Official UK procurement notice
Assessment Venue and Invigilation Services (UK, EU & Rest of World)
Authority: General Medical Council (GMC) (Local council)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board (PLAB) test is the main route by which International Medical Graduates (IMGs) demonstrate that they have the necessary skills and knowledge to practise medicine in the UK.
We wish to tender for a supplier to provide venues, invigilation services administrative and logistical support to deliver our exams throughout the UK/EU/Rest of the World (RoW). Locations and capacity may vary to those highlighted below but will be determined as and when required.
CPV: Accommodation services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values published · win at most 3 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Assessment Venue and Invigilation Services - UKAwardedRenewal
We wish to tender for a supplier to provide venues, invigilation services administrative and logistical support to deliver our exams throughout the UK of the World (RoW). Locations and capacity may vary to those highlighted below but will be determined as and when required.
Lot #2Assessment Venue and Invigilation Services - EUAwardedRenewal
We wish to tender for a supplier to provide venues, invigilation services administrative and logistical support to deliver our exams throughout the EU. Locations and capacity may vary to those highlighted below but will be determined as and when required.
Lot #3Assessment Venue and Invigilation Services - Rest of WorldAwardedRenewal
We wish to tender for a supplier to provide venues, invigilation services administrative and logistical support to deliver our exams throughout the Rest of the World (RoW). Locations and capacity may vary to those highlighted below but will be determined as and when required.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality criterion: 70%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality criterion: 70
- Price: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 16 Sept 2022, 15:41 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Apr 2023, 09:49 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 18 Oct 2022 – …
- Authority reference
GMC1652- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-011180- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03692fFind a Tender
Publisher note: (MT Ref:229201)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 18 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
Timeline
18 Oct 2022 → 19 Apr 2023 · 3 dates- Submission deadline18 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened18 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
- Notice published19 Apr 2023, 09:49 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete19 Apr 2023, 09:49 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Assessment Venue and Invigilation Services - UK1 award | |||
| VICTVSSME | £5,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Assessment Venue and Invigilation Services - EU1 award | |||
| VICTVSSME | £750,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Assessment Venue and Invigilation Services - Rest of World1 award | |||
| The British Council | £13,500,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Assessment Venue and Invigilation Services - EU · VICTVSSME
- Signed
- 10 Jan 2023
- Value
- £750,000
- Status
- active
Assessment Venue and Invigilation Services - UK · VICTVSSME
- Signed
- 10 Jan 2023
- Value
- £5,000,000
- Status
- active
Assessment Venue and Invigilation Services - Rest of World · The British Council
- Signed
- 10 Jan 2023
- Value
- £13,500,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Assessment Venue and Invigilation Services - UK | 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 2 · Assessment Venue and Invigilation Services - EU | 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 3 · Assessment Venue and Invigilation Services - Rest of World | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- British CouncilAwarded supplier
- VICTVSAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.