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

> 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: Firetail
- Award value: £50,000
- Tender value: £50,000
- Award date: 15 December 2016
- Published: 21 February 2017
- Contract start: 16 December 2016
- Contract end: 28 February 2017
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: d7d722b8-1bb7-4d2a-b815-ae90cafc1ffe-131612
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e3a294c3-02d3-451a-88be-b15c70319d5f

## 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\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d7d722b8-1bb7-4d2a-b815-ae90cafc1ffe-131612)