Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Herefordshire Council
Council Offices, Plough Lane
Hereford
HR4 0LE
Contact
Ms Aksana Hironak
aksana.hironak@herefordshire.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG11 - Herefordshire, County of
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk
Buyer's address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Tender for Stop Smoking Services In Herefordshire
Reference number
DN774903
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Herefordshire Council is seeking to appoint service providers (pharmacies) for both the Pharmacotherapy and the Stop Smoking Behavioural support services in Herefordshire. The contract duration is 2 years with an option to extend for up to 2 years.
The tender is being carried out using the Competitive Process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
The appointed service providers will work with Herefordshire community Healthy lifestyle stop Smoking Service to enable healthcare professionals to refer and patients to be referred (directly or indirectly and where they consent) to a pharmacy of their choice to start their smoking cessation treatment, including providing medication and support as required.
The service is divided into 2 Lots:
Lot 1: Provision of Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) pharmacotherapy.
Lot 2: Behavioural Stop Smoking Support services.
Contracts will be awarded to multiple successful providers. A provider may apply for and be appointed to more than one Lot.
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2025/S 000-021984
Section seven. Changes
seven.1) Information to be changed or added
seven.2) Other additional information
Herefordshire Council have taken the decision not to proceed with this procurement because received tenders were deemed as non-compliant and will not be considered further.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) notice that this provider selection process has been abandoned and a contract has not been awarded.
This process has been abandoned under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply.