diff --git a/src/app/lib/uasApi/index.test.ts b/src/app/lib/uasApi/index.test.ts
index a530ae7ab72..16c15ed2165 100644
--- a/src/app/lib/uasApi/index.test.ts
+++ b/src/app/lib/uasApi/index.test.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ import uasApiRequest from './index';
 
 jest.mock('js-cookie');
 jest.mock('../utilities/getEnvConfig');
+jest.mock('./tokenRefresh/tokenManager', () => ({
+  __esModule: true,
+  default: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+}));
 
 global.fetch = jest.fn();
 
diff --git a/src/app/lib/uasApi/index.ts b/src/app/lib/uasApi/index.ts
index cdb990374cd..262d4e2d4f4 100644
--- a/src/app/lib/uasApi/index.ts
+++ b/src/app/lib/uasApi/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import isLive from '#app/lib/utilities/isLive';
 import getAuthHeaders from './getAuthHeaders';
 import { activityTypes } from './uasUtility';
+import ensureTokens from './tokenRefresh/tokenManager';
 
 export type UasMethod = 'POST' | 'DELETE' | 'GET';
 
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ interface UasRequestOptions {
 }
 
 const getUasHost = () =>
-  isLive() ? 'activity.api.bbc.co.uk' : 'activity.test.api.bbc.co.uk';
+  isLive() ? 'activity.api.bbc.com' : 'activity.test.api.bbc.com';
 
 const buildUrl = (activityType: string, globalId?: string) => {
   const base = `https://${getUasHost()}/my/${activityType}`;
@@ -58,7 +59,11 @@ const uasApiRequest = async (
   validateRequest(method, { body, globalId }, activityType);
 
   const url = buildUrl(activityType, method !== 'POST' ? globalId : undefined);
-
+  try {
+    await ensureTokens();
+  } catch (error) {
+    throw new Error(`Error while ensuring tokens: ${error}`);
+  }
   const headers: HeadersInit = {
     ...getAuthHeaders(),
   };
diff --git a/src/app/lib/uasApi/tokenRefresh/refreshToken.ts b/src/app/lib/uasApi/tokenRefresh/refreshToken.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..df4f212dc19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/lib/uasApi/tokenRefresh/refreshToken.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import isLive from '#app/lib/utilities/isLive';
+
+const getSessionUrl = (): string => {
+  return isLive()
+    ? 'https://session.bbc.com/session'
+    : 'https://session.test.bbc.com/session';
+};
+
+const getRefreshTokenFetchOptions = (): RequestInit => ({
+  credentials: 'include',
+  // headers: {
+  //   'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+  // },
+});
+
+const refreshTokens = async (): Promise<Response> => {
+  const url = getSessionUrl();
+  const options = getRefreshTokenFetchOptions();
+
+  const response = await fetch(url, options);
+
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    throw new Error(`Token refresh failed with status code ${response.status}`);
+  }
+
+  return response;
+};
+
+export default refreshTokens;
diff --git a/src/app/lib/uasApi/tokenRefresh/tokenManager.test.ts b/src/app/lib/uasApi/tokenRefresh/tokenManager.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1f559f9d04d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/lib/uasApi/tokenRefresh/tokenManager.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+import Cookie from 'js-cookie';
+import onClient from '#app/lib/utilities/onClient';
+import refreshTokens from './refreshToken';
+import ensureTokens, { validateToken } from './tokenManager';
+
+jest.mock('js-cookie');
+jest.mock('#app/lib/utilities/onClient');
+jest.mock('./refreshToken');
+
+const mockCookieGet = Cookie.get as jest.Mock;
+const mockOnClient = onClient as jest.Mock;
+const mockRefreshTokens = refreshTokens as jest.Mock;
+
+const ONE_HOUR_FROM_NOW = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) + 3600;
+const ONE_HOUR_AGO = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) - 3600;
+const FOUR_MINUTES_FROM_NOW = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) + 4 * 60;
+
+const createTestToken = (expSeconds: number): string => {
+  const payload = btoa(JSON.stringify({ exp: expSeconds }));
+  return `header.${payload}.signature`;
+};
+
+describe('validateToken', () => {
+  it('returns false for a non-JWT string', () => {
+    expect(validateToken('not-a-jwt')).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('returns false for a token with no exp claim', () => {
+    const payload = btoa(JSON.stringify({ sub: 'user123' }));
+    expect(validateToken(`header.${payload}.sig`)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('returns false for an expired token', () => {
+    expect(validateToken(createTestToken(ONE_HOUR_AGO))).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('returns false for a token expiring within the 5-minute buffer', () => {
+    expect(validateToken(createTestToken(FOUR_MINUTES_FROM_NOW))).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('returns true for a token with expiry well beyond the buffer', () => {
+    expect(validateToken(createTestToken(ONE_HOUR_FROM_NOW))).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('ensureTokens', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+    mockOnClient.mockReturnValue(true);
+    mockRefreshTokens.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+  });
+
+  it('does nothing when not running on the client', async () => {
+    mockOnClient.mockReturnValue(false);
+    await ensureTokens();
+    expect(mockRefreshTokens).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('does not refresh when both tokens are present and ckns_id is valid', async () => {
+    const validToken = createTestToken(ONE_HOUR_FROM_NOW);
+    mockCookieGet.mockImplementation((name: string) => {
+      if (name === 'ckns_id') return validToken;
+      if (name === 'ckns_atkn') return 'valid-access-token';
+      return undefined;
+    });
+
+    await ensureTokens();
+
+    expect(mockRefreshTokens).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('triggers refresh when ckns_id cookie is missing', async () => {
+    mockCookieGet.mockImplementation((name: string) => {
+      if (name === 'ckns_atkn') return 'valid-access-token';
+      return undefined;
+    });
+
+    await ensureTokens();
+
+    expect(mockRefreshTokens).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it('triggers refresh when ckns_atkn cookie is missing', async () => {
+    const validToken = createTestToken(ONE_HOUR_FROM_NOW);
+    mockCookieGet.mockImplementation((name: string) => {
+      if (name === 'ckns_id') return validToken;
+      return undefined;
+    });
+
+    await ensureTokens();
+
+    expect(mockRefreshTokens).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it('triggers refresh when ckns_id is expired', async () => {
+    const expiredToken = createTestToken(ONE_HOUR_AGO);
+    mockCookieGet.mockImplementation((name: string) => {
+      if (name === 'ckns_id') return expiredToken;
+      if (name === 'ckns_atkn') return 'valid-access-token';
+      return undefined;
+    });
+
+    await ensureTokens();
+
+    expect(mockRefreshTokens).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it('triggers refresh when ckns_id expires within the buffer window', async () => {
+    const soonExpiringToken = createTestToken(FOUR_MINUTES_FROM_NOW);
+    mockCookieGet.mockImplementation((name: string) => {
+      if (name === 'ckns_id') return soonExpiringToken;
+      if (name === 'ckns_atkn') return 'valid-access-token';
+      return undefined;
+    });
+
+    await ensureTokens();
+
+    expect(mockRefreshTokens).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it('includes the original error message when the refresh request fails', async () => {
+    mockCookieGet.mockReturnValue(undefined);
+    mockRefreshTokens.mockRejectedValue(new Error('Network error'));
+
+    await expect(ensureTokens()).rejects.toThrow(
+      'Error while ensuring tokens: Network error',
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('does not throw when refresh succeeds', async () => {
+    mockCookieGet.mockReturnValue(undefined);
+    mockRefreshTokens.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+
+    await expect(ensureTokens()).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/lib/uasApi/tokenRefresh/tokenManager.ts b/src/app/lib/uasApi/tokenRefresh/tokenManager.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..704de64fb29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/lib/uasApi/tokenRefresh/tokenManager.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import Cookie from 'js-cookie';
+import onClient from '#app/lib/utilities/onClient';
+import refreshTokens from './refreshToken';
+
+const TOKEN_COOKIE_NAME = 'ckns_id';
+const AUTH_TOKEN_COOKIE_NAME = 'ckns_atkn';
+const TOKEN_EXPIRY_BUFFER_MS = 5 * 60 * 1000; // 5 minutes before expiry
+const TOKEN_EXPIRY_TIMESTAMP = 'tkn-exp';
+
+const decodeBase64JsonString = encodedString => {
+  try {
+    const decodedValue = window.atob(encodedString);
+    return JSON.parse(decodedValue);
+  } catch (error) {
+    return null;
+  }
+};
+
+export const getDecodedToken = (token?: string) => {
+  const decodedString = decodeURIComponent(token || '');
+
+  return decodeBase64JsonString(decodedString);
+};
+
+// const decodeTokenExpiry = (token: string): number | null => {
+//   try {
+//     const parts = token.split('.');
+//     if (parts.length < 2 || !parts[1]) return null;
+//     const paddedPayload = parts[1]
+//       .replace(/-/g, '+')
+//       .replace(/_/g, '/')
+//       .padEnd(Math.ceil(parts[1].length / 4) * 4, '=');
+//     const payload = JSON.parse(atob(paddedPayload));
+//     console.log('Decoding token expiry for token:', payload.exp * 1000);
+//     return typeof payload.exp === 'number' ? payload.exp * 1000 : null;
+//   } catch {
+//     return null;
+//   }
+// };
+
+export const isTokenValidFor = (durationMs: number, token?: string) => {
+  if (!token) return false;
+
+  const { [TOKEN_EXPIRY_TIMESTAMP]: tokenExpiry } =
+    getDecodedToken(token) || {};
+
+  const earlyExpiryDate = new Date(tokenExpiry - durationMs);
+  console.log(
+    `Checking token validity: now=${Date.now()}, tokenExpiry=${tokenExpiry}, earlyExpiryDate=${earlyExpiryDate.getTime()}`,
+  );
+  return Date.now() < earlyExpiryDate.getTime();
+};
+
+// export const validateToken = (token: string): boolean => {
+//   // const expiryMs = decodeTokenExpiry(token);
+//   return isTokenValidFor(TOKEN_EXPIRY_BUFFER_MS, token);
+//   // if (expiryMs === null) return false;
+//   // return Date.now() < expiryMs - TOKEN_EXPIRY_BUFFER_MS;
+// };
+
+const hasValidTokens = (): boolean => {
+  const idToken = Cookie.get(TOKEN_COOKIE_NAME);
+  const atknToken = Cookie.get(AUTH_TOKEN_COOKIE_NAME);
+  if (!idToken || !atknToken) return false;
+  return isTokenValidFor(TOKEN_EXPIRY_BUFFER_MS, idToken);
+};
+
+export const ensureTokens = async (): Promise<void> => {
+  if (!onClient()) return;
+  if (hasValidTokens()) return;
+  console.log('Tokens are invalid or expired', hasValidTokens());
+  try {
+    await refreshTokens();
+  } catch (error) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Error while ensuring tokens: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`,
+    );
+  }
+};
+
+export default ensureTokens;