Published date: 21 October 2022

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: 14 November 2022, 10am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£100,000 to £500,000

Procurement reference

BIP668036023

Published date

21 October 2022

Closing date

14 November 2022

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

1 December 2022

Contract end date

30 November 2024

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 GDC is the UK-wide statutory regulator of around 115,000 members of the dental team, including over 42,000 dentists and 73,000 dental care professionals (DCPs) - dental nurses, clinical dental technicians, dental hygienists, dental technicians, dental therapists, and orthodontic therapists.
The GDC is looking to appoint a suitably qualified supplier to provide Health and Medical Assessment Services for Dental Professionals in relation to Fitness to Practise Cases.

The services will cover a broad a range of health and medical assessments and toxicology testing, along with a findings and recommendation report. The result of any testing and the expert report will be relied upon to make decisions in FTP cases.


To help qualify the estimated value of requirement- the Contract will run for up to 2 years from the Commencement Date. The GDC has the option to extend the duration of the contract by up to 12-months. In any event the total contract value will not exceed £177K exclusive of VAT or £213K including VAT. The contract will automatically terminate on either the expiry date or on reaching the maximum contract value, whichever occurs first.

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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 Team

Address

37 Wimpole Street
London
W1G 8DQ
UK

Telephone

02071676000

Email

procurement@gdc-uk.org