# Best Practice in Assessing Competence

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [General Medical Council \(GMC\)](/buyers/general-medical-council-gmc/contract-awards)
- Published: 6 October 2017
- Planned start: 30 November 2017
- Planned end: 28 September 2018
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 0dd91ab3-372d-4d85-8858-5da4c94ab7b0-174983
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-bd321bc9-a7c9-4598-bf78-f3f961ce3e09

## 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\.

## 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/0dd91ab3-372d-4d85-8858-5da4c94ab7b0-174983)