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Paediatric Mortuary Service

Kent County Council

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17 Jul 2026 at 14:10

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Kent County Council procured paediatric mortuary services for activity in Kent. The requirement is a specialist healthcare service involving pathology-related provision for children’s mortuary care. It falls within the services category and is classified under CPV 85111800, pathology services. The council is the buying organisation, with the service associated with its public authority responsibilities. The work is intended to support the handling and care of paediatric cases within the Kent area. This is a focused clinical and mortuary requirement rather than a general facilities-management, adult mortuary or broad pathology-services contract. Relevant businesses are therefore those able to provide specialist paediatric mortuary and pathology services for a local authority-led public service arrangement.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It used a below-threshold procedure with the specific method recorded as unknown, under the light-touch regime. One lot was awarded to GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST. The contract was signed on 13 May 2026 and runs from 13 May 2026 to 31 March 2027, with a maximum extent date of 31 March 2028 and renewal available as required. Its value is £40,000 excluding VAT, or £48,000 including VAT. The award is active and the contract is active. The published outcome identifies services as the procurement category and pathology services as the classification.

This procurement demonstrates demand from Kent County Council for a narrowly defined paediatric mortuary and pathology service, delivered through a public-sector healthcare provider. A credible future competitor would need direct capability in paediatric mortuary operations, pathology support and the sensitive handling of children’s cases. Experience of working with public authorities and NHS organisations would be relevant, given the selected supplier’s role as a large NHS foundation trust. Providers should also be able to operate a specialist clinical service reliably across Kent, meet the governance and safeguarding expectations associated with paediatric work, and manage the operational requirements of a local authority-funded service. Specialist healthcare organisations, NHS bodies and established pathology providers are the closest fit.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Paediatric Mortuary Service

Notice Description

Paediatric Mortuary Services

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cdf3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067848-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85111800 - Pathology services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£40,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
13 May 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Kent County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MAIDSTONE
Postcode
ME14 1XQ
Postcode Area
Rochester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ4 Kent
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ45 Mid Kent
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Maidstone
Electoral Ward
Penenden Heath
Westminster Constituency
Maidstone and Malling

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Further Information

Notice Documents

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