# PLAB Examination Venue and Invigilation Services \(UK\)

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [General Medical Council \(GMC\)](/buyers/general-medical-council-gmc/contract-awards)
- Published: 13 December 2019
- Planned start: 19 February 2020
- Planned end: 18 February 2024
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 23215336-01f2-4650-a23b-174753b6d67e-332317
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e6fe3be7-4c72-4c74-8b4f-ca90431b0914

## Description

The Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board \(PLAB\) test is the main route by which International Medical Graduates \(IMGs\) demonstrate that they have the necessary skills and knowledge to practise medicine in the UK\.We run the Part 1, written exam four times a year in the UK and overseas\. Exam dates are planned up to a year in advance\. Examinations in the UK close one week before the exam date\. The overseas exam closes four weeks before the exam date\. The exam runs from 10\.00-13\.00hrs UK time\.

## 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/23215336-01f2-4650-a23b-174753b6d67e-332317)