diff --git a/.github/workflows/base-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/base-deploy.yml
index 4cb767c10..86a30b8f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/base-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/base-deploy.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ jobs:
       terraform_version: ${{ steps.variables.outputs.terraform_version }}
       ref: ${{ steps.variables.outputs.ref }}
       environment: ${{ steps.variables.outputs.environment }}
+      tag: ${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}
+      promoted_environment: ${{ steps.promoted_env.outputs.promoted_environment }}
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout ref"
         uses: actions/checkout@v5
@@ -74,6 +76,74 @@ jobs:
           echo "ref=$REF"
           echo "environment=$ENVIRONMENT"
 
+      - name: "Resolve the dev-* tag for this commit"
+        id: tag
+        run: |
+          git fetch --tags --force
+          SHA="${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_sha }}"
+          TAG=$(git tag --points-at "$SHA" | grep '^dev-' | head -n1 || true)
+          if [ -z "$TAG" ]; then
+            echo "No dev-* tag found on $SHA" >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "name=$TAG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "Resolved tag: $TAG"
+
+      - name: "Resolve promoted environment"
+        id: promoted_env
+        run: |
+          ENV="${{ steps.variables.outputs.environment }}"
+          if [[ "$ENV" == "preprod" ]]; then
+            echo "promoted_environment=test" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          elif [[ "$ENV" == "prod" ]]; then
+            echo "promoted_environment=preprod" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "promoted_environment=$ENV" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
+
+  download-lambda-artifact:
+      name: "Fetch the lambda artifact from previous stage"
+      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+      needs: [metadata]
+      timeout-minutes: 45
+      permissions:
+        id-token: write
+        contents: write
+      environment: ${{ needs.metadata.outputs.promoted_environment }}
+      steps:
+        - name: "Checkout repository at ref"
+          uses: actions/checkout@v5
+          with:
+            ref: ${{ needs.metadata.outputs.ref }}
+            fetch-depth: 0
+
+        - name: "Configure AWS Credentials"
+          uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v5
+          with:
+            role-to-assume: arn:aws:iam::${{ secrets.AWS_ACCOUNT_ID }}:role/service-roles/github-actions-api-deployment-role
+            aws-region: eu-west-2
+
+        - name: "Extract S3 bucket name from Terraform output"
+          id: tf_output
+          run: |
+            BUCKET=$(terraform output -raw lambda_artifact_bucket)
+            echo "bucket_name=$BUCKET" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          working-directory: ./infrastructure/stacks/api-layer
+
+        - name: "Download lambda artifact from S3"
+          run: |
+            aws s3 cp \
+              s3://${{ steps.tf_output.outputs.bucket_name }}/artifacts/${{ needs.metadata.outputs.tag }}/lambda.zip \
+              ./build/lambda.zip \
+              --region eu-west-2
+
+        - name: "Upload lambda artifact for the current workflow"
+          uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+          with:
+            name: lambda-${{ needs.metadata.outputs.tag }}
+            path: ./build/lambda.zip
+
+
   deploy:
     name: "Deploy to ${{ needs.metadata.outputs.environment }}"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -95,36 +165,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           terraform_version: ${{ needs.metadata.outputs.terraform_version }}
 
-      - name: "Install Poetry"
-        run: |
-          curl -sSL https://install.python-poetry.org | python3 -
-          echo "$HOME/.local/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-
-      - name: "Set up Python"
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
-        with:
-          python-version: "3.13"
-          cache: 'poetry'
-
-      - name: "Install dependencies"
-        run: poetry install
-
-      - name: "Build lambda artefact"
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          make dependencies install-python
-          make build
-
-      - name: "Upload lambda artefact"
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: lambda
-          path: dist/lambda.zip
-
-      - name: "Download Built Lambdas"
+      - name: "Download Lambda Artifact"
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
         with:
-          name: lambda
+          name: lambda-${{ needs.metadata.outputs.tag }}
           path: ./build
 
       - name: "Configure AWS Credentials"
@@ -153,6 +197,19 @@ jobs:
           echo "Running: make terraform env=$ENVIRONMENT workspace=$WORKSPACE stack=api-layer tf-command=apply"
           make terraform env=$ENVIRONMENT stack=api-layer tf-command=apply workspace=$WORKSPACE
 
+      - name: "Extract S3 bucket name from Terraform output"
+        id: tf_output
+        run: |
+          BUCKET=$(terraform output -raw lambda_artifact_bucket)
+          echo "bucket_name=$BUCKET" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        working-directory: ./infrastructure/stacks/api-layer
+
+      - name: "Upload lambda artifact to S3"
+        run: |
+          aws s3 cp ./build/lambda.zip \
+            s3://${{ steps.tf_output.outputs.bucket_name }}/artifacts/${{ needs.metadata.outputs.tag }}/lambda.zip \
+            --region eu-west-2
+
       - name: "Validate Feature Toggles"
         env:
           ENV: ${{ needs.metadata.outputs.environment }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cicd-2-publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/cicd-2-publish.yaml
index a89d3298f..b35f7c76b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cicd-2-publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cicd-2-publish.yaml
@@ -81,16 +81,16 @@ jobs:
           make dependencies install-python
           make build
 
-      - name: "Upload lambda artefact"
+      - name: "Upload lambda artefact for cross-workflow use"
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: lambda
+          name: lambda-${{ needs.metadata.outputs.version }}
           path: dist/lambda.zip
 
       - name: "Download Built Lambdas"
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
         with:
-          name: lambda
+          name: lambda-${{ needs.metadata.outputs.version }}
           path: ./build
 
       - name: "Configure AWS Credentials"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cicd-3-test-deploy.yaml b/.github/workflows/cicd-3-test-deploy.yaml
index 5ab2f1f26..ef0458353 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cicd-3-test-deploy.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cicd-3-test-deploy.yaml
@@ -67,21 +67,19 @@ jobs:
         with:
           terraform_version: ${{ needs.metadata.outputs.terraform_version }}
 
-      - name: "Set up Python"
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
-        with:
-          python-version: "3.13"
-
       - name: "Configure AWS Credentials"
         uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v5
         with:
           role-to-assume: arn:aws:iam::${{ secrets.AWS_ACCOUNT_ID }}:role/service-roles/github-actions-api-deployment-role
           aws-region: eu-west-2
 
-      - name: "Build lambda artefact (rebuild in TEST)"
-        run: |
-          make dependencies install-python
-          make build
+      - name: "Download lambda artefact from dev workflow"
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
+        with:
+          name: lambda-${{ needs.metadata.outputs.tag }}
+          path: ./build
+          run-id: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.id }}
+          github-token: ${{ github.token }}
 
       - name: "Terraform Apply (TEST)"
         env:
@@ -101,6 +99,19 @@ jobs:
           make terraform env=$ENVIRONMENT stack=api-layer tf-command=apply workspace=$WORKSPACE
         working-directory: ./infrastructure
 
+      - name: "Extract S3 bucket name from Terraform output"
+        id: tf_output
+        run: |
+          BUCKET=$(terraform output -raw lambda_artifact_bucket)
+          echo "bucket_name=$BUCKET" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        working-directory: ./infrastructure/stacks/api-layer
+
+      - name: "Upload lambda artifact to S3"
+        run: |
+          aws s3 cp ./build/lambda.zip \
+            s3://${{ steps.tf_output.outputs.bucket_name }}/artifacts/${{ needs.metadata.outputs.tag }}/lambda.zip \
+            --region eu-west-2
+
   regression-tests:
     name: "Regression Tests"
     needs: deploy
diff --git a/infrastructure/stacks/api-layer/s3_buckets.tf b/infrastructure/stacks/api-layer/s3_buckets.tf
index a2dc4af53..1a94f7284 100644
--- a/infrastructure/stacks/api-layer/s3_buckets.tf
+++ b/infrastructure/stacks/api-layer/s3_buckets.tf
@@ -25,3 +25,16 @@ module "s3_firehose_backup_bucket" {
   stack_name   = local.stack_name
   workspace    = terraform.workspace
 }
+
+module "s3_lambda_artifact_bucket" {
+  source       = "../../modules/s3"
+  bucket_name  = "eli-artifacts"
+  environment  = var.environment
+  project_name = var.project_name
+  stack_name   = local.stack_name
+  workspace    = terraform.workspace
+}
+
+output "lambda_artifact_bucket" {
+  value = module.s3_lambda_artifact_bucket.storage_bucket_name
+}
diff --git a/infrastructure/stacks/iams-developer-roles/github_actions_policies.tf b/infrastructure/stacks/iams-developer-roles/github_actions_policies.tf
index ead66d5ff..1fb835a26 100644
--- a/infrastructure/stacks/iams-developer-roles/github_actions_policies.tf
+++ b/infrastructure/stacks/iams-developer-roles/github_actions_policies.tf
@@ -198,7 +198,11 @@ resource "aws_iam_policy" "s3_management" {
           "arn:aws:s3:::*eligibility-signposting-api-${var.environment}-eli-splunk",
           "arn:aws:s3:::*eligibility-signposting-api-${var.environment}-eli-splunk/*",
           "arn:aws:s3:::*eligibility-signposting-api-${var.environment}-eli-splunk-access-logs",
-          "arn:aws:s3:::*eligibility-signposting-api-${var.environment}-eli-splunk-access-logs/*"
+          "arn:aws:s3:::*eligibility-signposting-api-${var.environment}-eli-splunk-access-logs/*",
+          "arn:aws:s3:::*eligibility-signposting-api-${var.environment}-eli-artifacts",
+          "arn:aws:s3:::*eligibility-signposting-api-${var.environment}-eli-artifacts/*",
+          "arn:aws:s3:::*eligibility-signposting-api-${var.environment}-eli-artifacts-access-logs",
+          "arn:aws:s3:::*eligibility-signposting-api-${var.environment}-eli-artifacts-access-logs/*",
         ]
       }
     ]