Published date: 20 August 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: 6 September 2021, 10am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Auditing services - 79212000

  • Dental practice and related services - 85130000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£80,000

Procurement reference

GDC-2021-017

Published date

20 August 2021

Closing date

6 September 2021

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

30 November 2021

Contract end date

29 November 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The General Dental Council have a requirement for a supplier who can provide suitably qualified expert (s) to undertake an audit of random samples of external and inhouse clinical reports to assess whether the reports are of the required standard and quality. In particular, assess whether the report addresses adequately the instructions given to the external/ inhouse clinical expert by the GDC and if the opinion provided is reasonable and what would be expected.

The number of cases/reports required is currently estimated at 40 per year over a period of a potential 4 years.

The expert assigned to this role should have at least 5 years experience as a practicing dentist and should have the skills to review and present their findings concisely and to a satisfactory standard.

More detail is provided within the ITT which is currently live on the Delta portal.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

External Review of Clinical Dental Advisor/ Expert reports

  • Future opportunity
  • Published 4 August 2021, last edited 13 August 2021

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.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/GB-Birmingham:-External-Review-of-Clinical-Dental-Advisor/-Expert-reports/MTP675Y3S3

To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/MTP675Y3S3

If you experience any technical difficulties from accessing the above url, then please contact the Delta eSourcing Helpdesk on call 0800 923 9236 or email helpdesk@delta-esourcing.com.

About the buyer

Address

37 Wimpole Street
LONDON
W1G8DQ
England

Telephone

0121 752 0124

Email

Procurement@GDC-uk.org

Website

www.gdc-uk.org