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title: "Business Continuity Offsite Facility"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-4c47a309-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b"
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current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL (GMC)"
published: "2016-11-18"
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# Business Continuity Offsite Facility

Buyer: GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL (GMC)  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4c47a309-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

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## Summary

The General Medical Council (GMC) has initiated a tender for a "Business Continuity Offsite Facility" to support their contact centre located in Manchester, England. This procurement falls under the industry category of disaster recovery services and utilizes an open procedure for the procurement method. The tender period concluded on 5th May 2015, while the contract is set to run from 1st June 2015 to 31st May 2018.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses specialising in disaster recovery services to expand their operations. Companies that can offer offsite workplace recovery solutions would be particularly well-suited to compete, especially those that can support the GMC's needs for business continuity during potential disruptions. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate, as the tender has been marked as suitable for their involvement.

## Notice

The GMC are looking to access to an offsite Workplace Recovery Centre for our contact centre located at the Manchester Offices at Hardman Street during a Business continuity or Disaster recovery event.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2b69baf6-0aa4-4b39-afae-e8b7183aa601 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Nov 2016 |
| Submission deadline | 5 May 2015 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 May 2015 - 31 May 2018 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL (GMC) |
| Locality | MANCHESTER |
| Post town | Manchester |
| Postcode | M3 3AW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester |
| Local authority | Manchester |
| Electoral ward | Deansgate |
| Westminster constituency | Manchester Central |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72251000 - Disaster recovery services

## Release History

- 18 Nov 2016 at 20:17 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2b69baf6-0aa4-4b39-afae-e8b7183aa601

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2b69baf6-0aa4-4b39-afae-e8b7183aa601
  9th April 2015 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- http://www.mytenders.org/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR107792
  NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at the link provided.

## Notice URLs

- http://www.gmc-uk.org

## Provenance

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