Test of Professional Competence for Medical Scientists service for CORU

Health and Social Care Professionals Council (CORU)

The Medical Scientists Registration Board (MSRB) is required to evaluate an international applicantsโ€™ qualifications and experience as attesting to the standard of proficiency required for registration as a member of the profession in Ireland. The ToPC is designed to test an applicant's ability to meet the threshold Standards of Proficiency for the profession. The purpose of the test is to ensure that, in the interests of public protection, once an international applicant is deemed eligible to apply to CORU, a passing grade in the ToPC attests to the applicant meeting the minimum threshold standard for recognition of their qualification and experience, and can, therefore, progress their application to register with CORU as a Medical Scientist. CORU is seeking proposals from providers of academic services in Ireland for the provision of the following services: 1. Design of a Test of Professional Competence which assesses persons who have applied to join the Medical Scientist CORU register ability to meet the Standards of Proficiency for that profession. 2. Provide proctored test facilitates for candidates which must be hosted in Ireland, manage scheduling of tests and liaising with candidates in regard to same. 3. Provision of test guidance for candidates, including (but not limited to) sample questions (which cannot be used in the proctored test), and an explanation about the format and structure of the test. The successful tender may, if they wish, provide candidates with the option of completing a โ€˜mockโ€™ test; however, this is at the discretion of the provider and outside the terms of this contract. Any questions or scenarios used in the โ€˜mockโ€™ test cannot be repeated in the proctored test. 4. A designated point of contact for both CORU and candidates (does not have to be the same individual). 5. Development of a quality system which ensures validity, reliability and fairness in the implementation of the ToPC. 6. Provision of summary reports post testing for each candidate in relation to test results and outcomes.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-12-12. The procurement was published on 2025-10-30.

Who? What? Where?
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  • โ€ข Eastern and Midland โ€บ Dublin
Procurement history
Date Document
2025-10-30 Contract notice
Contract notice (2025-10-30)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Test of Professional Competence for Medical Scientists service for CORU
Short description:
The Medical Scientists Registration Board (MSRB) is required to evaluate an international applicantsโ€™ qualifications and experience as attesting to the standard of proficiency required for registration as a member of the profession in Ireland. The ToPC is designed to test an applicant's ability to meet the threshold Standards of Proficiency for the profession. The purpose of the test is to ensure that, in the interests of public protection, once an international applicant is deemed eligible to apply to CORU, a passing grade in the ToPC attests to the applicant meeting the minimum threshold standard for recognition of their qualification and experience, and can, therefore, progress their application to register with CORU as a Medical Scientist. CORU is seeking proposals from providers of academic services in Ireland for the provision of the following services: 1. Design of a Test of Professional Competence which assesses persons who have applied to join the Medical Scientist CORU register ability to meet the Standards of Proficiency for that profession. 2. Provide proctored test facilitates for candidates which must be hosted in Ireland, manage scheduling of tests and liaising with candidates in regard to same. 3. Provision of test guidance for candidates, including (but not limited to) sample questions (which cannot be used in the proctored test), and an explanation about the format and structure of the test. The successful tender may, if they wish, provide candidates with the option of completing a โ€˜mockโ€™ test; however, this is at the discretion of the provider and outside the terms of this contract. Any questions or scenarios used in the โ€˜mockโ€™ test cannot be repeated in the proctored test. 4. A designated point of contact for both CORU and candidates (does not have to be the same individual). 5. Development of a quality system which ensures validity, reliability and fairness in the implementation of the ToPC. 6. Provision of summary reports post testing for each candidate in relation to test results and outcomes.
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Medical education services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 100 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Internal identifier: 0
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) โœ…
Additional products/services: Special education services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 48 months
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โœ…
Legal basis: Other
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-12-12 15:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 180 days
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2025-12-05 15:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Health and Social Care Professionals Council (CORU)
Postal address: Infinity Building, Georgeโ€™s Court, Georgeโ€™s Lane, Smithfield, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 E98Y
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: procurement@coru.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 01 293 3160 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://coru.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://coru.ie ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Health
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=6887061 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=6887061 ๐ŸŒ
Electronic submission: Required

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Source: OJS 2025/S 210-721297 (2025-10-30)
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Region:
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Products/services:
Education and training services Higher education services Medical education services Special education services