Notice Information
Notice Title
Assessment Venue and Invigilation Services (UK, EU & Rest of World)
Notice Description
The Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board (PLAB) test is the main route by which International Medical Graduates (IMGs) demonstrate that they have the necessary skills and knowledge to practise medicine in the UK. We wish to tender for a supplier to provide venues, invigilation services administrative and logistical support to deliver our exams throughout the UK/EU/Rest of the World (RoW). Locations and capacity may vary to those highlighted below but will be determined as and when required.
Lot Information
Assessment Venue and Invigilation Services - UK
We wish to tender for a supplier to provide venues, invigilation services administrative and logistical support to deliver our exams throughout the UK of the World (RoW). Locations and capacity may vary to those highlighted below but will be determined as and when required.
Renewal: Option to extend by 3 additional periods of 1 year.
Assessment Venue and Invigilation Services - EUWe wish to tender for a supplier to provide venues, invigilation services administrative and logistical support to deliver our exams throughout the EU. Locations and capacity may vary to those highlighted below but will be determined as and when required.
Renewal: Option to extend by 3 additional periods of 1 year.
Assessment Venue and Invigilation Services - Rest of WorldWe wish to tender for a supplier to provide venues, invigilation services administrative and logistical support to deliver our exams throughout the Rest of the World (RoW). Locations and capacity may vary to those highlighted below but will be determined as and when required.
Renewal: Option to extend contract by 3 additional periods of 1 year.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03692f
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011180-2023
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large, SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
98341000 - Accommodation services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £19,250,000 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Apr 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 18 Oct 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 10 Jan 20233 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL (GMC)
- Contact Name
- Christine Jack
- Contact Email
- gmctenders@gmc-uk.org
- Contact Phone
- +44 1619236340
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MANCHESTER
- Postcode
- M3 3AW
- Post Town
- Manchester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD3 Greater Manchester
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD33 Manchester
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Manchester
- Electoral Ward
- Deansgate
- Westminster Constituency
- Manchester Central
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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