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Pre-Registration Primary Source Verification

General Medical Council (GMC)

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

23 Jul 2026 at 16:50

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

05 May 2026 at 16:29

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The General Medical Council (GMC) is procuring pre-registration primary source verification services for the registrable qualifications of international doctors, physician associates and anaesthesia associates seeking UK registration. The supplier will verify qualifications directly with awarding bodies before the GMC grants registration, with some applicants also requiring verification of other qualifications depending on their registration route. The requirement covers international applicants, including those applying through the relevant European qualification route and those taking other routes. The service supports the GMC’s role as the UK regulator and manager of the registers for doctors, physician associates and anaesthesia associates. Delivery is across the United Kingdom. The procurement is for services and is classified under CPV 80400000, adult and other education services.

The procurement has been awarded, with Dataflow Verification Services (UK) Ltd selected as the supplier; the award remains pending and the scheduled signature date is 10 August 2026. The award date is 23 July 2026, following an open procedure. There was one lot. The awarded value is £8,333,333.33 excluding VAT (£10,000,000 gross), for a contract from 24 August 2026 to 23 August 2030, with options to extend by one year, then another year, then a further year, to a maximum end date of 23 August 2033. The original estimated value was £12,500,000 excluding VAT (£15,000,000 gross). Evaluation weighted quality at 65%, commercial at 25% and social value at 10%.

This requirement is suited to suppliers able to verify overseas medical and associate qualifications reliably at registration scale, working with awarding bodies and international applicants. A credible competitor would need robust processes for primary-source checks across different countries, routes and qualification types, together with the operational capacity to handle a substantial annual flow of applications. The GMC’s tender included API system requirements and an information-security questionnaire, indicating that secure technical integration, data handling and assurance are central to delivery. The market attracted seven bids, with six reaching the final stage, including three from SMEs and one from a VCSE, so smaller organisations can be relevant where they can demonstrate sufficient capability. The requirement also indicates rising demand for doctor-related verification services, with demand expected to increase by 25%.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Pre-Registration Primary Source Verification

Notice Description

Background information - The GMC is the regulatory body for doctors, physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs) in the UK, and among other duties is responsible for managing the register of doctors, PAs and AAs in the UK. - In order to practise in the UK, a doctor must be registered and hold a licence to practise. Doctors seeking registration are divided into two broad categories based upon their country of qualification: UK graduates and international medical graduates. - Until 12 December 2026 PAs and AAs do not require registration to work in the UK, however until then they are encouraged to obtain registration. Most PAs and AAs seeking registration will have a UK qualification, but there are a few applicants who hold an international qualification. - Applicants for registration must satisfy a number of criteria, one of which is that they must hold a registrable qualification. For the purpose of this specification, a registrable qualification is defined as a primary medical qualification or associate qualification which is currently accepted by the GMC for the purpose of applying for registration as a doctor, PA or AA. - GMC requires the registrable qualification of all doctors, PAs and AAs to be verified with the applicant's awarding body before the applicant is granted registration. In the case of UK graduates, there is an established process whereby UK medical schools (for doctors) and UK course providers (for PAs and AAs) proactively share graduation data directly with the GMC; for international applicants, however, each applicant's registrable qualification is verified by the GMC at the point of application. - The GMC invites tender bids for primary source verification (PSV) of the registrable qualifications of international doctors, PAs and AAs at the point of registration. Some international applicants will also require other qualifications to be verified depending on the route they are taking to registration. Scope of requirement Overview of the international doctor cohort - The GMC receives approximately 16-17,000 applications from international doctors each year, although not all of these go on to be granted registration. There are two broad types of international applicant: - Doctors applying through the relevant European qualification (REQ) route - Doctors not applying through the REQ route

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Option to extend for 1 year, plus 1 year, plus a further 1 year.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0691d1
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069940-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80400000 - Adult and other education services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£12,500,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£12,500,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
£8,333,333 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
1 Jun 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
24 Aug 2026 - 23 Aug 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
General Medical Council (GMC)
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MANCHESTER
Postcode
M3 3AW
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Dataflow Verification Services (UK) Ltd

Further Information

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