Planning

The provision of health assessment services for Dental Professional to be used in fitness to practise cases

GENERAL DENTAL COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 1 release in its history.

Planning

10 Jan 2022 at 14:50

Planned Procurement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The General Dental Council (GDC), the UK-wide statutory regulator for dental professionals, is currently in the planning stage of a tender for "The provision of health assessment services for Dental Professionals in fitness to practise cases." The engagement end date for expressions of interest is set for 24 January 2022. The relevant industry category for this procurement is health services, and the services required will be available nationwide across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The tender is aimed at developing an invitation to tender document based on market engagement inputs from potential suppliers.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses within the healthcare and medical assessment sectors, particularly those offering specialist services such as mental health evaluations, clinical psychology, and occupational health assessments. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary and community sector enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate. Suppliers that can deliver comprehensive medical examinations, provide timely reports, and support the fitness to practise assessments of dental professionals will be particularly well-suited to compete for this tender.

Find more tenders on our Open Data Platform.
How relevant is this notice?

D3 Tenders Premium

Win More Public Sector Contracts

AI-powered tender discovery, pipeline management, and market intelligence — everything you need to grow your public sector business.

Start Free Trial Book a Demo
All Features Pricing

Notice Information

Notice Title

The provision of health assessment services for Dental Professional to be used in fitness to practise cases

Notice Description

The General Dental Council (GDC) is looking to conduct market engagement with supplier to help develop our Invitation to Tender documents ahead of running a formal procurement exercise. 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. We are inviting expressions of interest from suitably qualified supplier to understand how the market can meet our requirement for health assessment services for Dental Professional to support our fitness to practise cases The service will facilitate access to a range of appropriately regulated medical examiners / assessors, such as be not limited to: - Specialist Mental Health Psychiatrists - Clinical Psychologists - GPs - Occupational Health Physicians We are looking for the services to deliver the following : * Examine dental professionals and prepare written medical reports within an agreed timeframe * Provide an opinion on the Dental Professionals fitness to practice and any recommendations of the case * Review of Medical Records * Provide up-dated medical reports, as required * Attend hearings to present findings and answer questions from the client * Provide assessment & testing * Offer Pre-arranged Collection Service * Sample Analysis per donor (Instant Testing) * Laboratory Confirmation Analysis (per drug) * Hair and Blood Test for Alcohol * Hair Test for Drugs The service would need to be available on a nationwide basis. For further information on the GDC, the services provision and how to participate in the market engagement; please see the attached briefing document. Suppliers will need to submit their expression of interest by midnight on the 24 January 2022. Additional information: The contract value as set out in section 2 are an estimate. The market engagement will information our thinking on this matter. The figures all include VAT.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-ce95d6c2-ac08-47c5-9734-68c6d1ebb55e
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c99ab533-8f1d-4b90-8655-a00b0d711980
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planned Procurement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Jan 20224 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
24 Jan 2022Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
GENERAL DENTAL COUNCIL
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

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
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales, TLM Scotland, TLN Northern Ireland
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
Marylebone
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

Notice URLs

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

Download

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts. 

{
    "tag": [
        "compiled"
    ],
    "id": "ocds-b5fd17-ce95d6c2-ac08-47c5-9734-68c6d1ebb55e-2022-01-10T14:50:59Z",
    "date": "2022-01-10T14:50:59Z",
    "ocid": "ocds-b5fd17-ce95d6c2-ac08-47c5-9734-68c6d1ebb55e",
    "language": "en",
    "initiationType": "tender",
    "title": "The provision of health assessment services for Dental Professional to be used in fitness to practise cases",
    "planning": {
        "milestones": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "title": "Engagement end date",
                "type": "engagement",
                "dueDate": "2022-01-24T23:59:59Z"
            }
        ],
        "documents": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "documentType": "marketEngagementNotice",
                "description": "Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder",
                "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c99ab533-8f1d-4b90-8655-a00b0d711980",
                "datePublished": "2022-01-10T14:50:59Z",
                "format": "text/html",
                "language": "en"
            },
            {
                "id": "2",
                "documentType": "plannedProcurementNotice",
                "description": "Briefing document",
                "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f3c8958b-7d2e-4fa0-b3db-e9476d8e5460",
                "format": "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document"
            },
            {
                "id": "3",
                "documentType": "plannedProcurementNotice",
                "description": "current data flow process",
                "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/732b4a2d-631c-47dc-a892-1d2a80d2fe73",
                "format": "application/pdf"
            }
        ]
    },
    "tender": {
        "id": "GDC/2021/021",
        "title": "The provision of health assessment services for Dental Professional to be used in fitness to practise cases",
        "description": "The General Dental Council (GDC) is looking to conduct market engagement with supplier to help develop our Invitation to Tender documents ahead of running a formal procurement exercise. 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. We are inviting expressions of interest from suitably qualified supplier to understand how the market can meet our requirement for health assessment services for Dental Professional to support our fitness to practise cases The service will facilitate access to a range of appropriately regulated medical examiners / assessors, such as be not limited to: - Specialist Mental Health Psychiatrists - Clinical Psychologists - GPs - Occupational Health Physicians We are looking for the services to deliver the following : * Examine dental professionals and prepare written medical reports within an agreed timeframe * Provide an opinion on the Dental Professionals fitness to practice and any recommendations of the case * Review of Medical Records * Provide up-dated medical reports, as required * Attend hearings to present findings and answer questions from the client * Provide assessment & testing * Offer Pre-arranged Collection Service * Sample Analysis per donor (Instant Testing) * Laboratory Confirmation Analysis (per drug) * Hair and Blood Test for Alcohol * Hair Test for Drugs The service would need to be available on a nationwide basis. For further information on the GDC, the services provision and how to participate in the market engagement; please see the attached briefing document. Suppliers will need to submit their expression of interest by midnight on the 24 January 2022. Additional information: The contract value as set out in section 2 are an estimate. The market engagement will information our thinking on this matter. The figures all include VAT.",
        "status": "planning",
        "classification": {
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "id": "85100000",
            "description": "Health services"
        },
        "items": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "region": "England",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    },
                    {
                        "region": "Scotland",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    },
                    {
                        "region": "Wales",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    },
                    {
                        "region": "Northern Ireland",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ],
        "suitability": {
            "sme": true,
            "vcse": true
        }
    },
    "parties": [
        {
            "id": "GB-SRS-sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/GmAU8MMB",
            "name": "General Dental Council",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "General Dental Council",
                "scheme": "GB-SRS",
                "id": "sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/GmAU8MMB"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "37 Wimpole Street",
                "locality": "LONDON",
                "postalCode": "W1G8DQ",
                "countryName": "England"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "name": "Erica Williams",
                "email": "ewilliams@gdc-uk.org",
                "telephone": "01217520107"
            },
            "details": {
                "url": "http://www.gdc-uk.org"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "buyer": {
        "id": "GB-SRS-sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/GmAU8MMB",
        "name": "General Dental Council"
    }
}