--- title: "Online Legal Research" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e601" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06e601" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e601.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e601.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "General Medical Council (GMC)" published: "2026-08-17" --- # Online Legal Research Buyer: General Medical Council (GMC) Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e601 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06e601) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e601.json) ## Summary The General Medical Council (GMC) is procuring an online legal research service for its in-house legal team. The service must provide 24/7 access to extensive UK case law across the three UK jurisdictions and consolidated legislation, supporting Fitness to Practise, registration and revalidation, litigation, policy development, business transformation and ad-hoc advice. Minimum case-law coverage includes the House of Lords/Supreme Court and Privy Council, Court of Appeal, Administrative Court, King’s Bench Division, High Court, Employment Appeals Tribunal, European Court of Justice, Northern Ireland and Scotland. Suppliers must provide user training at contract initiation and throughout the contract. Access is required across the United Kingdom for up to 80 users, including group access for most users and personalised services for 20. An optional, separately priced journal service is also sought. The procurement has reached tender: the GMC invited offers through a below-threshold open competition, with electronic submission allowed via the stated tender portal. This is one lot for an estimated contract from 7 November 2026 to 6 November 2028. The estimated value is £70,000 excluding VAT, or £84,000 including VAT. Questions must be submitted by 24 August 2026 at 5:00pm, and tenders by 14 September 2026 at 12:00 noon. Offers will be evaluated on quality at 70% and commercial cost at 30%. The opportunity is identified as legal advisory and information services, with an associated training element. The lot is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises. This opportunity suits legal information providers with a comprehensive, searchable online platform covering UK case law and consolidated legislation, including Scottish and Northern Irish authorities and the specified senior, appellate, administrative, employment and European courts. Suppliers should be able to support professional legal users working across regulatory, healthcare, public law, charity law, litigation, policy and organisational change matters. The service needs reliable round-the-clock access, a licensing model for a legal team of up to 80 users, predominantly through a shared group login, alongside individual accounts and personalised services for 20 users. Providers must deliver onboarding and continuing user training, including by video link. Firms able to offer relevant legal journals as an optional service may also address the GMC’s additional interests. ## Notice The strategic context The GMC's in-house legal team requires access to a user-friendly legal research tool to support the provision of its various functions (such as Fitness to Practise or Registration and Revalidation), conduct associated litigation, develop policy and deliver business transformation as well as provide wider ad-hoc advice to the organisation. The GMC has the requirement to access the following legal research online on a 24/7 basis: - Access to extensive UK case law, across the 3 UK jurisdictions. - Access to consolidated legislation. Scope of requirement Suppliers will be asked to set out the coverage they provide, but as a minimum to cover caselaw from: - House of Lords/Supreme Court and Privy Council; - The Court of Appeal; - Administrative Court/King's Bench Division/High Court; - The Employment Appeals Tribunal; - The European Court of Justice; and - Northern Ireland (NI) and Scottish caselaw. The GMC requires appropriate training to be available at both the initiation of the contract and for the purpose of supporting new users through the life of the contract. Training by video link is acceptable. Website access to the service should be available to all solicitors and trainee solicitors employed by the GMC. The GMC currently employs 77 solicitors and trainee solicitors, therefore, the service should be priced to be available to no more than 80 users with the majority of users accessing through a single group login to enable ease of access for the team. Individual logins and personalised services will be required for 20 users. The GMC is seeking an optional service for journals (priced separately, if it attracts an additional cost). The journals we are interested in relate to: - Judicial Revies and public law; - Charity Law; - Regulation of Healthcare Professionals; - Medical Law; and - Dispute Resolution/Civil Litigation. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078289-2026 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 17 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 14 Sep 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 7 Nov 2026 - 6 Nov 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £70,000 | | Lots value | £70,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | General Medical Council (GMC) | | Locality | MANCHESTER | | Postcode area | 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 79140000 - Legal advisory and information services - 80400000 - Adult and other education services ## Release History - 17 Aug 2026 at 16:57 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078289-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078289-2026 17th August 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Authority/NoticeBuilder/NoticeBuilder_FileDownload.aspx?id=651174 Invitation to Tender (ITT) for Online Legal Research (GMC2432) - https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Authority/NoticeBuilder/NoticeBuilder_FileDownload.aspx?id=651175 Information Security Questionnaire for GMC2432. - https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Authority/NoticeBuilder/NoticeBuilder_FileDownload.aspx?id=651176 GMC Terms and Conditions - https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Authority/NoticeBuilder/NoticeBuilder_FileDownload.aspx?id=651177 Guide to submitting a tender to GMC. - https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Authority/NoticeBuilder/NoticeBuilder_FileDownload.aspx?id=651178 GMC's raising concerns policy. ## Notice URLs - http://www.gmc-uk.org - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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