# Exploring the factors associated with the absence of differential attainment

> 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: [Work Psychology Group](/contract-winners/work-psychology-group/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £50,000
- Tender value: £50,000
- Award date: 3 December 2018
- Published: 16 January 2019
- Contract start: 5 December 2018
- Contract end: 31 October 2019
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 8bdf8a36-4ee2-41f9-bdf3-289ee8ae3ec9-263912
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6110237a-ce8d-45d7-92fd-aa5666d9a425

## Description

The overarching aim of this research is to further develop the GMC's evidence base with regards to differential attainment, which will help inform the future development of interventions designed to reduce observed differences in attainment\. This will ultimately help ensure fairness in medical education\. More specifically it is intended that the research will explore the factors associated with specialties and programmes which do not demonstrate statistical variation in attainment of UK BME trainees compared to UK White trainees\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8bdf8a36-4ee2-41f9-bdf3-289ee8ae3ec9-263912)