Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
General Dental Council
37 Wimpole Street
London
W1G 8DQ
Contact
OLALEKAN ODEFADEHAN
Telephone
+44 2071676000
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI - London
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from another address:
General Dental Council
37 Wimpole Street
London
W1G 8DQ
Contact
OLALEKAN ODEFADEHAN
Telephone
+44 2071676000
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG31 - Birmingham
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Health Regulator
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of Legal Services in Relation to Fitness to Practise
Reference number
GDC-2024-014
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79100000 - Legal services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
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.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £7,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79100000 - Legal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
Main site or place of performance
LONDON
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
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.
two.2.14) 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.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
9 April 2024
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Interested suppliers should complete the attached interest form and return appropriately via the Delta e tendering portal.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
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To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
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GO Reference: GO-202431-PRO-25389070