Planning

Market Engagement for Transdermal Capillary Blood Sampling Solutions

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE

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Planning

10 Feb 2026 at 15:36

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department of Health & Social Care, based at 39 Victoria Street, London, is conducting a market engagement process titled "Market Engagement for Transdermal Capillary Blood Sampling Solutions." This process falls under the medical equipment category, specifically relating to venepuncture and blood sampling devices. The procurement is currently in the planning stage, with key dates including the publication on 10th February 2026 and a deadline for engagement responses by 12 p.m. on 3rd March 2026. The initiative is part of the broader 10 Year Health Plan for England, seeking to transition diagnostic activities from hospital settings to community and home environments, thereby enhancing patient access and relieving pressure on primary and secondary healthcare services.

This market engagement presents significant opportunities for businesses in the medical device sector, particularly those specialising in innovative blood sampling technologies. Companies with expertise in producing venous-equivalent transdermal capillary blood sampling devices are well-positioned to engage in this process, potentially leading to future pilot projects within community pharmacies or home settings. Such businesses can benefit from collaborating with the NHS to address diagnostic needs, improve early diagnosis rates for chronic conditions, and expand access to underserved populations. This engagement enables participating companies to align their products with NHS priorities and potentially influence the deployment of remote sampling technologies across the healthcare system.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Market Engagement for Transdermal Capillary Blood Sampling Solutions

Notice Description

This market engagement aims to understand the range of venous-equivalent transdermal capillary blood sampling devices available to support a shift of diagnostic activity into community and home settings, in line with the ambitions of the 10 Year Health Plan for England. The NHS is exploring how remote blood sampling could alleviate pressures on primary and secondary care phlebotomy services, improve access for underserved populations, and enable earlier diagnosis and management of long-term conditions. Responses will help bring together local system needs with industry capability and inform future piloting within community pharmacy and other neighbourhood-based models of care.

Planning Information

Background: The 10 Year Health Plan for England (10YHP) sets out a clear ambition to shift care from hospitals into neighbourhood and community settings. Diagnostics are a critical enabler of this shift, ensuring that people can monitor long‑term conditions, receive preventative testing, or be rapidly triaged without needing to attend acute sites. Remote and community‑based blood sampling therefore represents a significant opportunity to improve patient access, support earlier diagnosis, and reduce pressures on primary and secondary care services. This market engagement exercise aims to understand the range of venous‑equivalent transdermal capillary blood sampling devices currently available, and to explore opportunities to pilot their use in community pharmacy settings and potentially in people’s homes. This is particularly important for groups who face barriers to accessing traditional phlebotomy services, including people with learning disabilities, those with needle phobia, homeless populations, and other underserved communities. The insights gained will help bring together local NHS needs with industry expertise, informing how remote sampling could be deployed across priority use cases such as earlier diagnosis and monitoring of long‑term conditions, prescribing support, and improved access for hard‑to‑reach populations. This notice does not constitute a call for competition; rather, it is intended to shape future approaches to remote blood sampling within the NHS. How to participate: Responses should be submitted using the questionnaire link provided here: https://forms.office.com/e/584DXfsXWL Interested organisations are invited to respond to the questions set out in Appendix 1 of the market engagement document. The deadline for responses is 12pm, 3rd March 2026. Further guidance on how to complete the questionnaire and further information about the market engagement, please use this link: https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/0O000000rwim/a/Pz00000HN8G1/DRqaTLc2AL.F4WpKNmtDYEdOkGMqQKTtF_5cyTABlec There is a product specification outline indicated in the market engagement guidance document linked above. Please send any questions relating to this market engagement to england.diagnostics1@nhs.net. Please note that this inbox is for clarification questions only and should not be used for general correspondence. Next Steps: Following the submission deadline we would like to bring respondents together for a roundtable discussion in spring 2026. This will focus on the use cases we are exploring, opportunities to work together to further pilot the use of remote blood sampling within the NHS, and how we can ensure these devices are integrated with NHS labs.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-064cf2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012031-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

CPV Codes

33100000 - Medical equipments

33141300 - Venepuncture, blood sampling devices

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Feb 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
3 Mar 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
10 Feb 2026 - 3 Mar 2026 30 days
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1H 0EU
Post Town
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

Notice Documents

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