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Agency Pathology

Kent County Council

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14 Sep 2026 at 14:26

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Kent County Council commissioned agency pathology services for the Kent and Medway coroner’s service. The requirement was for agency-provided pathologists to complete pathology work on behalf of the service, covering professional pathology support rather than goods, construction or general healthcare provision. The work was delivered for the Kent and Medway coroner’s service, with the contracting authority based in Maidstone. The procurement was for services and was treated as a light-touch requirement. Its scope is relevant to medical staffing agencies, pathology service providers and organisations able to supply pathologists for coroner-related work. The named service area is pathology, with the relevant classification being pathology services. The requirement was arranged as a single completed lot, covering the agency pathologist service as one package.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to Triple West Medical Limited. The award was active and the contract was signed on 2 July 2026, with a contract period from 2 July 2026 to 31 July 2026. The contract value is £30,360 excluding VAT, or £36,432 including VAT. Kent County Council used a below-threshold procurement route, with the detailed method recorded as unknown. The tender was conducted under the light-touch regime. One lot was used and it reached completion. The award covered pathology services for the coroner’s service and was made to Triple West Medical Limited. The available procurement information records the outcome and supplier, but gives no separate award scoring or weighting basis.

This award demonstrates a defined demand from Kent County Council for agency pathologists supporting the Kent and Medway coroner’s service. Suppliers best placed for a future requirement of this type would be medical staffing agencies or pathology providers with access to suitably qualified pathologists, the capacity to provide short-term professional cover, and experience delivering pathology work in a coroner-service context. Credibility would depend on being able to source practitioners who can complete the required work reliably and work within the operational requirements of a coroner’s service. The successful supplier was an SME, indicating that the requirement was deliverable by a specialist provider rather than necessarily requiring a large national healthcare organisation. Businesses with an established pathologist network and relevant public-sector or medico-legal service experience would be well placed.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Agency Pathology

Notice Description

Agency provided pathologists completing work on behalf of Kent & Medway coroner's service

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f943
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086918-2026
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
SME

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
£30,360 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Sep 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
2 Jul 2026 - 31 Jul 2026 30 days
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

Triple West Medical

Further Information

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