--- title: "Health, Medical Assessments and Associated Services in relation to Fitness to Practise" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-069c1e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-069c1e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-069c1e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-069c1e.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "GENERAL DENTAL COUNCIL" published: "2026-05-19" --- # Health, Medical Assessments and Associated Services in relation to Fitness to Practise Buyer: GENERAL DENTAL COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-069c1e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-069c1e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-069c1e.json) ## Summary The General Dental Council is conducting an open procedure procurement for "Health, Medical Assessments and Associated Services in relation to Fitness to Practise", aimed at enhancing its regulatory functions. This tender, identified by the code GDC-2026-003, is based in London, UK, and falls under the health services category. Initial tender notices were published on 19 May 2026, and the period for submission of tenders will close on 18 June 2026, at midday. Post this, the award is expected to be finalised by 24 July 2026, and the contract, starting on 1 September 2026, is anticipated to have a duration of three years with possible renewal up to two additional years, aligning with the light touch regime under UK procurement regulations. This tender presents significant business growth opportunities, particularly for suppliers specialising in clinical health services, such as medical assessments, psychiatric evaluations, toxicology testing, and expert witness services. Enterprises adept in managing secure data, maintaining consistent standards across the UK, and delivering expert reports that comply with Civil Procedure Rules are well-positioned to compete. Organisations that provide robust technical and economic expertise, as specified in the tender documents, along with the involvement of varied healthcare professionals like general practitioners, clinical psychologists, and occupational health practitioners, will have an advantage. This opportunity is particularly suitable for SMEs, as detailed in the procurement notice, fostering an inclusive competitive environment. ## Notice The General Dental Council (GDC) invites tenders for the provision of impartial, expert, and robust health and medical assessments, toxicology testing, and expert witness services to support its Fitness to Practise (FtP) regulatory functions. The Supplier will provide medical assessments, psychiatric assessments, toxicology testing (hair and blood), Civil Procedure Rules-compliant expert reports, and attendance where required at Practice Committee hearings as expert witnesses. Assessments will be required to support decision making throughout the FTP process The service must be delivered UK-wide, with consistent standards, timely reporting, secure handling of personal/sensitive data, and clinical expertise capable of supporting regulatory decision-making. For further information on our requirements, please download the invitation to Tender documents from the Detla e-Sourcing Portal (Access Code : EWKQ9C64U6) The Supplier will be responsible for providing end to end services including Clinical Assessment, Expert Reporting and Support at Fitness to Practice Hearings. The Supplier will be required to provide medical assessments and access to a range of medical examiners/assessors and expert witnesses including: -Psychiatrists-Clinical Psychologists -General Practitioners (GP) -Occupational Health Practitioners The Supplier will be required to provide toxicology testing including: -Hair and blood testing for Alcohol -Hair and blood testing for drugs. -In person collection of samples to ensure continuity of evidence and identification of the dental professional at the point of collection, -Analysis and interpretation of results. The Supplier must effectively deliver clinical assessments across the UK. Further details are available in the invitation to tender documents. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Health-services./EWKQ9C64U6 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/EWKQ9C64U6 ### Lot Information Lot 1 Renewal: The initial Contract Period will be for three (3) years and the optional Contract Period of up to a further two (2) years. There is a provision for an exit period of 3 months at the end of the Contract which takes place at the end of the initial period or subsequent extension period. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045837-2026 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 19 May 2026 | | Submission deadline | 18 Jun 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Aug 2026 - 31 Dec 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,341,000 | | Lots value | £1,341,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | 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 | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 19 May 2026 at 14:30 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045837-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045837-2026 19th May 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/ Delta eSourcing Portal Access Code : EWKQ9C64U6 ## Notice URLs - https://www.delta-esourcing.com - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/EWKQ9C64U6 - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Health-services./EWKQ9C64U6 - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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