Planning

GMC2211 Welsh Language Translation Services pre-market engagement

  • General Medical Council (GMC)

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-027930

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05277a (view related notices)

Published 28 May 2025, 9:21am



Scope

Reference

GMC2211

Description

Procurement of Welsh Language Translation Services for the organisation. This includes written and face to face with other potential methods.

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 12 September 2025 to 11 September 2028
  • Possible extension to 11 September 2030
  • 5 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 79530000 - Translation services

Contract locations

  • UKL - Wales
  • UK - United Kingdom

Engagement

Engagement deadline

7 May 2025

The engagement was carried out before this notice was published.

Engagement process description

We held virtual MS Teams meetings with three Welsh based organisations and two national based Welsh Translation Service providers. During these meetings we reviewed our previously published specification to gage feedback on market conditions for feasibility of our service requirements. We reviewed what services were on the market that we could utilise as part of the contract, how translation services were adapting to neurodiversity and disability and any considerations we could draw from, if our requirement could be delivered in an alternative way and how in-house and freelance translators were utilised.


Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

6 June 2025


Contracting authority

General Medical Council (GMC)

  • Charity Commission (England and Wales): 1089278

3 Hardman Street

Manchester

M3 3AW

United Kingdom

Contact name: Angela Barnes

Telephone: +441619236340

Email: angela.barnes@gmc-uk.org

Website: http://www.gmc-uk.org

Region: UKD33 - Manchester

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government