’. You should complete and return this document no later than 23:59 on Monday 24th August 2026. For the avoidance of doubt, this is not a call for competition and DHSC are under no obligation to proceed with any formal procurement procedure. The market engagement exercise is being used as an opportunity to gather feedback to better understand market capabilities, refine the procurement strategy, and encourage supplier engagement.

Timeline

Completed: Pre-tender published11 August 2026
Current notice

About the buyer

The Department of Health and Social Care sets health and social care policy for England, and buys as a central healthcare organisation through contracts tiered by value. Suppliers register on Atamis, the department's e-tendering portal, to see live opportunities. Larger contracts also appear on Find a Tender once government thresholds are passed. Much of this procurement flows through framework agreements and the Crown Commercial Service. Every contract carries a 30-day payment term under the Procurement Act 2023.

UK health spending has nearly quadrupled to £241.8bn in 2024/25, £20bn up on the year before. £140.6bn of that went to procurement, the biggest sector of UK public spending and the fastest-growing.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Department of Health and Social Care's contract awards have been in business services, IT services and health and social work.

Relevant CPV codes

79822500 · Graphic design services
79920000 · Packaging and related services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-of-health-and-social-care.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-of-health-and-social-care.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-of-health-and-social-care.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-of-health-and-social-care.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-of-health-and-social-care.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-of-health-and-social-care.gov