Notice Information
Notice Title
Invitation to Tender for Recruitment Advertising Services
Notice Description
The General Dental Council (GDC) is going out to tender, to appoint a supplier to provide Recruitment Advertising Services. The GDC conducts most of its recruitment through its in-house recruitment team. To support this we require a reliable recruitment advertising partner who offers pre-paid advertising services where the sole function is to post our job adverts on relevant recruitment advertising job boards. The successful supplier will support the GDC in advertising a range of roles across generalist and specialist platforms, ensuring we reach a broad and diverse talent pool. The appointed supplier will provide a cost-effective, responsive, and flexible service that aligns with our values and supports our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI). For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Advertising-services./ZU97MXZ8WY To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/ZU97MXZ8WY
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The initial Contract duration will be two (2) years from Contract Commencement Date. The GDC may extend the Contract duration by a further 2 years at increments agreed by the parties, up to the maximum Contract Term of 4 years, typically in 12 months increments.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d2bd
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067925-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- 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
79341000 - Advertising services
79341200 - Advertising management services
79600000 - Recruitment services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £160,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £160,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 18 Nov 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Jan 2026 - 1 Jan 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- GENERAL DENTAL COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Mary Onuegbu
- Contact Email
- procurement@gdc-uk.org
- Contact Phone
- 020 7167 6282
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
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- Marylebone
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067925-2025
23rd October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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