Closed tender

Doctor Support Service

Details

Topic
Miscellaneous health services
Published
18 December 2023
Submission
1 February 2024

Tender description

The requirement is for the provision of The Doctor Support Service ('the Service') - an independent, peer-to-peer emotional support service for doctors who:- are subject to GMC fitness to practise procedures,- have been referred to a Medical Practitioners Tribunal (MPT) hearing or- have been notified that the GMC may withdraw their licence to practise.We expect between 100 to 150 doctors to take up the Service per annum. The majority will be doctors seeking support during a GMC investigation of their fitness to practise. Approximately 850 such investigations were opened in 2022; roughly 30% resulted in referral to the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) for adjudication at a hearing. Approximately 10% of the doctors contacting the Service will be subject to potential withdrawal of their licence.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published18 December 2023
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date1 February 2024

About the buyer

General Medical Council (GMC) is the UK's independent regulator of doctors, a central body with its own procurement function. A procurement policy commits every purchase to a professional, transparent process. GMC also draws on government frameworks run by the Government Commercial Agency where they fit its needs. Estates contracts, including maintenance and fit-out work, run from offices in London and Manchester.

Separate preferred supplier lists cover general recruitment and IT recruitment roles.

Over the past 5 years, most of GMC's contract awards have been in business services, IT services and construction work.

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