Contract award · 21 Mar 2025

SOL Supply of E-cigarettes 2025

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council awarded “SOL Supply of E-cigarettes 2025” to Unite Procurement UK for £160k on 21 Mar 2025. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionHealth & social careWest Midlands

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.

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Key facts

Buyer
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council · Regional or local authority
Value
£160,000
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date21 Mar 2025
  2. Published14 Sep 2026Published 542 days after the contract date

Description

Solihull has awarded a contract for the supply of E-cigarettes as part of the stop smoking quit aids to support pharmacotherapy and behaviour change and Solihull's Stop Smoking Service. This is a below threshold awarded without competition via framework. Start date: 1 April 2025 End date: 31 March 2029 Contract period: 4 years Contract value: Up to £160,000

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