Awarded contract

IHR Strengthening Events and Logistics Management Pan Africa

Details

Supplier(s)
African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET)
Value
£5,531,884.7
Duration
2 years
Topic
Event services
Published
17 July 2025

Tender description

To provide in-country Events Management and Logistics Services for UKHSA staff and contractors in the Pan Africa region in accordance with the Specification. Lot 1: This contract provides events and logistics management services to support delivery of the UK Health Security Agency’s International Health Regulations Strengthening Project (IHR‑SP) across Africa. IHR‑SP is a DHSC‑funded Official Development Assistance (ODA) programme that has operated since 2018, working with partner governments to strengthen their capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to public health threats in line with the WHO International Health Regulations (2005).<br/>In collaboration with national public health institutes in Ethiopia, Nigeria, Zambia, Pakistan, the Eastern Mediterranean and Indo‑Pacific regions, the project delivers technical support in disease surveillance, biosafety and laboratory systems, emergency preparedness and response, chemical incident management, and workforce development.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date1 July 2025
  2. Completed: Award published17 July 2025
    Current notice
  3. Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2027in 6 months

About the buyer

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is an executive agency sponsored by the Department of Health and Social Care, and buys through its own end-to-end commercial service. Procurement, contract management and market engagement sit within the Commercial, Vaccines and Countermeasures Delivery directorate. Contracts are tendered under UK procurement legislation that ensures open and fair competition between bidders. Suppliers register on the UKHSA eTendering Portal to take part. UKHSA hosts the Diagnostics and Research Open Framework for diagnostics and research supplies and services. A published pipeline lists larger planned commercial activity.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of UK Health Security Agency's contract awards have been in medical equipment and pharmaceuticals, laboratory and precision equipment and software and information systems.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 79952000 · Event services

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