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title: "Recruitment for Preferred Supplier List - External Relations and Policy Roles"
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# Recruitment for Preferred Supplier List - External Relations and Policy Roles

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/recruitment-for-preferred-supplier-list-external-relations-and-policy-roles-ocds-h6vhtk-04081b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** General Medical Council (GMC): "Recruitment for Preferred Supplier List - External Relations and Policy Roles". Published status: complete. Published Value: £5,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.mytenders.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [General Medical Council (GMC)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/general-medical-council-gmc-GB-PPON-PXLD-1125-PGBY)
- **Published Value:** £5,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 10 November 2023 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Recruitment services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £5,000,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04081b`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/recruitment-for-preferred-supplier-list-external-relations-and-policy-roles-ocds-h6vhtk-04081b#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [mytenders.co.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mytenders.co.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/recruitment-for-preferred-supplier-list-external-relations-and-policy-roles-ocds-h6vhtk-04081b#participate

## Description
We would like to create a preferred list of two suppliers to service our recruitment needs for our External Relations and Policy recruitment needs.
GMC External relations and policy roles – agencies who will provide support where needed for the permanent or fixed term recruitment of, and the supply of temporary workers or contractors where required.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79600000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £5,000,000
- **Description:** We would like to create a preferred list of two suppliers to service our recruitment needs for our External Relations and Policy recruitment needs.
GMC External relations and policy roles – agencies who will provide support where needed for the perma...
- **Contract Period:** 22/01/2024 to 21/01/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 005356-2024-GMC1811-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Ellwood Atfield, Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-105403`, `GB-COH-00975677`
  - Value: £5,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 005356-2024-GMC1811-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £5,000,000
  - Signed Date: 19/01/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F005356-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-02-19T11:58:56.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T08:13:31.032Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04081b