Official UK procurement notice
Events and Conference support
Authority: General Medical Council (GMC) (Local council)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£200,000≈ £67k / year · £250,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 27 Apr 2026awarded 14 May 2026
Awarded to One Two Agency Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Jun 2029 · up to 3 Jun 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe purpose of this procurement is to:
Ensure consistent, high quality delivery of GMC-led and external events
Improve efficiency and reduce administrative burden through a single, reliable supplier
Support our ambition to become a net zero organisation
Ensure value for money through reuse, adaptation and sustainable production
Ensure suppliers have a clear understanding of the requirements so they can accurately cost and deliver the required services.
- No preliminary market engagement: Large market with standard offering
CPV: Miscellaneous business and business-related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£200,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 65%
- commercial: 25%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: Quality criteria included in the ITT
- Social Value
- commercial: Price and T&Cs as set out in the ITT
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Mar 2026, 12:03 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 Jun 2026, 10:16 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 31 May 2026
- Authority reference
GMC2433- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-025713- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067037Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
- Risks
Growth in event demand
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
20 Mar 2026 → 1 Jul 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published214 days ago20 Mar 2026, 12:03 GMT
- Clarification questions by187 days ago16 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline176 days ago27 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent159 days ago14 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends144 days ago28 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by141 days ago31 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published118 days ago24 Jun 2026, 10:16 BST
- Contract starts111 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Mar 2026- Tender notice published20 Mar 2026, 12:03 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published16 Apr 2026, 12:56 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published18 May 2026, 09:19 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete18 May 2026, 09:19 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published24 Jun 2026, 10:16 BSTUK7
Published amendments (1)
Upload of documents
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-03: 1 release · 20 Mar 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £200,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 99 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Jun 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| One Two Agency Limited24 Aug 2026 – 23 Aug 2029 · up to 23 Aug 2030Extensions: Optional extension depending on performance | £200,000 | 14 May 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Events and Conference support · One Two Agency Limited
- Signed
- 12 Jun 2026
- Value
- £208,333
- Period
- 1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2029 · up to 30 Jun 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Optinoal extension depending on performance
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9final-stage tenders | 9 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- One Two AgencyAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (10)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Terms and conditions
- Bidding documents and specifications GMC events
- Bidding documents and specifications Conference and lecture photos
- Bidding documents and specifications Invitation to tender
- Bidding documents and specifications Raising concerns policy
- Bidding documents and specifications Guide to submitting a tender to GMC
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender