--- title: "Provision of Legal Services in Relation to Fitness to Practise" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0444d6" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0444d6" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0444d6.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0444d6.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "GENERAL DENTAL COUNCIL" published: "2024-03-01" --- # Provision of Legal Services in Relation to Fitness to Practise Buyer: GENERAL DENTAL COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0444d6 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0444d6) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0444d6.json) ## Summary The General Dental Council (GDC) is planning a tender for the provision of Legal Services in Relation to Fitness to Practise cases. The tender, with an estimated contract value of £7,000,000 GBP, aims to secure two suppliers to provide legal advice, case management, and related services in line with regulations, policies, and key performance indicators. The GDC, a statutory regulator, seeks to ensure public safety and professional standards in the dental profession. Interested suppliers must submit an expression of interest form by Midday on 18 March 2024, as the procurement process progresses towards the planned tendering stage. This tender by the GDC offers an opportunity for legal service providers to participate in a significant contract related to fitness to practise cases in the dental sector. Businesses with expertise in legal services, regulatory compliance, and case management are well-suited to compete. The tendering process will take place in London, with a future notice date of 9 April 2024, providing a clear timeline for interested suppliers to engage with the GDC in this crucial procurement initiative. ## 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. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The GDC will be looking to commence a procurement in April 2024 to secure circa two suppliers to provide legal services in relation to fitness to practise cases. The Supplier will: -provide legal advice, case management, gather evidence and ensuring cases progress in line with legislation, case law, policies, procedures and KPIs. -Ensure the right regulatory outcome to protect the public is reached on cases efficiently, proportionately, consistently and fairly, working collaboratively with internal teams and external stakeholders. -provide high quality presentation services either through internal advocates or instructions of external counsel. -be a key partner, actively contributing to the GDC's operational performance and strategy through the delivery of additional legal services and project work where required. Additional information: The estimates contract value is based on spend over a 4-year period. The estimated contract value as set out at II.1.5 above and contract duration , is subject to change if we believe a longer contract would have additional benefits. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006730-2024 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 1 Mar 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 8 Apr 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | 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 16:05 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006730-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/A634MKV6YZ - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Legal-services./A634MKV6YZ - https://www.gdc-uk.org ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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