Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Birmingham City Council · Regional or local authority
- Suppliers
- Cotmore Surgery SME, WM BROWN (KINGSHURST) LIMITED t/a BROWNS PHARMACY -This service will be delivered at 5 sites. SME, Jhoots Chemist Limited - This service will be delivered at 4 sites. SME, LP SD Eighty Two Ltd SME, PharmaStrat Ltd SME, Prescriptions 2 U Ltd t/as Ladywood Pharmacy SME, Rajja Ltd - This service will be delivered at 10 sites. SME, Shawsdale Ltd SME, USM Healthcare Ltd SME, USM Medical Services Ltd SME
- Value
- £0.10 across 10 lots
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 007821-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Aug 2024
- Published4 Mar 2025Published 186 days after the contract date
Description
The Smoking Cessation Service is made up of a 12-week behavioural programme and a nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) scheme. Providers can choose to deliver the 12-week programme, the NRT scheme or both. Contracts awarded to eligible Providers to deliver Smoking Cessation Services following the 'Direct Award Process B' as set out in the Health Care Services [Provider Selection Regime (PSR)] Regulations 2023. "Direct Award Process B" means the process set out in regulation 8 for the award of a contract without a competition. There is a fixed fee / tariff for services delivered. The contracts commenced on 1st October 2024 up to the end of September 2025 initially with an option to extend for a further 2 years subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability. This is a service to be provided by new providers.
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Smoking Cessation Service | Cotmore Surgery SME | £0 |
| Smoking Cessation Service | WM BROWN (KINGSHURST) LIMITED t/a BROWNS PHARMACY -This service will be delivered at 5 sites. SME | £0 |
| Smoking Cessation Service | Jhoots Chemist Limited - This service will be delivered at 4 sites. SME | £0 |
| Smoking Cessation Service | LP SD Eighty Two Ltd SME | £0 |
| Smoking Cessation Service | PharmaStrat Ltd SME | £0 |
| Smoking Cessation Service | Prescriptions 2 U Ltd t/as Ladywood Pharmacy SME | £0 |
| Smoking Cessation Service | Rajja Ltd - This service will be delivered at 10 sites. SME | £0 |
| Smoking Cessation Service | Shawsdale Ltd SME | £0 |
| Smoking Cessation Service | USM Healthcare Ltd SME | £0 |
| Smoking Cessation Service | USM Medical Services Ltd SME | £0 |
About the suppliers
Cotmore Surgery: every public contract they have won.
Jhoots Chemist Limited - This service will be delivered at 4 sites.: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 11025061).
LP SD Eighty Two Ltd: every public contract they have won.
PharmaStrat Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 15857380).
Prescriptions 2 U Ltd t/as Ladywood Pharmacy: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03891514).
Rajja Ltd - This service will be delivered at 10 sites.: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02695981).
Shawsdale Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07433918).
USM Healthcare Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 14520337).
USM Medical Services Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 14552084).
WM BROWN (KINGSHURST) LIMITED t/a BROWNS PHARMACY -This service will be delivered at 5 sites.: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01487430).