# Best Practice in Assessing Competence

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [General Medical Council \(GMC\)](/buyers/general-medical-council-gmc/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Newcastle University](/contract-winners/newcastle-university/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £75,000
- Tender value: £65,000
- Award date: 24 November 2017
- Published: 19 March 2018
- Contract start: 30 November 2017
- Contract end: 28 September 2018
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 57a77696-879a-4dc9-8616-b0361ad2c0a5-206155
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6f3d82cb-aef7-453c-b9ff-81fda261a1c1

## Description

This research aims to identify good practice approaches to the assessment of aspects of doctors' clinical and professional capabilities\. Namely, in : a The assessment of doctors' professionalism and ethics\. b The assessment of doctors' competence in relation to patient safety\. In addition, the research also aims to look at a third area, which may or may not include the two areas above \(a-b\): c The assessment of a doctor's professional or clinical competence using simulated environments\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/57a77696-879a-4dc9-8616-b0361ad2c0a5-206155)