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
- North Northamptonshire Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Dinner Lady Farm Ltd SME
- Value
- £175,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- 070847-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date31 Mar 2026
- Published27 Jul 2026Published 118 days after the contract date
Description
The North Northamptonshire Stop Smoking Service conducted a mini competition process for e cigarettes to form part of the treatment plan for service users as part of their 12-week treatment programme. These will only be given to clients that are engaged with the service for up to 12 weeks and receiving behavioural support from a Stop Smoking Advisor. E-cigarettes are provided as an adjunct to pharmacotherapy by the service and are restricted to service users over the age of 18, who have passed a required identification check. The e-cigarette starter kit must include, as a minimum, a ready to use e cigarette device, a lead to charge the device, and at least one replacement atomiser. The starter pack should also be shipped with e-liquid (Nicotine Salt Liquid) as per the clients' preference of flavour and strength. Replacement atomisers should be available to order from the supplier. The device must be reliable and easy to set-up and maintain. Clear instructions should be provided with t…
About the supplier
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