Published date: 11 June 2021

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 12 July 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products - 33000000

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£9,000,000

Procurement reference

KENT001-DN549782-85538640

Published date

11 June 2021

Closing date

12 July 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

12 December 2021

Contract end date

30 June 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Negotiated procedure

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Kent County Council on behalf of the Kent Coroners Service, are seeking expressions of interest from candidates who are able to provide a Digital Autopsy and Body Store Service.

Kent County Council and the Kent Senior Coroners have agreed to use DA as the principal means of establishing the cause of death for all cases referred to the coroner that would otherwise be dealt with using traditional invasive post-mortem procedures. DA will be the first line of intervention, but where this does not give a successful cause of death outcome, the deceased will go on for a full or part invasive post-mortem.

The successful supplier will be required to provide digital autopsies for an average demand of 3,300 post-mortems per annum, this number may vary subject to the number of deaths within the county per annum. In addition to digital autopsies, the successful supplier will also be responsible for the day to day running of the associated Body Store.

Further details are available via the Kent Business Portal (www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk ) and all expressions of interest must be made via the Kent Business Portal. To be considered for this tendering opportunity a completed selection questionnaire must be submitted no later than noon on the 12th of July 2021.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Kelly Roberts

Address

County Hall
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 3000415951

Email

kelly.roberts@kent.gov.uk

Website

http://www.kent.gov.uk