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

UK Health Security Agency

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18 Sep 2026 at 15:07

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The UK Health Security Agency, acting for the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, is exploring digital technologies for contact tracing, infection surveillance and public health response across the United Kingdom. The intended service would support identification and reporting of infectious disease cases; detection and assessment of exposure; contact notification; outbreak and transmission investigation; public health advice and behavioural interventions; isolation and quarantine management; and monitoring of compliance, outcomes and intervention effectiveness. It would also collect, analyse, link and enrich data to support situational awareness and public health decisions, including testing, treatment and related administration. The technology should interoperate smoothly with existing local and national public health systems and remain scalable and flexible for future health threats. This is a software programming and consultancy service.

This procurement is at the planning stage and is currently a request for information, not an invitation to tender. The buyer expects market engagement responses by 2 October 2026, following publication on 18 September 2026. The planned service period is 1 December 2026 to 31 March 2027. The procurement is planned as one lot, using a services category and an open tender procedure under the UK Procurement Act 2023. The published value is £1 gross in GBP. This appears alongside the market-engagement exercise rather than representing a substantive contract budget. The buyer is using the engagement to understand supplier capability and inform a future procurement for digital case and contact management, infection surveillance and response technology. Suppliers should treat the dates as the buyer’s current expectations, as the tender has not yet been issued.

This will suit suppliers combining public-health technology, software engineering, data integration and consultancy expertise. Relevant organisations are likely to have experience building or operating case and contact management, disease surveillance, outbreak investigation or population-health platforms. Strong candidates should be able to connect local and national systems, link and enrich data from multiple sources, and provide reliable analysis for operational and strategic decision-making. The work also calls for technology that can support notifications, exposure assessment, advice, testing and treatment administration, alongside monitoring of compliance, outcomes and intervention effectiveness. Suppliers should be prepared to demonstrate scalable, flexible architectures that can adapt to emerging infectious-disease threats and changing public-health requirements. Experience delivering secure, interoperable services for government, health bodies or other complex environments would be particularly relevant when the requirement reaches the market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

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

Notice 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%3A%2F%2Fatamis-1928.lightning.force.com

Planning Information

Request for information

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0775a3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088780-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
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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

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Sep 20263 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Dec 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 1-6 months
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
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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