Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Department of Health and Social Care
39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
ttmarketengagement@dhsc.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI32 - Westminster
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
Buyer's address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Packaging for NHS Test & Trace
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79921000 - Packaging services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NHS Test and Trace is the national organisation under the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) responsible for conducting Covid-19 testing in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.The organisation requires packaging to support the kitting of all Covid-19 testing via the Home Channel.NHS Test and Trace are advising the market of our intention to procure these supplies to ensure the continuity and growth of the testing capability.
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2021/S 000-008175
Section seven. Changes
seven.1) Information to be changed or added
seven.2) Other additional information
There has been an update to the dates for the market engagement:
We intend to run an initial supplier engagement event including a Webinar and RFI (prior to the issue of the tender) on Thursday 20th May at 10am. The webinar is intended to provide those who may be interested in participating in this procurement with details of the outline business case and proposed procurement approach. The RFI is for the Authority to collect feedback on the packaging design (the practicalities of the design and the technical capacity to manufacture).
In order to attend the webinar, please use the following link to register on https://www.eventbrite.com/e/market-engagement-event-standardised-packaging-test-trace-tickets-154666717315
The RFI will be published prior to the webinar on our e-Procurement system, Atamis. Please register with your interest by Wednesday 19th May using the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Select "Find Opportunities" and then select the Packaging Standardisation for NHS Test & Trace opportunity.
Once you have selected the Opportunity, press the "Register Interest" button to register your interest.
We intend on publishing the RFI on Wednesday 19th May with responses due back by 5pm on Tuesday 25th May. Please ensure you have registered your interest on Atamis by this date in order to receive the automatic messages when the RFI is published.
If you are unable to attend the webinar, we will issue a summary version of the presentation on Friday 21st May in Atamis. You do not need to have attended the webinar in order to submit a response to the RFI.