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Market Engagement for Transdermal Capillary Blood Sampling Solutions
Department of Health & Social Care · NHS and health
In brief
Department of Health & Social Care has announced plans to buy medical supplies work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The notice does not state a value.
The contract runs for 3 weeks, starting 10 February 2026.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Typical: a median of 4 bids per contract for this buyer (from 23 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
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.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 012031-2026
About the buyer
Department of Health & Social CareLast 12 months
Procurements
116Awards
69Suppliers it has used most for medical supplies
- International Procurement Agency (IPA)1 contract
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From notice 012031-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 10 February 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.