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title: "Education Standards Consultant"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02964f"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL (GMC)"
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# Education Standards Consultant

Buyer: GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL (GMC)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02964f

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## Summary

The General Medical Council (GMC) is seeking to contract for the role of an Education Standards Consultant, classified under technical analysis and consultancy services, to support its statutory functions. This open procurement process is currently in the active tender stage, with submissions accepted until the deadline of 1 April 2021. The contract, valued at £200,000, will involve collecting, analysing, and publishing medical education data across the UK, with the delivery expected to take place in the region of Manchester, UK.

This contract presents substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in technical consultancy within the healthcare sector, particularly those with expertise in data analysis and reporting. Suitable candidates may include small to medium enterprises (SMEs) that are equipped to handle large datasets and are familiar with educational training policies. Companies with experience in utilising tools such as Tableau and Oracle Business Reporting could find themselves particularly well-positioned to compete for this contract.

## 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.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

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.

Renewal: 2 x annual extensions

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014501-2021 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Jun 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Apr 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 May 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £200,000 |
| Lots value | £200,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £200,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## 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 | S.M.A.P. |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71621000 - Technical analysis or consultancy services

## Release History

- 25 Jun 2021 at 09:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014501-2021
- 25 Feb 2021 at 15:08 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003815-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.gmc-uk.org
- http://www.mytenders.co.uk
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
- https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA19541

## Provenance

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