Shropshire Council: PMCV 027 - Direct Supply Nicotine Replacement Therapy

UK-Shrewsbury: Nicotine substitutes.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Shropshire Council
       Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1743252992, Email: procurement@shropshire.gov.uk
       Contact: Procurement
       Main Address: www.shropshire.gov.uk
       NUTS Code: UKG22

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: Yes          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Regional or local authority

   I.5) Main activity:
      General public services

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: PMCV 027 - Direct Supply Nicotine Replacement Therapy            
      Reference number: PMCV 027

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         33693200 - Nicotine substitutes.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES

      II.1.4) Short description: The Healthy Lives Stop Smoking Service Team within Shropshire Council supports tobacco smokers to quit smoking. As part of the support offer, the service will directly supply licenced Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) products.

This is an award notice to supply a range of licenced NRT products to the Shropshire HLSSS. These products will then be used to support a Service User’s stop smoking quit attempt.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 400,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            33693200 - Nicotine substitutes.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKG22 - Shropshire CC
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Shropshire CC
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The Healthy Lives Stop Smoking Service Team within Shropshire Council supports tobacco smokers to quit smoking. As part of the support offer, the service will directly supply licenced Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) products.

This is an award notice to supply a range of licenced NRT products to the Shropshire HLSSS. These products will then be used to support a Service User’s stop smoking quit attempt.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 80
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 20
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2025/S 000-001070
      
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: Not Provided    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 27/03/2025

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 4
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4 (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Ashtons Hospital Pharmacy Services Limited, 05643894
             4 Dyke Road Mews, 74-76 Dyke Road, Brighton, BN1 3JD, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 7834801476, Email: stephentuddenham@ashtons.com
             Internet address: www.ashtons.com
             NUTS Code: UKJ21
            The contractor is an SME: Yes

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: Not Provided          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 400,000
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=938626661
   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Shropshire Council
          Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1743252992, Email: procurement@shropshire.gov.uk

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
          Shropshire Council
          Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1743252992

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 08/04/2025

ANNEX A

   I) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing   
   1: Contracting Authority
       Shropshire Council is purchasing on behalf of itself and any wholly owned local authority company or other entity that is deemed to be a contracting authority by virtue of the Council’s involvement.
       Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND, United Kingdom
       Email: procurement@shropshire.gov.uk
       Main Address: www.shropshire.gov.uk
       NUTS Code: UKG22