---
title: "Agency Pathology"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f943"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Kent County Council"
published: "2026-09-14"
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# Agency Pathology

Buyer: Kent County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f943

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086918-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 2 Jul 2026 - 31 Jul 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £30,360 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Kent County Council |
| Locality | MAIDSTONE |
| Postcode area | 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Triple West Medical |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85111800 - Pathology services

## Release History

- 14 Sep 2026 at 14:26 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086918-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086918-2026
  14th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.kent.gov.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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