Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Sunderland City Council
City Hall, Plater Way,
Sunderland
SR13AA
UK
Contact person: Issy Langley
E-mail: issy.langley@sunderland.gov.uk
NUTS: UKC23
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.sunderland.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Swap to Stop Sunderland for Vapes and Associated Consumables
II.1.2) Main CPV code
15000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Swap to Stop Sunderland for Vapes and Associated Consumables via Crown Commercial Services Tail Spend (RM6202) (Call Off)
Purchase of vapes and associated consumables to enable Swap to Stop Sunderland, with the aim to integrate the use of vapes as a stop smoking aid across all commissioned stop smoking services and other funded community-based projects. The Council therefore requires access to a range of vapes starter kits and associated consumables to meet the need within Sunderland.
The Call-Off is from 1st November 2025 to 31st March 2028.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
220 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
15000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC23
Main site or place of performance:
Boundaries of the City of Sunderland
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Swap to Stop Sunderland for Vapes and Associated Consumables via Crown Commercial Services Tail Spend (RM6202) (Call Off) (1st November 2025 to 31st March 2028).
Purchase of vapes and associated consumables to enable Swap to Stop Sunderland, with the aim to integrate the use of vapes as a stop smoking aid across all commissioned stop smoking services and other funded community-based projects. The Council therefore requires access to a range of vapes starter kits and associated consumables to meet the need within Sunderland.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
Call-Off from CCS Tail Spend Solutions (RM6202).
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: 1
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/11/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Unite Procurement UK Ltd
08627563
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
URL: https://unite.eu/en-gb
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:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 220 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Council of the City Of Sunderland
City Hall
Sunderland
SR1 3AD
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.sunderland.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/11/2025