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Confidential Waste Services

General Medical Council (GMC)

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Award

23 Oct 2026 at 10:23

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
TenderUpdate

08 Sep 2026 at 10:54

UK4 - Tender Notice
Tender

28 Aug 2026 at 14:09

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The General Medical Council (GMC) is buying confidential waste destruction and disposal services. The requirement is driven by the large quantities of highly confidential waste it generates and its detailed information security policy, which the provider must meet. The service falls within waste and environmental services. It is a single requirement rather than a set of separately described service lots, and delivery is in the United Kingdom. The buyer is the GMC, a public-sector organisation responsible for regulating doctors. The work centres on securely handling and destroying confidential material in line with the GMC’s specified security requirements; the award confirms the type of specialist service the organisation procures.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Shred-It Ltd on 22 October 2026. The award value is £50,000 excluding VAT (£60,000 including VAT). The contract is due to run from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2029, with a possible extension to 30 November 2030; renewal depends on service. The GMC used an open competition below the applicable threshold. The tender deadline was 29 September 2026, and the deadline for questions was 8 September 2026. Evaluation weighted quality at 65%, price at 25% and social value at 10%. Three bids reached the final stage, including one from an SME. The procurement comprised one lot, and SMEs were considered suitable.

This award demonstrates demand for a specialist confidential-waste service at the GMC, where secure destruction must comply with a detailed information security policy. A credible competitor would need to show that it can collect and handle substantial volumes of sensitive material securely and provide reliable destruction and disposal processes aligned with the buyer’s security requirements. Evidence of strong service quality is particularly important: quality carried substantially more evaluation weight than price, with social value also considered. Suppliers of any size could be relevant, since SMEs were considered suitable and one SME reached the final stage. The successful supplier was a large business, showing that the requirement was awarded at a scale a larger provider could serve, while the competition also included smaller suppliers. The contract’s service-dependent renewal makes sustained delivery capability commercially relevant.»}]} in English. The response must be exactly one JSON object with the specified three string fields, no additional text. I should not comply with the trailing phrase as it adds an instruction that the content be English, already in English. Need assess word counts 100-150 each. First around 105. Second ~112. Benefits ~112. Potential issue

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Confidential Waste Services

Notice Description

The GMC generates large quantities of highly confidential waste and the disposal of this is governed by our detailed information security policy manual. The GMC has specific requirements from its confidential waste destruction provider which must be met

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ee99
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100287-2026
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
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£62,500 Under £100K
Lots Value
£62,500 Under £100K
Awards Value
£50,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Oct 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
29 Sep 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Oct 20265 days ago
Contract Period
1 Dec 2026 - 30 Nov 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
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

Shred-it Limited

Further Information

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