Scope
Reference
GDC-2024-027
Description
The General Dental Council (GDC) intends to award a contract for the delivery of Print Management and Associated Services.
The awarded supplier will handle high volumes of legally significant and time sensitive correspondence.
The Supplier will undertake the management, proofing and production of personalised mailings using the data provided by the GDC. This includes proofing correspondences, validating the data and sending out the following:
- Annual retention fee notices
- Removal letters
- Indemnity Notice of Erasure letters
- Annual Practising Certificates
- Registrant reminder letters
The Supplier will provide additional services, including:
- A secure method for sharing registrant/mailing data
- A forward on service
- A business reply service
- A process for providing weekly management reports to the GDC (as described in the
Service Level Agreement)
- Ad-hoc registrant mailing
- GDC stationery
- Printing and sending of 'welcome packs' (including Standards of the Dental team book,
registration certificate and register leaflet items
Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £2,000,000 excluding VAT
- £2,400,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
18 August 2025
Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers
18 August 2025
Standstill period
- End: 28 August 2025
- 8 working days
Earliest date the contract will be signed
1 September 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 September 2025 to 31 December 2027
- Possible extension to 30 November 2029
- 4 years, 3 months
Description of possible extension:
The initial contract period will be two years and three months. There is provision for the contract to be extended for two additional periods of 12 months each, subject to the contract remaining fit for purpose and the supplier maintaining a good standard of contract
performance.
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 22000000 - Printed matter and related products
- 79571000 - Mailing services
- 79800000 - Printing and related services
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Information about tenders
- 22 tenders received
- 5 tenders assessed in the final stage:
- 5 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 1 supplier awarded contracts
- 4 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Submission
Submission type
Requests to participate
Procedure
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
Supplier
PSL PRINT MANAGEMENT LTD
- Companies House: 02084294
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDTV-1516-LYYT
Unit A59
Longridge Road
PR2 5ND
United Kingdom
Email: tenders@pslprint.co.uk
Website: http://www.pslprint.co.uk
Region: UKD45 - Mid Lancashire
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1
Contracting authority
General Dental Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNVG-6917-QHLP
37 Wimpole Street
London
W1G 8DQ
United Kingdom
Region: UKI32 - Westminster
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government