Pathology services

Tender description

Essex County Council is running a soft market testing exercise to understand future options for delivering post-mortem services. Post-mortem services are presently provided for the Essex Coroners Service by 5 hospital trusts within Essex, through invasive post-mortem procedures. The Council invites interest from suppliers of digital autopsy services and seeks to understand the scope and nature of services which can be supplied by the market. Service providers who are interested in participating in soft market testing are invited to contact the Council by email to mark.glenister@essex.gov.uk by no later than 17:00 hours on 16.4.2018, with an expression of interest and a high level overview of the services that can be provided. The Council is considering future delivery models for the provision of post-mortem services and seeks to establish whether it can enhance the service provided to Essex residents through the provision of non-invasive digital autopsy. Meetings will be arranged with interested suppliers, who express an interest to participate in this early market engagement exercise by the deadline stated, either face-to-face in Chelmsford or via teleconference between 23.4.2018 to 18.5.2018. It is anticipated that these meetings will explore options for the scope, capacity and delivery models for potential solutions. Service providers who are interested in participating in soft market testing are invited to express their interest via by email to mark.glenister@essex.gov.uk by no later than 17:00 hours on 16.4.2018.