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title: "Doctor Support Service"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL (GMC)"
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# Doctor Support Service

Buyer: GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL (GMC)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d9e2b35d-8093-4a81-b902-aef701d7050f

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## Summary

The General Medical Council (GMC) is seeking to enhance its Doctor Support Service, designed to assist medical professionals undergoing fitness to practise investigations. The procurement is classified under healthcare services and is currently in the Award stage, with the contract valued at £206,000. The service will run from 1 May 2021 to 30 April 2024. Interested businesses should note that the tender submission period concluded on 17 March 2021, and the awarded contract was announced on 26 April 2021.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in medical support services, particularly those adept at navigating regulatory environments regarding practitioner licensure. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) may find this contract particularly suitable, as the GMC actively encourages participation from organisations that can deliver these essential support services, which may also expand to encompass related fields such as physician associates and anaesthesia associates in the future.

## Notice

The aim of this requirement is to support:- Doctors currently subject to GMC fitness to practise process or policies (ie. investigation/monitoring/subject to publication policy) or involved in a GMC process to remove their licence for non-engagement with revalidation.- Doctors in the licence withdrawal process.- Potentially provide a similar support service for physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs) who may become subject to GMC fitness to practise investigation/monitoring if, as anticipated, we start to regulate both professions during the lifetime of the Doctor Support Service contract

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2a13aa32-4b90-411e-9172-3c9c5e3e6208 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Oct 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Mar 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Apr 2021 |
| Contract period | 30 Apr 2021 - 30 Apr 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £206,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £206,000 |
| 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 | BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel

## Release History

- 11 Oct 2021 at 16:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2a13aa32-4b90-411e-9172-3c9c5e3e6208

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2a13aa32-4b90-411e-9172-3c9c5e3e6208
  11th October 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT162879
  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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