Published date: 12 October 2023
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Contract summary
Industry
Business and management consultancy and related services - 79400000
Location of contract
London
Value of contract
£120,000
Procurement reference
GDC-2023-035
Published date
12 October 2023
Approach to market date
27 October 2023
Contract start date
1 January 2024
Contract end date
30 September 2026
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?
No
Description
The General Dental Council (GDC) is looking to enter a formal contractual arrangement with a suitably qualified organisation to:
- Provide an annual review of a sample of Fitness to Practices (FtP) cases and give an opinion on the decision made. The GDC requests this audit, undertaken by a regulatory legal professional, in order to provide an objective assessment of the decisions made as part of its FtP processes. The remit of the audit is to consider a number of cases, selected by the GDC at random from the various stages of its FtP processes, and make an assessment as to whether complaints are being considered appropriately in accordance with the correct principles and in the public interest.
- Be the independent member of our Quality Review Group (QAG). The Purpose of QAG is to provide scrutiny and an opportunity for the business to act on high risk decisions, including the qualitative aspects of investigation and presentation, made at Initial Assessment Decision Group, Casework, Case Examiners, Investigation Committee, Interim Orders Committee, Voluntary Removal and the Panels of the Professional Conduct Committee, Health and Performance Committee.
QAG meet on a monthly basis (11 months per year), and what we require is an independent member for this group to:
Familiarise themselves in advance of the meeting with decisions of cases being considered to ensure that detailed and robust discussions can take place.
Declare conflicts of interest at the QAG meeting on a case scheduled for discussion.
Assist the identification or suitable remedial action as part of our quality assurance and learning process and to ensure deliver of agreed activity.
More information
Spend profile
| Financial year | Budget |
|---|---|
| 2024/2024 | £40,000 |
About the buyer
Contact name
Mary Onuegbu
Address
37 Wimpole Street
LONDON
W1G8DQ
England
Telephone
01217520107
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