Published date: 26 January 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: 2 March 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Social research services - 79315000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£100,000 to £500,000

Procurement reference

BIP659774721

Published date

26 January 2022

Closing date

2 March 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

5 April 2022

Contract end date

4 February 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 looking to secure an independent research organisation, to ensure we can involve and engage public and patients in a range of co-productive research and policy work. The GDC is seeking to procure a call off contract with an independent research organisation, to ensure we can involve and engage public and patients in a range of co-productive research and policy work.
The overarching aims for the panel are:
-to provide access to a group or groups of patients and the public, some of whose knowledge and understanding of GDC and dental regulation develops over time;
-to ensure we reflect and harness the input of public and patients in as much of our work as is possible; and
-to provide a flexible, responsive and cost-effective method for GDC to engage patient and public in our work.
There are three main objectives for public and patient engagement in our work:
-to provide independently facilitated evidence about public views and perceptions of topical or current issues in dental regulation;
-to provide independently facilitated public and patient views on their experience of the quality of dental services;
-to obtain independently facilitated public and patient feedback about regulatory research and policy initiatives or communications being considered, developed or undertaken by the GDC.

The call off contract will be for a period of two-years, commencing in April 2022. We anticipate the value of the Contract will be circa £72,000 per year (£144,000 over the 2-year contract including any expenses and, if applicable, VAT).
For further information on the GDC please see our website www.gdc-uk.org and for further information on the procurement and services required please download the Invitation to Tender document from the Delta e-tendering portal, the access code is 9T88G96V44.

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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 Manager

Address

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

Telephone

01217520107

Email

ewilliams@gdc-uk.org