RFI: Digital Technologies for Contact Tracing, Infection Surveillance & Response

What the buyer says

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is seeking to understand the market's ability to deliver digital technologies that support public health intervention activities such as, but not limited to, surveillance, infection identification, the management of cases, contacts and exposures during a health emergency. The objective of this Request for Information (RFI) is to inform future preparedness planning and ensure the UK has access to scalable, effective and deployable digital capabilities that can help reduce transmission, improve situational awareness and support public health interventions during a pandemic or other infectious disease emergency. The key dates for this RFI are as follows: RFI Published: 18th September 2026 RFI Response Deadline: 2nd October 2026 Specifically, UKHSA wishes to: I. Understand the current and emerging marketplace for digital technologies that could be deployed during a future pandemic or infectious disease incident to support the prevention, identification, monitoring and management of infection transmission among the population, across a range of pathogens and settings. II. Understand the intended purpose, use cases and operational objectives of technologies currently available or under development, including solutions not specifically designed for pandemic response but which may have utility in supporting infection control measures, population monitoring, exposure identification or public communications during a health emergency. III. Assess the effectiveness, maturity and performance characteristics of different intervention, surveillance and outbreak-management technologies, including evidence of impact, operational limitations and suitability for deployment across diverse settings such as communities, healthcare facilities, care ho…