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Fulfilment Partner for Surge and Pandemic Response

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency

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06 Jul 2026 at 17:10

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

29 Jun 2026 at 14:29

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

17 Mar 2026 at 13:14

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The UK Health Security Agency, acting as part of the Crown through the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, is in the planning stage of procuring a Fulfilment Partner for Surge and Pandemic Response. This initiative aims to establish a flexible fulfilment service that can rapidly surge to support pandemic response efforts. The process is currently targeting suppliers for pre-market engagement, with a virtual session scheduled for 23 July 2026. Interested parties must register by 31 July 2026. The location for the delivery of services is across the United Kingdom, and the procurement category falls under services, primarily targeting courier, transport, and packaging services. The procurement is set to utilise the GCA RM6354 Courier Framework with contracts anticipated to begin on 16 November 2026.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in fulfilment, courier, and logistical operations to engage with a crucial public health initiative. Companies capable of delivering scalable solutions that ensure compliance and service quality in high-demand scenarios will find this contract beneficial. This is particularly relevant for those experienced in high-volume distribution and kitting services within healthcare settings. Moreover, the exploratory nature of this engagement allows businesses to influence contract specifications and evaluation methodologies, fostering a competitive environment suited for innovative solutions. Such engagement can potentially lead to substantial growth for businesses that align with the UK's Pandemic Preparedness strategy, providing services that support the nation's healthcare resilience.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Fulfilment Partner for Surge and Pandemic Response

Notice Description

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is inviting suppliers to participate in this pre-market engagement exercise to explore options for a fulfilment partner for surge and pandemic response. This engagement aims to share UKHSA's current thinking, gather feedback from the market regarding the proposed specification, contract and tender evaluation methodology to inform the final approvals for the procurement strategy. UKHSA is exploring the feasibility of establishing a flexible fulfilment service, which can be rapidly surged when required to support surge or pandemic response activity to provide greater resilience and flexibility across use cases as part of UKHSA's Pandemic Preparedness strategy and support the UK's contribution to the 100 Days Mission, which targets deployment of diagnostics within 100 days of identifying a new pandemic threat. Outside of incidents it is envisaged the service would operate as a low-volume capability a "cold state", supporting routine activity during business-as-usual operations, this could include deliveries to care homes or other organisational and private settings. When activated by the Authority in defined circumstances, such as a pandemic declaration or surge response activation, the service would be required to scale rapidly and mobilise at pace into a "hot state". This is likely to require a high volume of dispatches in the hundreds of thousands per day, while maintaining full regulatory compliance, data integrity, security controls, and service quality. For certain test kits, the Supplier would be required to support outbound delivery to the end user or organisational endpoint (e.g. homes, care settings or other designated locations). Once end users have taken their samples, they would return the test kits directly to laboratories designated by UKHSA for testing, rather than sending them back to the Supplier's warehouse or fulfilment centres, the fulfilment partner will be responsible for making these arrangements in consultation with UKHSA. The intended route to market is via the GCA RM6354 Courier, Distribution, Storage and Specialist Solutions Framework Lot 2b Kitting, Fulfilment and Asset Management. Please note, the indicative contract value below is for a "cold state" running of the contract and a hot state contract value will be many multiples of this. This engagement is exploratory and does not represent a commitment to procure at this stage.

Planning Information

A virtual engagement session will be held on 23 July 2026 at 10-11am. The purpose of this session is to present UKHSA’s objectives, gather feedback from suppliers and outline the procurement approach. Suppliers should register their interest by emailing evie.bradbury@ukhsa.gov.uk with company details.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-066c33
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063371-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

64 - Postal and telecommunications services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

64120000 - Courier services

79920000 - Packaging and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£900,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Sep 20265 days to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
16 Nov 2026 - 15 Nov 2029 3-4 years
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
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E14 4PU
Postcode Area
East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI42 Tower Hamlets
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Tower Hamlets
Electoral Ward
Canary Wharf
Westminster Constituency
Poplar and Limehouse

Further Information

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