--- title: "PREP RoundTable" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-051352" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-051352" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-051352.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-051352.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DHSC, LONDON" published: "2025-05-14" --- # PREP RoundTable Buyer: DHSC, LONDON Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-051352 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-051352) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-051352.json) ## Summary The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), located in London, is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process centred around the development of a new HIV Action Plan (HIVAP). This initiative aims to end new HIV transmissions in England by 2030. The process involves preliminary market engagement with key dates including the expression of interest deadline on 2nd June 2025, followed by an engagement event on 3rd June 2025, held at DHSC's Victoria Street hub. The industry category focuses predominantly on health and social work services, devising strategies to address accessibility issues regarding HIV PrEP (Pre-exposure Prophylaxis). Although no procurement activity is presently planned, further engagement notices may emerge as part of ongoing collaborative efforts. This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses and social enterprises involved in the HIV PrEP sector. Participation can facilitate business growth and innovation by contributing to discussions aimed at optimising HIV prevention strategies. Enterprises specialising in health services, pharmaceuticals, or those with an interest in advancing HIV treatment pathways would be well-suited to engage. The DHSC is looking to collaborate with system partners through workshops, encouraging in-person attendance for in-depth discussions around service improvements, with a special focus on addressing inequalities faced by certain demographics in accessing HIV PrEP. This engagement provides a platform for stakeholders to influence future policy enhancements, potentially leading to subsequent individual consultations. ## Notice We are looking to invite you to roundtable with the aim of having an open discussion around accessibility to PrEP, with industry and key sector partners. This is to gain insights on the challenges that we may face and synergies we could create to understand blockers within clinical pathways and the role that innovation, research and collaboration could play in the new HIVAP which will help us reach our 2030 goal. ### Planning Information Expression of Interest Deadline: 02/06/2025 Engagement Event Date(s): 03/06/2025 Background: The government has committed to end new HIV transmissions in England by 2030 and is developing a new HIV Action Plan (HIVAP) which will be published this year Collaboration is at the core of the new HIVAP, and the government is engaging with a wide range of system partners in its development, including people with lived experience, the voluntary and community sector, professional bodies, primary care, and local partners, amongst others. The new HIVAP will have 5 key objectives: ensure equitable access and uptake of HIV prevention programmes; scale up HIV testing; optimise rapid access to treatment and retention in care; improve quality of life for people living with HIV and address stigma; and stabilise and support system enablers, including the wider sexual and reproductive health system. Inequalities in HIV PrEP access are widening within certain population groups, in particular, women, black African ethnicities and heterosexuals. We are trying to agree the areas of greatest need for HIV PrEP efforts and develop potential new collaborative approaches to the PrEP pathway. • Target Audience: Any business or social enterprise with an interest in HIV PrEP, including suppliers, SMEs, or any other audiences applicable. • Eligibility Criteria (Please ensure you use this section to fill out clearly who you are/are not looking for): If you work in the HIV field, particularly on PrEP, we are interested in your input as we look towards improving HIV Prevention and PrEP pathways. We would like to invite you to an open workshop to gather your thoughts on innovation, research and anything else that may be relevant. If you are not in the HIV field or do not plan to work in the HIV field in the next 5 years, this workshop is not suitable. The aim is to have a comprehensive discussion on PrEP access, service improvements and to explore potential ideas that can be implemented to improve the PrEP pathway. For this specific roundtable we encourage in person participation at our London Victoria hub, however we will provide a dial in option the day before. Please note that there is currently no planned procurement activity relating to the publication of this preliminary market engagement. Future preliminary market engagement notices and/or PIN(s) may be issued by DHSC and/or NHSE to gather views through market engagement (“Engagement”) on specific proposals. For the avoidance of doubt, the purpose of this preliminary market engagement is to invite suppliers to a roundtable to collaborate with DHSC to improve the development and delivery of its 2030 HIV Action Plan. This may lead to further conversations / and 1-1s after this initial roundtable. Since this is neither a call for competition nor a procurement, we have assigned it a nominal monetary value of £1. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021347-2025 | | 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 | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 May 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 2 Jun 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 2 Jun 2025 - 4 Jun 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DHSC, LONDON | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1H 0EU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 33600000 - Pharmaceutical products - 33640000 - Medicinal products for the genitourinary system and hormones - 33651000 - General anti-infectives for systemic use and vaccines - 33690000 - Various medicinal products - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 85100000 - Health services - 85111800 - Pathology services - 85111810 - Blood analysis services - 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services - 85149000 - Pharmacy services ## Release History - 14 May 2025 at 13:56 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021347-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021347-2025 14th May 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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