Official UK procurement notice
GMCSI market analysis · UK public procurement notice
Authority: General Medical Council (GMC) (Local council)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£30,000£36,000 inc. VAT8.4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 18 Feb 2026awarded 3 Mar 2026
Awarded to IMPOWER Consulting Limited
Contract term 2 moends 30 Apr 2026 · starts 4 Mar 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionGMCSI is seeking a short-term contractor to assist with a research project that will provide strategic guidance and advice for its consulting arm. 4 The findings of this project will serve as valuable input into the three-year business plan
CPV: General management consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£30,000
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 (2)
- Quality: 80%
- Commercial: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: Sub criteria and weightings in ITT
- Commercial: Sub criteria as set out in ITT
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- 29 Jan 2026, 11:27 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Mar 2026, 08:57 GMT
- Authority reference
GMC2486- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-007952- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0611d1Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
29 Jan 2026 → 26 Mar 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published266 days ago29 Jan 2026, 11:27 GMT
- Clarification questions by258 days ago6 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline246 days ago18 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts233 days ago4 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published210 days ago26 Mar 2026, 08:57 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Jan 2026- Tender notice published29 Jan 2026, 11:27 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published4 Mar 2026, 09:55 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete4 Mar 2026, 09:55 GMT
- Contract signature expected5 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published26 Mar 2026, 08:57 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £27,4911 award exc. VAT
Bids received 88 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Mar 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| IMPOWER Consulting LimitedSMEGMC Services International Ltd Market analysis6 Mar 2026 – 30 Apr 2026 | £27,491 | 3 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
GMCSI market analysis · IMPOWER Consulting LimitedSME
- Signed
- 6 Mar 2026
- Value
- £27,500
- Period
- 6 Mar 2026 – 30 Apr 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8final-stage tenders | 8 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ImpowerAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Invitation to tender
- Bidding documents and specifications Raising concerns policy
- Bidding documents and specifications Terms and conditions
- 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