PPE Manufacturing And Pandemic Preparedness
- Published
- 1 June 2026
- Lots
- 1
- Notice number
- 051268-2026
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-06aa05
- Official source
- Official source
CPV codes
- 33000000Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- 33100000Medical equipments
- 33140000Medical consumables
- 33199000Medical clothing
- 18143000Protective gear
- 35113000Safety equipment
- 35113410Garments for biological or chemical protection
- 35113400Protective and safety clothing
Description
Background Personal protective equipment and hygiene consumables (PPE) is a critical component of the health and social care system’s ability to respond effectively to pandemics and other public health emergencies. During the COVID 19 pandemic, unprecedented global demand for PPE placed significant pressure on international supply chains, highlighted vulnerabilities in availability and production capacity, and emphasised the importance of resilience, flexibility and rapid scale up capability. To support HMG’s Pandemic Preparedness Strategy, and incorporate lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC) is conducting this market engagement to better understand the capacity for domestic and international PPE manufacturing, and impacts on this production in a future pandemic. Engagement Objective Through this market engagement, DHSC wants to build a clearer picture of: • Your current PPE manufacturing capability and capacity (products, volumes, lead times, and constraints). • If you are not a PPE supplier today, whether (and how) your organisation could pivot to PPE manufacture (capability, requirements, and timescales). • How capacity coul…
Official publications
- FTS · 051268-2026 · 1 June 2026
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