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Published 12 May 2025, 14:39 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Understanding doctors leaving our register without ever working

Official notice

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

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£40,000£50,000 inc. VAT3.6% below published estimate
Submissions closed 5 Jun 2025awarded 26 Jun 2025
Awarded to Shift Insight Ltd
Contract term 6 moends 31 Dec 2025 · starts 25 Jun 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Research into understanding doctors leaving our register without ever working

CPV: Design and execution of research and development · Market and economic research; polling and statistics

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 6 moSMEVCSEPublished value£40,000
Contract period: 25 Jun 2025 – 31 Dec 2025 (6 mo)Value: £40,000 exc. VAT · £50,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
73300000 Design and execution of research and development79300000 Market and economic research; polling and statistics

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: 83%Price: 17%
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Operational Proposal: 44%
  • Staff qualification and experience: 16%
  • Examples of deliverables: 8%
  • Understanding of project brief: 12%
  • Terms and conditions: 3%
  • Price: 17%
Published award criteria (6)
  • Operational Proposal
  • Staff qualification and experience
  • Examples of deliverables
  • Understanding of project brief
  • Price
  • Terms and conditions
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 17 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.7 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
12 May 2025, 14:39 BST
Last source update
13 Aug 2025, 09:24 BST
Authority reference
GMC2245
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-020522
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Design and execution of research and developmentMarket and economic research; polling and statistics
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05110a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
5 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
21 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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Timeline

12 May 2025 → 13 Aug 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    12 May 2025, 14:39 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    21 May 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    5 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    25 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published
    13 Aug 2025, 09:24 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 May 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    12 May 2025, 14:39 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    13 Aug 2025, 09:24 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    13 Aug 2025, 09:24 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £38,5771 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Jun 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Shift Insight LtdSME£38,577 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Understanding doctors leaving our register without ever working · Shift Insight LtdSME

    Signed
    26 Jun 2025
    Value
    £38,577
    Period
    26 Jun 2025 – 31 Dec 2025
    Status
    active

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, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Shift Insight LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04389758 19 Bellefields Road, London, London, SW9 9UHContact email

Official documents & specifications (7)

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
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender