Surge Capacity for Ffp3 Fit Testing Tender - 142416786

Procurement Summary

Country: United Kingdom

Summary: Surge Capacity for Ffp3 Fit Testing

Deadline: 23 Jun 2026

Posting Date: 01 Jun 2026

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Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 142416786

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Competition: ICB

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: Public

Tender Value: Refer Document

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85000000 - Health and social work services
38540000 - Machines and apparatus for testing and measuring
18100000 - Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is looking to understand current fit-testing capacity across the UK and how this could be increased quickly in a pandemic. This work will help DHSC to develop a fit-testing surge plan and put in place practical delivery models that can be used during a pandemic, as part of wider pandemic preparedness planning. Background To support HMG-s Pandemic Preparedness Strategy [1] and reflect recommendations published in the COVID-19 Inquiry module 3 report [2], DHSC is conducting market engagement to better understand the capacity for fit testing. This will consider capacity during business as usual and a pandemic, recognising that during a pandemic demand for fit testing for filtering facepiece class 3 (FFP3) respirators across health and adult social care could increase rapidly. This would result in a significant volume of staff requiring fit testing quickly in the early stages of a pandemic. Without a surge plan, there-s a risk of delays in enabling frontline staff to safely use FFP3s, which is a key risk to health and social care pandemic resilience. [1] https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pandemic-preparedness-strategy-building-our-capabilities [2] https://covid19.public-inquiry.uk/documents/module-3-full-report/ Who we want to hear from We are seeking input from: • fit testers and/or organisations providing fit testing • fit-testing trainers and/or organisations providing fit testing training DHSC recognises that organisati...

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