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title: "SC220333 - Market Engagement - Mass Fatality Incident Response Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-042ed9"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "KENT COUNTY COUNCIL"
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# SC220333 - Market Engagement - Mass Fatality Incident Response Services

Buyer: KENT COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-042ed9

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## Summary

Kent County Council, on behalf of the Kent Resilience Forum, is planning a procurement process for emergency support services in response to a Mass Fatality incident. The procurement involves the provision of specialist equipment, staff for post-mortem examinations, establishment of emergency mortuary services, identification of human remains, and search and recovery operations. Interested organisations are invited to participate by submitting a Market Engagement Questionnaire by 9th February 2024. The planned contract is expected to commence in June 2024.

This tender by Kent County Council offers opportunities for businesses providing emergency response services, mortuary equipment, staffing for post-mortem examinations, human remains identification services, and search and recovery operations. Companies with experience in providing emergency support services on a 24/7 basis throughout the year would be well-suited to bid for this contract. The procurement process presents a chance for responsive and reliable providers to contribute to emergency response preparedness in the Kent and Medway areas.

## Notice

Market Engagement Opportunity The Kent Resilience Forum (KRF) is a partnership of agencies who work together to ensure a coordinated response to emergencies that could have a significant impact on communities in Kent and Medway. Kent County Council (on behalf of the KRF) is planning a Procurement process to put in place a new Contract to provide emergency support to assist the response to a Mass Fatality incident, if required. This Market Engagement exercise is intended to help the Council understand the level of interest in this opportunity, and potential service offerings from the market. The Council plans to use the information and feedback we receive to develop our plans for the future delivery of this Contract. This is an open engagement exercise in which any potential providers can participate. All interested organisations are invited to complete a Market Engagement Questionnaire. All responses to this questionnaire should be submitted via the Kent Business Portal, no later than 5pm on Friday 9th February 2024. All questionnaire responses will be treated as 'commercial in confidence'. Alternatively, responses can also be emailed to Alison.Blackman@kent.gov.uk.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

It is anticipated that in the event of a Mass Fatality incident, any combination of the following support could be required (depending on the availability of existing resource across KRF Partners): Provision of Specialist Equipment required to operate a temporary mortuary service. Specialist staff to conduct or assist with post-mortem examinations, collect and store samples, collect, analyse and associate ante-mortem information from families and other agencies. Establishment of emergency mortuary to receive and store human remains. Provide emergency mortuary and all necessary mortuary equipment, processes to conduct post-mortem examinations of human remains. Identification of human remains, including arranging DNA or other analysis as appropriate on post-mortem and ante-mortem samples. Search and Recovery: Search, recover and/or transport human remains from the site(s) of the incident. The Supplier would be expected be able to provide a guaranteed level of response 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days per year, should these services to be required. It is anticipated that the planned Contract will begin in June 2024.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002059-2024 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Jan 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Mar 2024 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | KENT COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | MAIDSTONE |
| Post town | Rochester |
| Postcode | ME14 1XQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ45 Mid Kent |
| Local authority | Maidstone |
| Electoral ward | Penenden Heath |
| Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling |
| Delivery location | TLJ4 Kent |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

### Codes

- 33900000 - Post-mortem and mortuary equipment and supplies

## Release History

- 22 Jan 2024 at 11:39 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002059-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.kent.gov.uk

## Provenance

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