Official UK procurement notice
Secure Printing and Results Processing for Registration Exams
Authority: General Medical Council (GMC) (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe assessment run by the GMC known as the Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board (‘PLAB’) test is the main route by which doctors qualified outside the UK and European Economic Area (international medical graduates or ‘IMGs’) demonstrate that they have the knowledge and skills to practise in the UK. The test is set at the level expected of a doctor at the first day of a Foundation Year 2 appointment, which is normally one year after qualifying as a doctor. The test is in two Parts. At some point during the life of the contract the exam will be re-named and will become Medical Licensing Assessment (MLA) for international medical graduates.
CPV: Printing and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality criterion: 65%
- Cost criterion: 25%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality criterion: 65
- Social Value: 10
- Cost criterion: 25
- 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 14 Apr 2023, 10:51 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Feb 2024, 12:38 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 25 May 2023 – …
- Authority reference
GMC1658- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-005963- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03beabFind a Tender
Publisher note: (MT Ref:231383)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 25 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 25 May 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
25 May 2023 → 23 Feb 2024 · 3 dates- Submission deadline25 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened25 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Notice published23 Feb 2024, 12:38 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete23 Feb 2024, 12:38 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secure & Confidential Documents LimitedSME | £2,700,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 005963-2024-GMC1658-1 · Secure & Confidential Documents LimitedSME
- Signed
- 29 Sept 2023
- Value
- £2,700,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Secure & Confidential Documents LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.