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CPH131 Prescribing only Medication (POM) and Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)

Derbyshire County Council · Local authority

In brief

Derbyshire County Council has announced plans to buy medical supplies work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £4,400,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 5 years, starting 1 November 2027.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 11 bids per contract for this buyer (from 37 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

****PRELIMINARY MARKET ENGAGEMENT**** We are seeking to engage with organisations to gather information and explore potential solutions for achieving the Proscribing only medication (POM) and Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) service. This Preliminary Market Engagement is being undertaken to seek information from interested organisations by completing a questionnaire to: •Gauge the level of interest in delivering prescribing only medication (POM) and Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) services. •Better understand the solutions and services that are available to inform service design and specification development. •Design of the service KPIs. •Consider the costing structures. •Determine the capacity of the market to supply the service and the level of interest in the anticipated forthcoming procurement opportunity

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 099287-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 099753-2026
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 099759-2026

About the buyer

Derbyshire County CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

322

Awards

191

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From notice 099287-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 21 October 2026, last updated 22 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 22 October 2026.