# Scoping Study to Explore Best Practice in Making Effective Use of Large and/or Multifaceted Datasets

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [General Medical Council \(GMC\)](/buyers/general-medical-council-gmc/contract-awards)
- Published: 18 November 2016
- Planned start: 9 December 2016
- Planned end: 28 February 2017
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: fc6e875b-1467-4a34-98ed-d5012fe053ca-115614
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-725ea69a-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

The General Medical Council \(GMC\) generates and holds a wide range of data which is critical to its role as a regulator in ensuring that it assesses and addresses risk\. In particular, the GMC has unique data on all medical professionals in the UK as a result of them all registering with us\. The GMC also holds unique data on medical education and training and on the fitness to practise experiences of large numbers of doctors\.

## Related contract awards

- [Lay Advocacy Services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-59035559-9d4d-4966-a7ad-917d81c2e1a7): General Medical Council \(GMC\)
- [Toxicology Services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-63b13d2d-c216-48d6-a3a8-dd3a67306eea): General Medical Council \(GMC\)
- [Primary Source Verification for Overseas Doctors](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-6fc38c8d-f182-4aa7-a7c9-d9e187a10d41): General Medical Council \(GMC\)

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fc6e875b-1467-4a34-98ed-d5012fe053ca-115614)