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NHS Pathologist

Kent County Council

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24 Aug 2026 at 14:59

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Kent County Council procured specialist pathology services provided by an NHS pathologist for post-mortem examinations. The requirement is classified as pathology services and concerns professional work rather than the supply of goods, equipment or construction. It was arranged as a single requirement for the council, with the tender title identifying the service as “NHS Pathologist”. The procurement relates to post-mortem pathology activity, so relevant businesses are specialist pathology providers, individual consultant pathologists operating through a business, or organisations able to provide suitably qualified post-mortem examination services. The contracting authority is Kent County Council, based in Maidstone. The procurement data does not identify a separate delivery address, so the work should be assessed against the council’s operational requirements rather than a stated site.

The procurement has completed and an active award was made for the single lot to NIPIN BAGLA LTD. The contract was signed on 29 July 2026 and runs from 29 July 2026 to 31 March 2027, with a maximum extent to 31 March 2028. Its value is £65,000 excluding VAT and £78,000 including VAT. Renewal is available as needed. The procedure used a below-threshold route, with the specific method recorded as unknown, under the light-touch regime. The requirement was evaluated through a tender process, and the published outcome identifies NIPIN BAGLA LTD as the selected supplier. The contract is below the applicable threshold and remains active for the stated period.

This procurement demonstrates an established requirement from Kent County Council for specialist post-mortem pathology services at a modest contract scale. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to provide professional pathology expertise specifically relevant to post-mortem examinations, together with the capacity to deliver a council service over an extended operating period. The awarded supplier is recorded as a large organisation, indicating that the buyer has placed the requirement with a business able to undertake the service at organisational scale. Businesses with an existing pathology practice, experienced consultant workforce and the operational systems needed to manage public-sector service delivery would be the closest comparators. The below-threshold, light-touch tender route is also relevant to future market monitoring.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

NHS Pathologist

Notice Description

Pathologist - Post Mortems

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06eabb
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080435-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

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
£65,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Aug 20262 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Jul 20264 weeks ago
Contract Period
29 Jul 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

NIPIN BAGLA LTD

Further Information

Notice Documents

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