diff --git a/services/mesh-forwarder/Pipfile b/services/mesh-forwarder/Pipfile
index a29f5801..00c7306a 100644
--- a/services/mesh-forwarder/Pipfile
+++ b/services/mesh-forwarder/Pipfile
@@ -7,27 +7,27 @@ name = "pypi"
 mesh-inbox-s3-forwarder = {editable = true, path = "."}
 
 [dev-packages]
-werkzeug = "~=2.1.0"
-moto = {version = "~=2.2", extras = ["server"]}
-pytest-cov = "~=2.12"
-pytest = "~=6.2"
-pyfakefs = "~=4.5"
-fake-mesh = "~=0.3"
-flake8 = "~=3.9"
-flake8-bugbear="~=21.9"
-flake8-comprehensions="~=3.6"
-mccabe="~=0.6"
-flake8-builtins="~=1.5"
-flake8-print="~=4.0"
-bandit = "~=1.7"
-isort = "~=5.9"
-black = "==21.9b0"
-mypy = "~=0.9"
-types-requests = "2.25"
-click = "~=8.0.4"
+werkzeug = "~=3.1.5"
+moto = {version = "~=5.1.21", extras = ["server"]}
+pytest-cov = "~=7.0.0"
+pytest = "~=9.0.2"
+pyfakefs = "~=6.1.0"
+fake-mesh = "~=0.4.0"
+flake8 = "~=7.3.0"
+flake8-bugbear="~=25.11.29"
+flake8-comprehensions="~=3.17.0"
+mccabe="~=0.7.0"
+flake8-builtins="~=3.1.0"
+flake8-print="~=5.0.0"
+bandit = "~=1.9.3"
+isort = "~=7.0.0"
+black = "==26.1.0"
+mypy = "~=1.19.1"
+types-requests = "~=2.32.4"
+click = "~=8.3.1"
 
 [requires]
-python_version = "3.9"
+python_version = "3.14.3"
 
 [scripts]
 test = "python -m pytest --cov=awsmesh --cov-report=term-missing tests/unit tests/e2e"
diff --git a/services/mesh-forwarder/Pipfile.lock b/services/mesh-forwarder/Pipfile.lock
index 430ce5ec..cf623358 100644
--- a/services/mesh-forwarder/Pipfile.lock
+++ b/services/mesh-forwarder/Pipfile.lock
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 {
     "_meta": {
         "hash": {
-            "sha256": "7141ee1c4d8b430d5c5ea660b9f372721ac46327f04ff50047e678adb9a25e29"
+            "sha256": "51f0de9ce134bb75deaa608cfcd7d757143c2faab136c767f0b641014b0ae439"
         },
         "pipfile-spec": 6,
         "requires": {
-            "python_version": "3.9"
+            "python_version": "3.14.3"
         },
         "sources": [
             {
diff --git a/services/mesh-forwarder/tasks b/services/mesh-forwarder/tasks
index cd6ee01e..70475cfa 100755
--- a/services/mesh-forwarder/tasks
+++ b/services/mesh-forwarder/tasks
@@ -10,38 +10,6 @@ AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=eu-west-2
 IMAGE_REPO_NAME=deductions/mesh-forwarder
 export NHS_SERVICE=mesh-forwarder
 
-AWS_HELPERS_VERSION=0.2.27
-echo "AWS helper scripts version: $AWS_HELPERS_VERSION"
-
-
-###########################
-# Shared utils            #
-###########################
-
-function download_util() {
-  local UTIL_VERSION=$1
-  local UTIL_FILENAME=$2
-
-  local UTIL_FILEPATH="utils/$UTIL_VERSION/$UTIL_FILENAME"
-
-  mkdir -p "utils/$UTIL_VERSION"
-  if [[ ! -f $UTIL_FILEPATH ]];then
-    wget --quiet -O $UTIL_FILEPATH https://github.com/nhsconnect/prm-deductions-support-infra/releases/download/${UTIL_VERSION}/${UTIL_FILENAME}
-  fi
-  chmod +x $UTIL_FILEPATH
-
-  echo "$UTIL_FILEPATH"
-}
-
-function fetch_redaction_utils() {
-  download_util $AWS_HELPERS_VERSION run-with-redaction.sh
-  download_util $AWS_HELPERS_VERSION redactor
-}
-
-AWS_HELPERS_FILE=$(download_util $AWS_HELPERS_VERSION aws-helpers)
-source $AWS_HELPERS_FILE
-
-
 ####################################
 # Instance (Environment) Variables #
 ####################################
@@ -137,14 +105,9 @@ function set_cert_issuer() {
 }
 
 function setup_venv {
-  venv_directory=venv
-  echo "Using this directory for venv: ${venv_directory}"
-  python3 -m venv "${venv_directory}"
-  source "${venv_directory}"/bin/activate
-}
-
-function get_aws_account_id() {
-  AWS_ACCOUNT_ID=$(aws sts get-caller-identity | jq -r .Account)
+  echo "Creating Dev Virtual Environment"
+  pip3 install pipenv
+  pipenv shell
 }
 
 function generate_mesh_fqdn() {
@@ -159,19 +122,6 @@ function generate_mesh_fqdn() {
     fi
 }
 
-function build_forwarder_image() {
-  fetch_redaction_utils
-  docker build --build-arg SOURCE_IMAGE_TAG=$SOURCE_IMAGE_TAG \
-               --build-arg UTILS_VERSION=$AWS_HELPERS_VERSION \
-               -t "$IMAGE_REPO_NAME:${IMAGE_TAG}" .
-}
-
-function push_forwarder_image_to_repo_ecr() {
-  IMAGE_FULL_URL="${REPOSITORY_URI}:${IMAGE_TAG}"
-  docker tag "$IMAGE_REPO_NAME:${IMAGE_TAG}" "$IMAGE_FULL_URL"
-  docker push "$IMAGE_FULL_URL"
-}
-
 function generate_csr {
   keys_file_name="$1"
   # If you intend to secure the URL https://www.yourdomain.com, then your CSR’s common name must be www.yourdomain.com
@@ -300,11 +250,6 @@ case "${command}" in
     set_nems_env
     python3 print_delete_subscription.py
     ;;
-  promote_docker_image)
-    check_env
-    set_image_tag
-    promote_docker_image "$IMAGE_REPO_NAME:$IMAGE_TAG" "$NHS_ENVIRONMENT"
-    ;;
   venv)
     setup_venv
     ;;
@@ -316,13 +261,6 @@ case "${command}" in
       --cluster $NHS_ENVIRONMENT-${NHS_SERVICE}-ecs-cluster \
       --services $NHS_ENVIRONMENT-mesh-forwarder-service
     ;;
-  fetch_utils)
-    fetch_redaction_utils
-    ;;
-  build_docker)
-    set_image_tag
-    build_forwarder_image
-    ;;
   push_forwarder_image_to_repo_ecr)
     if [ -z $SOURCE_IMAGE_TAG ]; then
       echo "Please set SOURCE_IMAGE_TAG environment variable"