--- title: "The provision of health assessment services for Dental Professional to be used in fitness to practise cases" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-ce95d6c2-ac08-47c5-9734-68c6d1ebb55e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ce95d6c2-ac08-47c5-9734-68c6d1ebb55e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ce95d6c2-ac08-47c5-9734-68c6d1ebb55e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ce95d6c2-ac08-47c5-9734-68c6d1ebb55e.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "GENERAL DENTAL COUNCIL" published: "2022-01-10" --- # The provision of health assessment services for Dental Professional to be used in fitness to practise cases Buyer: GENERAL DENTAL COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ce95d6c2-ac08-47c5-9734-68c6d1ebb55e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ce95d6c2-ac08-47c5-9734-68c6d1ebb55e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ce95d6c2-ac08-47c5-9734-68c6d1ebb55e.json) ## Summary 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. ## Notice 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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c99ab533-8f1d-4b90-8655-a00b0d711980 | | 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 | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 10 Jan 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 24 Jan 2022 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | 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 | 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 10 Jan 2022 at 14:50 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c99ab533-8f1d-4b90-8655-a00b0d711980 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c99ab533-8f1d-4b90-8655-a00b0d711980 10th January 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f3c8958b-7d2e-4fa0-b3db-e9476d8e5460 Briefing document - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/732b4a2d-631c-47dc-a892-1d2a80d2fe73 current data flow process ## Notice URLs - http://www.gdc-uk.org ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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