# Audit of the fairness of decisions in the General Medical Council's fitness to practise procedure

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [General Medical Council \(GMC\)](/buyers/general-medical-council-gmc/contract-awards)
- Published: 28 January 2019
- Planned start: 14 March 2019
- Planned end: 28 February 2020
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 23d45472-5e41-43bb-82d2-971e527c1fc1-266409
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-df9e67a7-a77d-4c23-904b-83843f81b00f

## Description

The audit is part of an ongoing programme of work undertaken by the General Medical Council \(GMC\) to ensure that our fitness to practise procedures are fair, consistent and robust\. This review will examine key aspects of our fitness to practise procedures in this respect\. Specifically, it will consider whether the decisions made by our staff at key stages of our investigation process are consistent with the guidance provided to them to help them reach these decisions\.

## 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/23d45472-5e41-43bb-82d2-971e527c1fc1-266409)