Pre-tender

RFI: Digital Technologies for Contact Tracing, Infection Surveillance & Response

Details

Buyer: UK Health Security Agency
Topic: Software package and information systems
Published: 18 September 2026
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

The key dates for this RFI are as follows: RFI Published: 18th September 2026 RFI Response 2nd October 2026 For the purposes of this RFI, case and contact management refers to the identification, assessment, monitoring and management of individuals who are infected with, exposed to, or otherwise at risk from an infectious disease. This may include activities such as: Identification and reporting of cases; Detection and assessment of exposure to infection; Identification and notification of contacts or potentially exposed individuals; Investigation of transmission events and outbreaks; Delivery of public health advice, guidance and behavioural interventions; Management of isolation and quarantine activities, where appropriate; Monitoring compliance, outcomes and effectiveness of interventions; Collection and analysis of data to inform situational awareness and public health decision-making; Linking and enriching data to support investigation and response (including advice, testing, administration of antivirals/antibiotics etc); Interoperability with our existing systems seamlessly from local to national level with other aspects of PH management; and Scalable and flexible for future health threats, Should you wish to respond to this Request for Information or require more information, please follow the link below: https://atamis-1928--prospend.vf.force.com/apex/CS_ContractPage?filters=&page=1&Preview=Yes&searchStr=&SearchType=Projects&sortStr=Alphabetical&uid=a07Pz00001wm4S4IAI&sfdcIFrameOrigin=https://atamis-1928.lightning.force.com

Timeline

Completed: Pre-tender published18 September 2026
Current notice

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

48000000 · Software package and information systems

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@uk-health-security-agency.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@uk-health-security-agency.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@uk-health-security-agency.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@uk-health-security-agency.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@uk-health-security-agency.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@uk-health-security-agency.gov