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About Us The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), a not-for-profit organisation established under the Pharmacy Order 2010, is 1 of 13 Health and Social Care Regulators within the United Kingdom. We regulate Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, and pharmacies in Great Britain, and it is our role to ensure that the public receive safe and effective pharmacy care. At present, we register c.66,000 Pharmacists, c.27,000 Pharmacy Technicians and c.13,500 pharmacy premises; with c.300 employees, alongside c.380 Associates and Partners working to support the enablement of statutory functions under the governance of our Council. What We Do o Protect the public and provide assurance for the receipt of safe and effective care when using pharmacy services. o Maintain a register of Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, and pharmacies. o Approve and accredit qualifications and training for Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and pharmacy Support Staff. o Set standards for pharmacy professionals and pharmacies to enter and remain on our register. o Request pharmacy professionals and pharmacies provide evidence that they are continuing to meet our standards, including conducting inspections to verify proof(s) given. o Investigate concerns and where necessary to protect patients and the public, or to uphold public confidence in pharmacy, take action to restrict one's ability to practise. o Promote professionalism and support continuous improvement, thus assuring quality and safety of pharmacy.

The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) is 1 of 13 Health and Social Care Regulators within the United Kingdom. We are the statutory body responsible for the regulation of regulate Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, and pharmacies in Great Britain. It's our role to make sur people receive safe and effective pharmacy care and have trust in pharmacy . We currently register around 65,762 pharmacists, and 27,140 pharmacy technicians and 13,214 pharmacy premises. In addition to employing around 300 staff, there are around a further 380 associates and partners who directly support the enablement of our statutory functions. Our 14-strong council, led by our chair, govern our work. What we do • Our role is to protect the public and give them assurance that they will receive safe and effective care when using pharmacy services. • We set standards for pharmacy professionals and pharmacies to enter and remain on our register. • We ask pharmacy professionals and pharmacies for evidence that they are continuing to meet our standards, and this includes inspecting pharmacies. • We act to protect the public and to uphold public confidence in pharmacy if there are concerns about a pharmacy professional or pharmacy on our register. • Through our work we help to promote professionalism, support continuous improvement, and assure the quality and safety of pharmacy. Our main work includes: • Setting standards for the education and training of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy support staff, and approving and accrediting their qualifications and training • Maintaining a register of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacies • Setting the standards that pharmacy professionals have to meet throughout their careers • investigating concerns that pharmacy professionals are not meeting our standards, and taking action to restrict their ability to practise when this is necessary to protect patients and the public or to uphold public confidence in pharmacy • Setting standards for registered pharmacies which require them to provide a safe and effective service to patients • Inspecting registered pharmacies to check if they are meeting our standards

GPhC is seeking to procure 'Salary benchmarking and Reward Advisory Services' for its employees, Governing Council , and Committee (Internal and External) members. The purpose and objectives is to: • Attract, motivate, and retain high-calibre staff and workers, Council (Board), and Committee Members. • Ensure pay equity and transparency across all roles and governance positions. • Maintain competitiveness within relevant labour markets and regulatory peer organisations. • Support strategic workforce planning and future capability needs. • Enable robust and evidence-based decisions regarding remuneration and fees for GPhC's employees, Governing Council (Board), Committee Members. This notice is issued to inform the market of an upcoming procurement opportunity, to gauge the level of market interest, and to invite constructive feedback on our prior launching the formal procurement process. We anticipate publishing the tender notice on the Find a Tender Service (FTS) via Delta eSourcing platform in October 2025. The scope of services will include the following: 1. Annual benchmarking all roles within GPhC, including: (see appendix) • Specialisms roles and grades • Governing Council Board Members • Committee members (Internal and External) 2. Services and deliverables • Benchmarking data and analysis on market insight and foresight • Total reward benchmarking - Benchmarking of salaries, fees and total reward for all employees roles, council and committee member positions. • Remuneration framework and pay modelling • Continuous improvement and advisory support 3. Methodology and approach • To undertake all appropriate surveys, enquires and investigations; thus enabling the supply of comprehensive data set(s). • Auditing and risk assessment • Recommendations GPhC are kindly invite all interested suppliers to complete and submit the attached response form to Anna Kitoki procurement@pharmacyregulation.org by 16.00 on 08 September 2025.

The GPhC regulate pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacies in Great Britain. We work to assure and improve standards of care for people using pharmacy services. Our role is to protect the public and give them assurance that they will receive safe and effective care when using pharmacy services. We set standards for pharmacy professionals and pharmacies to enter and remain on our register. The GPhC seek assurance that pharmacy professionals and pharmacies continue to meet our standards, including by inspecting pharmacies. We act to protect the public and to uphold public confidence in pharmacy if there are concerns about a pharmacy professional or pharmacy on our register. Primary objectives for this tender is to on-board a managed service provider who will provide a fully managed stable, resilient and secure Azure environment and can help us in transforming some of our analytics solution. The provider will guide and support GPhC in leveraging advances made in technology and improve the service provided to GPhC customers. Through our work we help to promote professionalism, support continuous improvement and assure the quality and safety of pharmacy, GPhC is seeking qualified respondents to ideally provide a hybrid Azure managed service in support of its business operations and create sustainable relationships that meet the following strategic sourcing objectives: Performance Optimisation – Enable improvements to service delivery and customer experience both for internal and external customers, allowing better management of cost, risk and results. Agility / Speed – Implement an agile, responsive and scalable partnership with the organisation addressing their rapidly changing needs, lowering complexity and improving global delivery capabilities. Improved Relationship Management – Achieve clear and proactive account management with the flexibility of services to support future business requirements. Cost Control & Reduction – Effectively manage services to provide transparency with clear cost control with flexibility in consumption of services to allow funding of future IT requirements. Innovation – Partner with an MSP that will bring technology leadership in IT services and assist GPhC with becoming “faster followers;” enabling the adoption of better practices and solutions to improve business outcomes. Risk & Accountability – Proactively identify issues and themes that may have an impact on GPhC’s business operations and service. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=950836530

About Us The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), a not-for-profit organisation established under the Pharmacy Order 2010, is 1 of 13 Health and Social Care Regulators within the United Kingdom. We regulate Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, and pharmacies in Great Britain, and it is our role to ensure that the public receive safe and effective pharmacy care. At present, we register c.61,000 Pharmacists, c.25,000 Pharmacy Technicians and c.14,000 pharmacy premises; with c.300 employees, alongside c.380 Associates and Partners working to support the enablement of statutory functions under the governance of our Council. What We Do o Protect the public and provide assurance for the receipt of safe and effective care when using pharmacy services. o Maintain a register of Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, and pharmacies. o Approve and accredit qualifications and training for Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and pharmacy Support Staff o Set standards for pharmacy professionals and pharmacies to enter and remain on our register. o Request pharmacy professionals and pharmacies provide evidence that they are continuing to meet our standards; including conducting inspections to verify proof/s given. o Investigate concerns and where necessary to protect patients and the public, or to uphold public confidence in pharmacy, take action to restrict one's ability to practise. o Promote professionalism and support continuous improvement, thus assuring quality and safety of pharmacy.

The GPhC is seeking experienced providers of high stakes online professional assessment examinations, together with the associated administrative education services such as the sourcing of suitable, and accessible venues from which an online computer based examination can be administered. The scope of services includes delivery of a secure computer-based assessment to candidates on agreed dates in test locations distributed across the UK, a secure platform that manages exam questions in multiple formats, test booking services, candidate support services, invigilation services, proctoring services (as required), reporting services and other related services. The current examination, which expires on 31/12/2025, is run twice a year in the summer and in the autumn, and on the same day regardless of location. This is the preferred delivery model for this examination. The term of the contract will be two years with an option to extend for a further two periods of 12 months, commencing on 1st January 2026 and with the latest expiry date being 31/12/2029. The contract procedure for this tender opportunity will be in accordance with regulation 29 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 "Competitive procedure with negotiation" (CPN). A pre-engagement session will be hosted on Thursday 9th May 2024. Closing date for expressing an interest in attending this session by Wednesday 8th May 2024 by 12 noon. Please email procurement@pharmacyregulation.org if you wish to attend this session. N.B you will not be excluded from responding to the main contract notice if you cannot make this pre-engagement session. Associated CPV codes include: 80400000 - Adult and other education services. 80430000 - Adult-education services at university level. 80490000 - Operation of an educational centre. 85149000 - Education software package 75121000 Administrative Education Services

The GPhC wishes to inform the market of our intention to procure the provision of Toxicology Services - Drug and Alcohol Testing. Where there are concerns regarding physical or mental health, specifically drug and alcohol misuse, the GPhC may necessitate a Pharmacy Registrant (donor) undergo medical assessment, forming part of a wider Fitness to Practise investigation. In such cases, Toxicology Services (drug and alcohol testing) will be required to ascertain: i. if substance(s), as specified by the GPhC, have been used by the donor. ii. if substance(s), as specified by the GPhC, are being used by the donor. Moreover, a Registrant may also be required to enter a period of 'medical supervision' - monitoring to confirm compliance with any restrictions on their registration. Here, Toxicology Services (drug and alcohol testing) will be required to verify fulfilment of conditions set. The purpose of this notice is to raise awareness of our upcoming Request for Quotation sourcing activity, gauge accurate levels of market interest, and receive feedback on prospective plans/requirements in advance of the formal procurement process; to be announced in October 2025. Scope of services will include, the: 1. Supply of Phlebotomists and Specimen Collectors -throughout Great Britain- to collect donor samples: hair (head and body), nail, saliva, blood and urine. 2. Undertaking of sample drug testing for, but not limited to amphetamines, benzodiazepines, cannabinoids, cocaine, hallucinogens, hypnotic substances, ketamine, mephedrone, methadone, methamphetamines (including MDMA and MDEA), novel psychoactive substances, opiates, opioids, sedatives, steroids and tramadol. 3. Undertaking of sample alcohol -ethanol- testing; including phosphatidyl ethanol (PEth), carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (CDT) and fatty acid ethyl esters (FAEE) biomarkers, and ethyl glucuronide (EtG). 4. Undertaking of liver blood testing, formerly known as liver function tests (LFT). 5. Undertaking of full blood count testing (FBC), including mean corpuscular volume testing (MCV). 6. Secure email provision of sample analysis results within 3 working days; including the provision of supplementary reports which interpret results in an accessible (free from technical jargon, where possible), clear and concise manner. 7. Provision of a Certificate of Analysis (CoA). 8. Provision of testimony in the capacity of an Independent Expert Witness (where donor samples are tested for legal purposes). N.B. the Service Provider remains responsible for ensuring staff are adequately trained to undertake this requirement, if requested. Please note, samples are to be collected at a donors' home residence, or a neutral site as determined by the Service Provider. We kindly ask that all interested suppliers complete and submit this response form to Anna Kitoki, at procurement@pharmacyregulation.org by 17:0 on 02.09.2025. Any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate; and failure to show interest does not restrict suppliers from participating in this and/or any other procurement process run by the GPhC.