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Pathologist Recruitment Services

Kent County Council · Local authority

In brief

Kent County Council has announced plans to buy recruitment and healthcare work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £800,000 including VAT.

The contract runs for 1 year, starting 1 April 2027.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

What the notice says

Kent County Council (KCC) commissions pathologist resource to undertake post-mortem examinations within NHS mortuaries across Kent and Medway, primarily via recruitment providers. This is commissioned on a session basis. Purpose of Engagement Kent and Medway Coroner Service is undertaking pre-procurement market engagement (in accordance with S16 of the Procurement Act 2023) to understand market capability, capacity and delivery models for the provision of suitably qualified and accredited pathologists. The Coroners Service is considering a future procurement for a service to supply suitably qualified and accredited pathologists to undertake post-mortem examinations within NHS mortuaries across Kent and Medway. This may result in a future procurement process. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Maidstone:-Recruitment-services./S8Q8868X6X To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/S8Q8868X6X

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 061128-2026

About the buyer

From notice 061128-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 30 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.