--- title: "Provision of Legal Services in Relation to Fitness to Practise" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-084b0c9d-6cd5-4cf5-aae9-53b96b9e2e50" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-084b0c9d-6cd5-4cf5-aae9-53b96b9e2e50" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-084b0c9d-6cd5-4cf5-aae9-53b96b9e2e50.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-084b0c9d-6cd5-4cf5-aae9-53b96b9e2e50.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "GENERAL DENTAL COUNCIL" published: "2024-03-01" --- # Provision of Legal Services in Relation to Fitness to Practise Buyer: GENERAL DENTAL COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-084b0c9d-6cd5-4cf5-aae9-53b96b9e2e50 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-084b0c9d-6cd5-4cf5-aae9-53b96b9e2e50) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-084b0c9d-6cd5-4cf5-aae9-53b96b9e2e50.json) ## Summary 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. ## Notice 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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9a6af88f-c460-4295-83d2-4c8cec996198 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 1 Mar 2024 | | Submission deadline | 18 Mar 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 20 Jul 2024 - 30 Aug 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £7,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | GENERAL DENTAL COUNCIL | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | West London | | Postcode | W1G 8DQ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | Marylebone | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79100000 - Legal services ## Release History - 1 Mar 2024 at 15:10 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9a6af88f-c460-4295-83d2-4c8cec996198 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9a6af88f-c460-4295-83d2-4c8cec996198 1st March 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Legal-services./A634MKV6YZ Please follow this link to view the notice. ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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