Published date: 16 October 2020

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 16 November 2020, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Recruitment services - 79600000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£25,000 to £50,000

Procurement reference

BIP533411604

Published date

16 October 2020

Closing date

16 November 2020

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

11 January 2021

Contract end date

31 July 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The General Dental Council (GDC) will be looking for support from an executive search agency to undertake effective advertising, search, selection and candidate management services to help us recruit a new Chair of Council and a Member of the Council

The new Chair will take over Chairing responsibilities from 1 October 2021 and will be required to commit at least 2 days a week to the role with a remuneration of £55,000. The initial term will be for 4 years, with the option to extend by another term of 4 years. Whilst the official term will not begin until autumn 2021, when the current Chair will demit office, the successful candidate will need to undertake an extensive induction and handover period, and must be available to commit at least 2 days a week from confirmation of appointment (circa July 2021).

The Council position will require a commitment of around 38 days per year, with a remuneration of £15,000.

It is important that the GDC has the highest calibre of leadership through the expertise of its Council. As with all those in public office, Council members, including the Chair, are expected to act in accordance with the Principles of Public Life.

The GDC is the UK-wide statutory regulator of over 100,000 members of the dental team, including approximately 40,000 dentist and 60,000 dental care professionals - dental nurses, clinical dental technicians, dental hygienists, dental technicians, dental therapists and orthodontic therapists.

We have a public protection role which is set out in primary and secondary legislation. The Dentists Act 1984, sets us the following objectives:

- to protect the public;
- to protect, promote and maintain the health, safety and well- being of the public to promote; and
- maintain confidence in the dental profession to promote and maintain proper professional standards and conduct for these professions.

We do this by ensuring that dental professionals meet our standards, which reflect patient expectations, and deliver safe and appropriate care to patients. In order to discharge this duty, it is important that the public have confidence in the GDC as a highly effective regulator.

A high performing Council is a fundamental factor in achieving this. The GDC is led by a Council of 12 members, 6 lay (including the Chair) and 6 dental professionals. Our current Chair of Council, Dr Williams Moyes has been in post for seven years and will be demitting office at the end of September 2021.

The GDC employs circa 350 staff who work from our head office in London and our Birmingham office. Our current Chief Executive and Registrar is Ian Brack, leads a team of five Executive Directors. For further details on the GDC see our website: www.gdc-uk.org.

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The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement Manager

Address

6th Floor
1, Colmore Row
Birmingham
B4 6AJ
UK

Telephone

01217520107

Email

procurement@gdc-uk.org