✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 9 Oct 2026, 16:56.
Opportunity overview
The GMC is reviewing the market to inform a future procurement for inclusive career development services, with the current intention of dividing the requirement into two lots: an organisation-wide EDI programme and an Inclusive Leadership Development programme.
Classification
CPV80500000 — Training services
Lots
Lot 1Value not stated
Documents and notices
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Published notice details
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We held virtual meetings with six (6) suppliers as part of our pre-market engagement for the Inclusive Career Programmes procurement. The discussions explored market capability, delivery models, commercial considerations and approaches to supporting career progression for underrepresented groups.
Topics discussed included:
Programme design and delivery approaches
Mentoring, coaching and sponsorship models
Measuring participant outcomes and programme impact
Accessibility, inclusivity and participant support
The output of the pre-market engagement was that the market can support a range of inclusive career development programmes and that our requirements are suitable to market capabilities.
Date Met
6 Oct 2026, 00:00
Status
met
Documents
Entry 1
Id
095761-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Buyer location · Manchester · UKD33 · M3 3AW · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom
Notice and amendment history
1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
1 VERSION
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095761-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Early-stage market engagement by the General Medical Council (GMC) for a future procurement of inclusive career development services. GMC currently intends to split the requirement into an organisation-wide EDI programme and an Inclusive Leadership Development programme; bidding is not stated to be open.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for providers of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), leadership development and career development training. Supplier eligibility, accreditations and submission requirements are unknown at this planning stage.
Key points identified
Service scopeInclusive career development services, currently intended to comprise an organisation-wide EDI programme and an Inclusive Leadership Development programme.Evidence: Opportunity description.
Service categoryTraining services.Evidence: CPV 80500000: Training services.
Supplier eligibility requirementsUnknown.Evidence: No eligibility requirements are supplied in the planning notice data.
94% approved-analysis confidence5 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
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Early-stage market engagement by the General Medical Council (GMC) for a future procurement of inclusive career development services. GMC currently intends to split the requirement into an organisation-wide EDI programme and an Inclusive Leadership Development programme; bidding is not stated to be open.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for providers of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), leadership development and career development training. Supplier eligibility, accreditations and submission requirements are unknown at this planning stage.
Key deliverables
Organisation-wide EDI programme
Inclusive Leadership Development programme
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
5 criteria identified
Service scope
98% confidence
Inclusive career development services, currently intended to comprise an organisation-wide EDI programme and an Inclusive Leadership Development programme.
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Opportunity description.
Service category
98% confidence
Training services.
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CPV 80500000: Training services.
Supplier eligibility requirements
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No eligibility requirements are supplied in the planning notice data.
SME suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
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suitable_for_sme is null.
VCSE suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
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suitable_for_vcse is null.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Reported value maximum
90% confidence
£166,666.67 GBP.
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Opportunity value_max is 166666.67 GBP; no value minimum is provided.
Commercial terms
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No pricing, payment, contract or evaluation terms are supplied.
Delivery
Delivery geography
95% confidence
United Kingdom.
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Delivery location is recorded as region UK, country United Kingdom.
Buyer location
98% confidence
Manchester, United Kingdom (M3 3AW).
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Buyer location record: Manchester, UKD33, M3 3AW, United Kingdom.
Contract dates
99% confidence
Unknown.
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Contract start and end dates are null.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Opportunity status
99% confidence
Upcoming — early-stage planned procurement / preliminary market engagement; bidding is not stated to be open.
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display_status: upcoming; stage/source_status: planning; notice type: Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender.
Procurement route
99% confidence
Unknown.
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procurement_method and procurement_method_details are null.
Submission deadline
99% confidence
Unknown.
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submission_deadline is null.
Published date
99% confidence
9 October 2026.
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published_at: 2026-10-09T15:18:58+01:00.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Planned scope may change
98% confidence
The stated two-programme structure is the GMC's current intention during market review, not a final tender specification.
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Description states GMC is reviewing the market to inform a future procurement and has the current intention of dividing the requirement into two lots.
Lot information inconsistency
99% confidence
The description refers to an intended division into two lots, while the supplied lot data contains only one planning lot with no title or description. The final lot structure is therefore unclear.
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Opportunity description states two lots; supplied lots array contains only lot_id 1 with null title and description.
Procurement and submission details pending
99% confidence
Procurement route, bidder requirements, timetable, submission process and commercial terms are not stated in the supplied planning-stage data.
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Procurement method and key dates are null; no supplier or commercial requirements are supplied.
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