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Tender for Design and Guidance for Tobacco, Vapes and other Nicotine Products Packaging, Device and Display[E18]

London, United KingdomDepartment of Health & Social Care[E1]

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In plain English

What they want
The Department of Health and Social Care is seeking to secure a Supplier with design skills to develop designs, specifications and guidance for the updated packaging, device and display proposals for tobacco, vape and other commercial nicotine products in line with new regulatory measures.
Who can bid
No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline
Buyer's deadline: 18 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC. UTC: 18 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC.
Published 28 Oct 2026.
Value
GBP 110,000
Buyer
Department of Health & Social CareSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply
Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Find a Tender (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents

The tender documents for this notice are on the buyer's own portal, usually behind a free supplier registration. We link to them and do not fetch them, so the report is based on the notice only.

Deadline[E6]
18 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC
Value[E19]
GBP 110,000
Published[E15]
28 Oct 2026
Procedure[E14]
Below threshold - open competition
Source
UK Find a Tender (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked
8 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

The Department of Health and Social Care is seeking to secure a Supplier with design skills to develop designs, specifications and guidance for the updated packaging, device and display proposals for tobacco, vape and other commercial nicotine products in line with new regulatory measures.[E7]

Eligibility and requirements

  • ConditionThe legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).[E8]
  • ConditionLot 1 selection criterion: See Invitation to Tender documents[E9]
  • ConditionThe buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.[E10]
  • ConditionThe buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises.[E11]
  • DetailLot 1 runs from 14 Dec 2026 to 13 Dec 2027, extendable to 13 Jun 2028.[E4]
  • DetailClarification questions close at 6 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC.[E12]
  • DetailThe notice explains how to submit a tender.[E17]
  • The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

  • UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

  1. First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 12:46 UTC

    The source published a call for competition with a future deadline.

    Source document 102030-2026

Evidence

19 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

  1. E1

    The buyer is Department of Health & Social Care.

    Document 102030-2026, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 12:46 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  2. E2

    The notice is classified under CPV 79822500 (Graphic design services).

    Document 102030-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/1/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 12:46 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  3. E3

    The notice is classified under CPV 79930000 (Specialty design services).

    Document 102030-2026, field /tender/items/0/additionalClassifications/0/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 12:46 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  4. E4

    Lot 1 runs from 14 Dec 2026 to 13 Dec 2027, extendable to 13 Jun 2028.

    “2026-12-14T00:00:00Z to 2027-12-13T23:59:59Z”

    Document 102030-2026, field /tender/lots/0/contractPeriod, read 28 Oct 2026, 12:46 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  5. E5

    The buyer's address is in United Kingdom.

    Document 102030-2026, field /parties/0/address/country, read 28 Oct 2026, 12:46 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  6. E6

    Tenders must be submitted by 18 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC.

    “2026-11-18T12:00:00Z”

    Document 102030-2026, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 12:46 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  7. E7

    The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.

    “The Department of Health and Social Care is seeking to secure a Supplier with design skills to develop designs, specifications and guidance for the updated packaging, device and display proposals for tobacco, vape and other commercial nicotine products in line with new regulator…”

    Document 102030-2026, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 12:46 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  8. E8

    The legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 (Procurement Act 2023).

    Document 102030-2026, field /tender/legalBasis/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 12:46 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  9. E9

    Lot 1 selection criterion: See Invitation to Tender documents

    Document 102030-2026, field /tender/lots/0/selectionCriteria/criteria/0/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 12:46 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  10. E10

    The buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

    “sme: true”

    Document 102030-2026, field /tender/lots/0/suitability/sme, read 28 Oct 2026, 12:46 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  11. E11

    The buyer marks lot 1 as suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises.

    “vcse: true”

    Document 102030-2026, field /tender/lots/0/suitability/vcse, read 28 Oct 2026, 12:46 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  12. E12

    Clarification questions close at 6 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC.

    “2026-11-06T12:00:00Z”

    Document 102030-2026, field /tender/enquiryPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 12:46 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  13. E13

    This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.

    “tender”

    Document 102030-2026, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 12:46 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  14. E14

    The procedure is: Below threshold - open competition.

    Document 102030-2026, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 12:46 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  15. E15

    The notice was published on 28 Oct 2026.

    “2026-10-28T12:25:05Z”

    Document 102030-2026, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 12:46 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  16. E16

    Find a Tender gives the tender status as active.

    Document 102030-2026, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 12:46 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  17. E17

    The notice explains how to submit a tender.

    “Invitation to Tender Documents can be found on the Atamis eSourcing portal here - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Tenders must be submitted via the Atamis eSourcing portal here - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome”

    Document 102030-2026, field /tender/submissionMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 12:46 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  18. E18

    The notice is titled "Tender for Design and Guidance for Tobacco, Vapes and other Nicotine Products Packaging, Device and Display".

    Document 102030-2026, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 12:46 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  19. E19

    The stated value is GBP 110,000 excluding VAT.

    “110000 GBP”

    Document 102030-2026, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 12:46 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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