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Published 2 Sept 2025, 13:50 BST

Official UK procurement notice

IS Commodity Items · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

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

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (30) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£2,083,333≈ £694k / year · £2,500,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 2 Oct 2025awarded 20 Oct 2025
Awarded to Vohkus Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 19 Nov 2028 · up to 19 Nov 2030 with extensions · starts 20 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

GMC are looking for a preferred partner to fulfil the majority of IS Commodity Items requirement.

  • No preliminary market engagement: Commodity items are required so did not feel appropriate

CPV: Computer-related equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£2,083,333
Contract period: 20 Nov 2025 – 19 Nov 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 19 Nov 2030 with extensionsValue: £2,083,333 exc. VAT · £2,500,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Upon successful delivery of core contract
30230000 Computer-related equipment

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 68.69999999999999%Price: 21.3%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (8)
  • Sourcing: 22.8%
  • Leading: 22.5%
  • Delivery: 13%
  • Account Management: 3.3%
  • SLAs: 3.3%
  • Terms and conditions: 3.8%
  • Price: 21.3%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (8)
  • Sourcing
  • Leading
  • Delivery
  • Account Management
  • SLAs
  • Price
  • Terms and conditions
  • Social Value
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 21.3 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.1 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
Goods
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
2 Sept 2025, 13:50 BST
Last source update
12 Dec 2025, 09:06 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 27 Oct 2025
Authority reference
GMC2185
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-053162
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Computer-related equipment
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059233 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
2 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
16 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.mytenders.co.uk ↗

Timeline

2 Sept 2025 → 16 Dec 2025 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    2 Sept 2025, 13:50 BST
  2. Clarification questions by399 days ago
    16 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline383 days ago
    2 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Assessment summaries sent365 days ago
    21 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Award decision expected by358 days ago
    27 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
  6. Contract starts335 days ago
    20 Nov 2025
  7. Latest notice published313 days ago
    12 Dec 2025, 09:06 GMT
  8. Standstill ends308 days ago
    16 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Sept 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    2 Sept 2025, 13:50 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    5 Dec 2025, 10:11 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    5 Dec 2025, 10:11 GMT
  4. Buyer details updated
    5 Dec 2025, 10:11 GMT
  5. Contract details notice published
    12 Dec 2025, 09:06 GMT
    UK7
  6. Buyer details updated
    12 Dec 2025, 09:06 GMT
  7. Contract signature expected
    17 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,083,3331 award exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Nov 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Vohkus Limited18 Dec 2025 – 17 Nov 2028 · up to 17 Nov 2030Extensions: 2 x 12 month£2,083,33320 Oct 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • IS Commodity Items · Vohkus Limited

    Signed
    18 Nov 2025
    Value
    £2,083,333
    Period
    20 Nov 2025 – 19 Nov 2028 · up to 19 Nov 2029 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Annual based on performance
    3 agreed KPIs: Delivery · Urgent quotes · Defects
    • Delivery
    • Urgent quotes
    • Defects

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

General Medical Council (GMC)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-CHC: 1089278 3 Hardman Street, Manchester, North West, M3 3AWContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • VohkusAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PXLD-1125-PGBY Centurion House, Barnes Wallis Road, Segensworth, South East, PO15 5TTContact name, email
  • Vohkus LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PYHT-6272-TXNX Centurion House, Barnes Wallis Road, Segensworth, South East, PO15 5TTContact email

Official documents & specifications (8)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender