Planning

Premarket Engagement: Smoking Cessation, Provision of Prescription only Medication

  • City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-041106

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0561ab

Published 17 July 2025, 5:00pm



Scope

Reference

CBMC-PTR-162-2025-26

Description

Bradford Council is undertaking a preliminary Market Engagement Event to connect with service providers capable of delivering a clinical assessment for adult residents during the initial consultation and then prescribe either varenicline, cytisinicline (cytisine) or bupropion, when clinically appropriate. This early engagement aims to ensure that the forthcoming procurement process is shaped by industry insight and best practice. The formal procurement will be carried out under Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime ) Regulation 23 via a Competitive Process

Total value (estimated)

  • £1,761,540 excluding VAT
  • £2,113,848 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 October 2025 to 1 April 2028
  • Possible extension to 1 April 2029
  • 3 years, 6 months, 1 day

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 85100000 - Health services
  • 85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel
  • 85323000 - Community health services

Contract locations

  • UKE41 - Bradford

Engagement

Engagement deadline

30 July 2025

Engagement process description

The Market Engagement Event will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams on Wednesday 30th July 2025. Between 12:30pm-02:00pm. Interested providers will need to register and access the YORtender/EU Supply e-tendering platform and send a message via the messaging facility to notify the authority of your intent to attend the event. So those who express an interest through the e-tendering platform will be sent a link to attend the event. https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=96152&B=


Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

19 August 2025


Contracting authority

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PBWW-4714-TBHN

Britannia House, Hall Ings

Bradford

BD1 1HX

United Kingdom

Contact name: Donald Onekutu

Email: donald.onekutu@bradford.gov.uk

Website: https://www.bradford.gov.uk/

Region: UKE41 - Bradford

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government