Kent County Council is using Delta eSourcing to run this tender exercise
| Notice Summary |
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| Title: | Pathologist Recruitment Services |
| Notice type: | UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice |
| Authority: | Kent County Council |
| Nature of contract: | Services |
| Procedure: | Above threshold - Open procedure |
| Short Description: | Kent County Council (KCC) commissions pathologist resource to undertake post-mortem examinations within NHS mortuaries across Kent and Medway, primarily via recruitment providers. This is commissioned on a session basis. Purpose of Engagement Kent and Medway Coroner Service is undertaking pre-procurement market engagement (in accordance with S16 of the Procurement Act 2023) to understand market capability, capacity and delivery models for the provision of suitably qualified and accredited pathologists. The Coroners Service is considering a future procurement for a service to supply suitably qualified and accredited pathologists to undertake post-mortem examinations within NHS mortuaries across Kent and Medway. This may result in a future procurement process. |
| Published: | 30/06/2026 11:23 |
Pathologist Recruitment Services
Contracting authority
- Contracting authority:
- Kent County Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number:
- PLDL-8938-YGYW
- Address:
County Hall
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
UK- Contact name:
- Not provided
- Email:
- alison.blackman@kent.gov.uk
- Telephone:
- Not provided
- Website:
- www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk
- Organisation type:
- REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
- Devolved regulations that apply:
- None
Procedure
- Procedure type:
Open procedure- Preliminary market engagement conducted:
- Not provided
- Tenders received:
- 0
- Tenders assessed:
- 0
- Tenders from SMEs:
- 0
- Tenders from VCSEs:
- 0
- Special regime:
Light touch
Scope
- Title:
- Pathologist Recruitment Services
- Reference number:
- CN260700
- Main category:
- SERVICES
- Description:
- Kent County Council (KCC) commissions pathologist resource to undertake post-mortem examinations within NHS mortuaries across Kent and Medway, primarily via recruitment providers. This is commissioned on a session basis.
Purpose of Engagement
Kent and Medway Coroner Service is undertaking pre-procurement market engagement (in accordance with S16 of the Procurement Act 2023) to understand market capability, capacity and delivery models for the provision of suitably qualified and accredited pathologists.
The Coroners Service is considering a future procurement for a service to supply suitably qualified and accredited pathologists to undertake post-mortem examinations within NHS mortuaries across Kent and Medway.
This may result in a future procurement process.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Maidstone:-Recruitment-services./S8Q8868X6X
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/S8Q8868X6X - Total value (estimated):
GBP 800,000 including VAT- Contract dates (estimated):
- 01/04/2027 to 31/03/2028
- CPV classifications:
79600000 - Recruitment services.
85111800 - Pathology services.- Delivery regions:
UKJ4 - Kent
Participation
- Suitable for SMEs:
- No
- Suitable for VCSEs:
- No
Engagement
- Engagement deadline:
- 30/07/2026
- Engagement status:
The engagement has not yet been carried out.- Engagement process description:
- All interested parties are invited to complete the Council's Market Engagement Questionnaire.
All responses to this questionnaire should be submitted via the Kent Business Portal. All questionnaire responses will be treated as ‘commercial in confidence’.
Please note that participation (or non-participation) in this engagement will confer no advantage or disadvantage during any future procurement processes. Participation in this Market Engagement exercise is not a pre-requisite to participate during any future procurement stage (if applicable). This questionnaire does not form part of any procurement procedure assessment or application.
Submission
Other organisations
Not provided