Published date: 4 August 2022

This notice was replaced on 6 December 2022

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Awarded contract (published 6 December 2022)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Tobacco, tobacco goods and supplies - 15990000

Location of contract

North East

Value of contract

£1

Procurement reference

ITQ-22-41

Published date

4 August 2022

Closing date

19 August 2022

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

5 September 2022

Contract end date

5 September 2023

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Competitive quotation (below threshold)

The buyer selects a group of potential suppliers to invite to tender.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust has a requirement to offer a regional smoking cessation scheme to NHS staff.

The scope of the requirement is to supply refillable e-cigarette devices including replacement coils and nicotine salt vape liquids at 3 time points in a 12 week time period direct to the end user's home.
Orders will be placed on an individual basis directly by the service users via an IT platform provided by the bidder.

Deliveries must be received by the end user within 7 days from point of order.

Bidders will be required to provide advise and support on product use in various media formats.

Bidders must not have any affiliation to tobacco companies and vaping products must meet the requirements set out by MHRA (E-cigarettes: regulations for customer products - GOV.uk (www.gov.uk).

Please apply via the NHS Sourcing Portal using the following URL https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk/
The project reference is project_22750

About the buyer

Contact name

Steve McCallum

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Sheriff Hill
Gateshead
NE96SX
England

Telephone

0191 445 6526

Email

steven.mccallum@nhs.net