Packaging for NHS Test & Trace

Concepts

• packaging services
• nhs test and trace
• covid-19 testing
• national organisation
• nhs test
• kitting of all covid-19 testing
• trace
• home channel.nhs test
• growth of the testing capability
• department for health and social care

Location

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.

CPV Codes

• 79921000 - Packaging services

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** 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... 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.