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Published 9 Oct 2026, 15:18 BST

Official UK procurement notice

GMC2205 Inclusive Career Development Programmes

Official notice

Authority: General Medical Council (GMC) (Local council)

ServicesBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Planned pipeline value£166,667pipeline notice — not a live tender
Tender notice expected 6 Jan 2027from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsends 14 Mar 2030 · up to 14 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 15 Mar 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The GMC is reviewing the market to inform a future procurement for inclusive career development services, with the current intention of dividing the requirement into two lots: an organisation-wide EDI programme and an Inclusive Leadership Development programme.

CPV: Training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 15 Mar 2027 — 14 Mar 2030 (up to 14 Mar 2031 with extensions) · up to 4 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: UK
Extensions
Extension options published
80500000 Training services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
9 Oct 2026, 15:18 BST
Last source update
9 Oct 2026, 15:18 BST
Authority reference
GMC2205
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-095761
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Training services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0784f6 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedearlier today
    9 Oct 2026, 15:18 BST
  2. Tender notice expectedin 89 days
    6 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
  3. Contract startsin 156 days
    15 Mar 2027

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 9 Oct 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    9 Oct 2026, 15:18 BSTUK2
  2. First planning notice published
    9 Oct 2026, 15:18 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

General Medical Council (GMC)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXLD-1125-PGBY 3 Hardman Street, Manchester, North West, M3 3AW Cynthia Okpechukwu [email protected] +440161 383 1679

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure