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RFI: Digital Technologies for Contact Tracing, Infection Surveillance & Response
UK Health Security Agency · NHS and health
In brief
UK Health Security Agency has announced plans to buy IT and software 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.
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Competition
Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for IT and software contracts across the UK (from 1331 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
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…Read the full 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,
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How to bid
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Timeline
- Prior information notice · notice c9b5f03a-a44e-4a3b-afb3-3296f480aa6b-916286
About the buyer
UK Health Security AgencyLast 12 months
Procurements
41Awards
40Suppliers it has used most for IT and software
- Softcat plc2 contracts
- British Telecommunications plc1 contract
- Computacenter1 contract
- Gartner U.K. Limited1 contract
- Specialist Computer Centres Plc1 contract
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From notice c9b5f03a-a44e-4a3b-afb3-3296f480aa6b-916286 on Contracts Finder, first published 1 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 1 October 2026.