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title: "Primary Source Verification for Overseas Doctors"
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buyer: "GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL (GMC)"
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# Primary Source Verification for Overseas Doctors

Buyer: GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL (GMC)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-add79cd1-2950-4abd-bb7e-da5e74c87d99

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## Summary

The General Medical Council (GMC) has awarded a contract for the provision of Primary Source Verification for Overseas Doctors to Dataflow Verification Services (UK) Ltd. The procurement process was conducted through an open procedure, with a tender period ending on June 28, 2022. The contract period spans from September 10, 2022, to September 9, 2025. This opportunity falls under the main procurement category of services related to medical education services.

This tender offers business growth opportunities for companies providing verification services for overseas doctors. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the healthcare industry would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The GMC, based in Manchester, England, handled the procurement process at the award stage. Businesses located in the United Kingdom, Europe, and other specified regions could potentially benefit from participating in the verification services contract.

## Notice

The Registration Information team conducts ad hoc verification checks on doctors' qualifications and experience where there is a requirement to do so, for example where there is a doubt as to the veracity of an individual's primary medical qualification.The third party will be contracted to provide these verification services on the GMC's behalf. A successful verification means confirmation from someone in a position of authority at the issuing institution that a doctor's qualification is genuine, being gained by that individual at the awarding body in question, on the date claimed. Alternatively, it may mean confirmation from someone in a position of authority at a medical employer that the employment experience the doctor claims to have is genuine.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ec02f0ff-49a5-440d-ac9e-9e75469633f1 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Jan 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Jun 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Sep 2022 |
| Contract period | 9 Sep 2022 - 9 Sep 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DATAFLOW VERIFICATION SERVICES (UK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80320000 - Medical education services

## Release History

- 4 Jan 2023 at 17:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ec02f0ff-49a5-440d-ac9e-9e75469633f1

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ec02f0ff-49a5-440d-ac9e-9e75469633f1
  4th January 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN165769
  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

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