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Online Legal Research

General Medical Council (GMC)

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17 Aug 2026 at 16:57

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The General Medical Council (GMC) is procuring an online legal research service for its in-house legal team. The service must provide 24/7 access to extensive UK case law across the three UK jurisdictions and consolidated legislation, supporting Fitness to Practise, registration and revalidation, litigation, policy development, business transformation and ad-hoc advice. Minimum case-law coverage includes the House of Lords/Supreme Court and Privy Council, Court of Appeal, Administrative Court, King’s Bench Division, High Court, Employment Appeals Tribunal, European Court of Justice, Northern Ireland and Scotland. Suppliers must provide user training at contract initiation and throughout the contract. Access is required across the United Kingdom for up to 80 users, including group access for most users and personalised services for 20. An optional, separately priced journal service is also sought.

The procurement has reached tender: the GMC invited offers through a below-threshold open competition, with electronic submission allowed via the stated tender portal. This is one lot for an estimated contract from 7 November 2026 to 6 November 2028. The estimated value is £70,000 excluding VAT, or £84,000 including VAT. Questions must be submitted by 24 August 2026 at 5:00pm, and tenders by 14 September 2026 at 12:00 noon. Offers will be evaluated on quality at 70% and commercial cost at 30%. The opportunity is identified as legal advisory and information services, with an associated training element. The lot is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises.

This opportunity suits legal information providers with a comprehensive, searchable online platform covering UK case law and consolidated legislation, including Scottish and Northern Irish authorities and the specified senior, appellate, administrative, employment and European courts. Suppliers should be able to support professional legal users working across regulatory, healthcare, public law, charity law, litigation, policy and organisational change matters. The service needs reliable round-the-clock access, a licensing model for a legal team of up to 80 users, predominantly through a shared group login, alongside individual accounts and personalised services for 20 users. Providers must deliver onboarding and continuing user training, including by video link. Firms able to offer relevant legal journals as an optional service may also address the GMC’s additional interests.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Online Legal Research

Notice Description

The strategic context The GMC's in-house legal team requires access to a user-friendly legal research tool to support the provision of its various functions (such as Fitness to Practise or Registration and Revalidation), conduct associated litigation, develop policy and deliver business transformation as well as provide wider ad-hoc advice to the organisation. The GMC has the requirement to access the following legal research online on a 24/7 basis: - Access to extensive UK case law, across the 3 UK jurisdictions. - Access to consolidated legislation. Scope of requirement Suppliers will be asked to set out the coverage they provide, but as a minimum to cover caselaw from: - House of Lords/Supreme Court and Privy Council; - The Court of Appeal; - Administrative Court/King's Bench Division/High Court; - The Employment Appeals Tribunal; - The European Court of Justice; and - Northern Ireland (NI) and Scottish caselaw. The GMC requires appropriate training to be available at both the initiation of the contract and for the purpose of supporting new users through the life of the contract. Training by video link is acceptable. Website access to the service should be available to all solicitors and trainee solicitors employed by the GMC. The GMC currently employs 77 solicitors and trainee solicitors, therefore, the service should be priced to be available to no more than 80 users with the majority of users accessing through a single group login to enable ease of access for the team. Individual logins and personalised services will be required for 20 users. The GMC is seeking an optional service for journals (priced separately, if it attracts an additional cost). The journals we are interested in relate to: - Judicial Revies and public law; - Charity Law; - Regulation of Healthcare Professionals; - Medical Law; and - Dispute Resolution/Civil Litigation.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e601
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078289-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

79140000 - Legal advisory and information services

80400000 - Adult and other education services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£70,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£70,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
14 Sep 20263 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
7 Nov 2026 - 6 Nov 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
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
TLD North West (England), TLI London
Local Authority
Manchester
Electoral Ward
Deansgate
Westminster Constituency
Manchester Central

Further Information

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