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title: "Invitation to Tender for the Provision of Registrant and Student Panels and Associated Services"
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# Invitation to Tender for the Provision of Registrant and Student Panels and Associated Services

Buyer: GENERAL DENTAL COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-058d4d

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## Summary

The recent public procurement process by the General Dental Council (GDC), headquartered at 37 Wimpole Street, London, UK, revolved around the invitation to tender for the provision of registrant and student panels along with associated services. The process, which concluded its award phase on the 4th of June, 2026, comprises two LOTs, each with a valued estimate of £480,000 (exclusive of VAT) for a term of four years, structured as 2+2 years. The tender falls under the industry category of social research services, ensuring the inclusion of a wide spectrum of voices and experiences from the dental sector. The procurement method adopted was competitive and flexible, with Community Research Ltd taking on the role of the supplier for the student panel. The contract, effective from April 27, 2026, permits renewals and requires a varied range of expertise including social and market research.

This tender presents promising opportunities for businesses engaged in social research, public-opinion polling, statistical services, and health-related services. SMEs and large organisations alike can benefit from engaging in this market-driven initiative that empowers regulatory effectiveness through enhanced communication and feedback mechanisms. Companies with expertise in process management, data protection, and cohort management, in addition to those offering consultancy services backed by a solid understanding of the dental sector, stand to benefit significantly. The flexible call-off element of the contract allows businesses to explore diverse research opportunities, making it a lucrative venture for both established players and new entrants looking to make a mark in the public service domain.

## Notice

The GDC's core function is to protect the public. This project represents a key task in our strategic commitment to embed user voice, empathy and compassion across all aspects of our work. The panels will play a vital role in enabling the GDC to better hear, understand, and respond to the needs, experiences, perceptions, and expectations of our registrants and students. The voices of registrants and students and the insights they provide will be vital in our work to enhance our effectiveness as a regulator and ensure our approach remains transparent, inclusive, and responsive to the needs of those we regulate. The GDC's registrant and student panels will ensure we sustain a robust, responsive and independently facilitated approach to involving user voice to inform a wide range of GDC activity. This includes using the panels to develop our understanding of the impacts of factors that are external to the GDC on the dental sector, dental education, the dental workforce, and the public's access to and experience of dental services. The General Dental Council (GDC) invites responses to our invitation to tender, 'Registrant and student panels and associated services'. This invitation breaks our requirements into two LOTs, each with a fixed price element for setting up and management of each of the panels, and a call-off element to allow for undertaking activities with the panels. Bidders are invited to bid for one or both Panels (LOTs). LOT I: Registrant Panel with estimated value of PS480,000(ex. VAT) for 4 years i.e. (2+2) LOT 2: Dental Student Panel with estimated value of PS480,000(ex. VAT) for 4 years i.e. (2+2) Element 1: Recruiting and Maintaining a Panel A2.16 The successful bidder/s must be able to recruit, develop and maintain a GDC Registrant or student panel that can be called upon to participate in a range of activities. We expect this to be a fixed price element of bidder/s' responses. A2.17 The panel must enable the GDC to capture and hear a diverse range of voices. This includes ensuring representation from underrepresented and less well served communities, as well as reflecting the diversity of roles within dental education, reflecting the roles on our register. We expect that panel members would 'opt in' to being approached by the GDC to take part in activities. We expect the successful bidder/s to: * Work with the GDC to understand the nature and requirements of the panel activities. * Be able to provide advice to the GDC on design or approach to activities to ensure the robustness of results. * Consider and define whether a longitudinal cohort as part of the panel is possible, and if this is the case, explain how this would be achieved, the advantages of having such a cohort and how this could be used. * Be able to manage and coordinate the end-to-end process of panel and activity recruitment. Element 2: Undertaking Panel Activities A2.20 When the GDC wishes to use the either of the panels for activities, the GDC will request a fixed price quotation based on a detailed activity specification - request for quotation (RFQ). The RFQ will include all the typical relevant information to be able to price the activity to meet the specific requirements identified by the GDC. A2.21 As well as providing participants for each activity, if delivering the activity, the successful bidder/s will need to manage the end-to-end activity, which needs to include but not limited to: * Selection of the participants for the panel activity. * Data protection impact assessment, including consideration of consent, disclosure, data handling, analyses, reporting and retention. * Provide a robust and detailed work plan for each panel activity. * Invitations and management of the cohort for the panel activity to ensure that the activity is undertaken to the agreed timelines. * Design and gain approval for the approach to delivering panel activities. * Undertake the activity. * Provide the outputs from the panel activity as specified and agreed. The successful bidder/s will need to provide the subject matter expertise needed for call down activities which will vary, from social research, to market research, to system, process and product development. Bidders can provide this through partnering to obtain the subject matter expertise.

### Lot Information

Registrant Panel Requirements

There are two distinct elements to the registrant panel requirements, element 1 and element 2. Element 1: Recruiting and Maintaining a GDC Registrant Panel involves the recruitment, development and maintenance of a GDC registrant panel that can be called upon to participate in a range of activities. Element 2: Undertaking Registrant Panel Activities involves the management of the end-to-end activity which needs to include, but not limited to: - Selection of the participants for the panel activity. - Data protection impact assessment, including consideration of consent, disclosure, data handling, analyses, reporting and retention. - Provide a robust and detailed work plan for each panel activity. - Invitations and management of the cohort for the panel activity to ensure that the activity is undertaken to the agreed timelines. - Design and gain approval for the approach to delivering panel activities. - Undertake the activity. - Provide the outputs from the panel activity as specified and agreed.

Renewal: The contract will run for an initial two years with the option to renew annually for a further two years.

Student Panel Requirements

Renewal: The contract will run for an initial two years with the option to renew annually for a further two years.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052552-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Jun 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 26 Sep 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Jan 2026 |
| Contract period | 26 Apr 2026 - 26 Apr 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £720,000 |
| Lots value | £720,000 |
| Awards value | £576,000 |
| Contracts value | £576,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active, Pending |
| Contracts status | Active |

## 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | COMMUNITY RESEARCH; UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
- 73210000 - Research consultancy services
- 73300000 - Design and execution of research and development
- 79311000 - Survey services
- 79315000 - Social research services
- 79320000 - Public-opinion polling services
- 79330000 - Statistical services
- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 4 Jun 2026 at 07:21 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052552-2026
- 9 Feb 2026 at 13:19 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011365-2026
- 22 Aug 2025 at 18:05 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051059-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052552-2026
  4th June 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011365-2026
  9th February 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051059-2025
  22nd August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.communityresearch.co.uk/
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/buyers/select/viewListStatus.html?id=975552681
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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