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title: "Education Standards Consultant"
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buyer: "GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL (GMC)"
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# Education Standards Consultant

Buyer: GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL (GMC)  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b505cee6-a1af-4c8d-b14d-edd72be0ff28

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## Summary

The General Medical Council (GMC) is currently conducting a tender for the position of an Education Standards Consultant, with a budget of £200,000. This procurement is classified under technical analysis or consultancy services and is open for bidding until 1 April 2021. The contract period will commence on 10 July 2021 and continue until 9 July 2024. The tender is available to businesses located across various regions of the United Kingdom, including Scotland, the North West, Wales, Northern Ireland, and London. This process follows an open procurement method, allowing any interested parties to participate.

This tender presents a valuable opportunity for businesses specialising in educational consultancy, data analysis, or policy development, particularly those equipped to handle large datasets and complex reporting needs. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to apply, as they could bring innovative approaches to the GMC's requirements. Firms with experience in medical education or those familiar with tools like Tableau and Oracle Business Reporting may find this project particularly suited to their expertise, positioning them well for growth through successful engagement with the GMC.

## Notice

In order to fulfil the GMC's statutory functions, the Surveys and Reporting team's role is to collect, clean, analyse and report information about medical education and training, for the purposes of policy development and quality assurance of training programmes and posts across the UK.To this end, throughout each year, we collect numerous large data sets from various organisations, including the national training survey, annual review of competence progression outcomes and royal college exam outcomes. We publish these on our online reporting tool designed for user exploration, using Tableau and Oracle Business Reporting.We undertake internal analysis of the data to prioritise our quality assurance resources and support our decision making.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5622898f-660a-499e-a621-de6eb064be73 |
| 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 | 25 Feb 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Apr 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 9 Jul 2021 - 9 Jul 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £200,000 |
| 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), TLI London, TLL Wales, TLM Scotland, TLN Northern Ireland |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71621000 - Technical analysis or consultancy services

## Release History

- 25 Feb 2021 at 17:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5622898f-660a-499e-a621-de6eb064be73

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5622898f-660a-499e-a621-de6eb064be73
  25th February 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB161463
  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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