Request for Information Lateral Flow Devices for Pandemic Preparation

Tender description

1. The purpose of this document is to enhance the Authority’s understanding of the marketplace and its options for sourcing for a potential future requirement. 2. The issuance of this request for information (RFI) does not constitute a sourcing exercise nor will the Authority pay any costs incurred in the preparation of a response to this RFI. 3. The UK Health Security Agency’s (UKHSA) key objectives for this RFI are: a. understand the ability of the marketplace to fulfil its requirements; b. refine the scope of the requirements to best align to the marketplace; c. inform the Authority’s chosen route to market to best enable competition; d. understand UK’s LFD manufacturing ability and capacity; e. understand LFD manufacturing supply chain in regard to what elements are and can be manufactured in the UK ; f. to understand the market’s ability of scalable manufacturing capacity in the event pandemic; g. To understand resilience of LFD component supply chain to enable this scale of manufacture at a sustained level; and h. understand the innovation in the marketplace. 3. Should you have any questions or queries relating to this RFI, please use the Atamis portal’s messaging centre to direct your questions to us for a response. 4. If a response is not received by the RFI response deadline this will have no impact on your ability to tender for the opportunity in the future. UKHSA will not enter into contracts on the basis of replies to this RFI.