Notice Information
Notice Title
Legal Support Services (Fitness to Practise)
Notice Description
The requirements of the service are: Conduct of investigative work on the GOC's behalf in relation to fitness to practise allegations relating to registered opticians and optical businesses Preparation for, and presentation, of the GOC's case at substantive Fitness to Practise Committee hearings Occasional preparation for, and presentation of the GOC's case at non-substantive hearings (interim order applications/reviews/extensions, substantive order reviews) and Registration Appeal Committee hearings Provision of advice relating to the conduct of individual investigations into the fitness to practise of GOC registrants, and relating to interpretation of GOC legislation and rules Provision of training to Committee members, Case Examiners and GOC staff.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The requirements of the service are: - Conduct of investigative work on the GOC's behalf in relation to fitness to practise allegations relating to registered opticians and optical businesses - Preparation for, and presentation, of the GOC's case at substantive Fitness to Practise Committee hearings - Occasional preparation for, and presentation of the GOC's case at non-substantive hearings (interim order applications/reviews/extensions, substantive order reviews) and Registration Appeal Committee hearings - Provision of advice relating to the conduct of individual investigations into the fitness to practise of GOC registrants, and relating to interpretation of GOC legislation and rules - Provision of training to Committee members, Case Examiners and GOC staff.
Renewal: Three year contract from 1 April 2025 with an option to extend for one year
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0486a4
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024092-2024
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Restricted procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
79100000 - Legal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 1 Aug 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 2 Sep 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Future recurrence of this procurement is unlikely to happen before October 2027
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- GENERAL OPTICAL COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Vineeta Desai
- Contact Email
- vdesai@optical.org
- Contact Phone
- +44 2078710411
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- EC4M 7NG
- Post Town
- Central 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
- City of London
- Electoral Ward
- Farringdon Within
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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