Tender

Provision of Legal Services in Relation to Fitness to Practise

GENERAL DENTAL COUNCIL

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Tender

01 Mar 2024 at 15:10

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The General Dental Council is seeking Legal Services in relation to Fitness to Practise cases, with a contract value of £7,000,000 in place from 21st July 2024 to 30th August 2029, with the tender period ending on 18th March 2024. The opportunity is located in London, United Kingdom, under the services category.

This tender presents an opportunity for legal service providers to support the healthcare industry by assisting in upholding professional standards and patient safety in dentistry. Small and medium-sized legal firms with expertise in regulation, healthcare, and professional conduct are well-suited to compete for this contract and contribute to maintaining public confidence in the dental profession.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Legal Services in Relation to Fitness to Practise

Notice Description

The purpose of this notice is to notify the market of the General Dental Council's (GDC) intention to undertake a procurement exercise for Legal Services in relation to Fitness to practice cases. The GDC is the UK-wide statutory regulator of more than 115,000 members of the dental team, including approximately 44,000 dentists and 71,000 dental care professionals (DCPs) - dental nurses, clinical dental technicians, dental hygienists, dental technicians, dental therapists and orthodontic therapists. Our primary purpose is to protect patient safety and maintain public confidence in the dental professions. The GDC achieve this through the following objectives: -to protect, promote and maintain the health, safety and well-being of the public; -to promote and maintain confidence in the dental profession; and -to promote and maintain proper professional standards and conduct for these professions. Where a concern is raised about a dental professional's conduct or competence the has the power to investigate: -serious or repeated mistakes in clinical care, for example mistakes in diagnosis or dental procedure; -failure to examine a patient properly, to secure a patient's informed consent before treatment, keep satisfactory records, or to respond reasonably to a patient's needs; -not having professional indemnity insurance; -cross infection issues (for example, using dirty clinical equipment during treatment); -serious breaches of a patient's confidentiality; -potential criminal offences including fraud, sexual misconduct, theft or dishonesty by a dental professional; -conduct that is contrary to the GDC standards; and -poor health or a medical condition that significantly affects a dental professional's ability to treat patients safely. At this point we are considering our procurement options to securing contract to provide the legal services as described in section [ II.2.4 ] below. If your organisation is interested in tendering for the work described in this PIN , please complete the expression of interest form , downloadable from the Delta e-Sourcing portal. Complete forms will need to be submitted by Midday on 18 March 2024.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9a6af88f-c460-4295-83d2-4c8cec996198
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79100000 - Legal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£7,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Mar 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
18 Mar 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
20 Jul 2024 - 30 Aug 2029 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
GENERAL DENTAL COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@gdc-uk.org
Contact Phone
+442071676000

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
W1G 8DQ
Post Town
West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
TLI London
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
Marylebone
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

Notice Documents

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