Published date: 30 June 2021

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: 21 July 2021, 4pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Social research services - 79315000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£25,000 to £50,000

Procurement reference

BIP606344801

Published date

30 June 2021

Closing date

21 July 2021

Closing time

4pm

Contract start date

31 July 2021

Contract end date

31 December 2022

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 is looking for a suitably qualified supplier to undertake some research into the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 on dental professionals. The objectives of the research are to understand emerging and ongoing impacts of COVID-19 and their evolution over time on:
-Dental professionals' financial circumstances and working patterns (from personal and business perspectives);
-Dental professionals' wellbeing
-Dental professionals' knowledge, skills and experience (were, and are they now in the right place with the right skills, education, training, guidance, support and equipment to be confident about working to standards and protecting themselves and the public?);
-Dental professionals' ability to provide services to the public;
-Dental professionals' perspectives on the public's use of dental services and their confidence in them;
-Dental professionals' perceptions and views of what has worked and what will work best in helping the industry recover;
-What GDC and others have done and can do in the future to support registrants to prepare for similar events going forward;
-Changes in the dental sectors (NHS, private, mixed), in different registrant groups (dentists and DCPs), in relation to different types of dental treatment (emergency, elective, orthodontic and cosmetic), and in relation to sub-sector types for cosmetic dental treatments.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-GB-London:-the-research-is-to-provide-evidence-to-inform-GDC's-approach-to-regulation,-as-we-continue-to-adjust-to-the-impact-of-COVID-19-on-the-dental-industry,/8ABT8RPYR7

The Access Code is 8ABT8RPYR7

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Additional text

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 Team

Address

37 Wimpole St
London
W1G 8DQ
UK

Telephone

02071676282

Email

procurement@gdc-uk.org