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# General Dental Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/general-dental-council-GB-PPON-PNVG-6917-QHLP). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** General Dental Council is a Local authority based in West Midlands. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 36 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** General Dental Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** West Midlands
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PNVG-6917-QHLP` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 36
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £2.5m (median award: £75k) across 7 of 7 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/general-dental-council-GB-PPON-PNVG-6917-QHLP

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (median of 5 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 20% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 14% above the published estimate (median of 2 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 20 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 10 (50%), Direct award: 3 (15%), Limited / restricted: 3 (15%), Selective: 3 (15%), Route not published: 1 (5%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 8 notices, last 24 months (40% of this period)
2. **[Research and development services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/research-development-r-d-73000000) (CPV 73):** 4 notices, last 24 months (20% of this period)
3. **[Printed matter and related products](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/printed-matter-and-related-products-22000000) (CPV 22):** 2 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
4. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 2 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
5. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 2 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Manifesto Digital Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/manifesto-digital-limited-coh-07885631):** 2 procedures
2. **[Community Research Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/community-research-limited-coh-06655192):** 2 procedures
3. **[Chase Services Group Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/chase-services-group-ltd-coh-08987610):** 1 procedures
4. **[PSL Print Management Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/psl-print-management-limited-coh-02084294):** 1 procedures
5. **[Peachy Mondays](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/peachy-mondays-coh-sc421935):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[PSL Print Management Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/psl-print-management-limited-coh-02084294):** £2.0m · [Print Management and Associated Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/print-management-and-associated-services-ocds-h6vhtk-051251) · Awarded: 18 Aug 2025
2. **[Chase Services Group Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/chase-services-group-ltd-coh-08987610):** £167k · [Office Cleaning Services for GDC London Premises](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/office-cleaning-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06a3f6) · Awarded: 17 Jul 2026
3. **[People Insight](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/people-insight-coh-05224597):** £85k · [360 Degree Feedback Solution and Associated Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/360-degree-feedback-solution-and-associated-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06e5d8)
4. **[Manifesto Digital Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/manifesto-digital-limited-coh-07885631):** £75k · [The provision of Website Support and maintenance Agreement](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-website-support-and-maintenance-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-06b29a)
5. **[CARRUTHERS AND JACKSON LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/carruthers-and-jackson-limited-coh-11243025):** £75k · [The provision of:  Data Strategy: Phase 2](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-data-strategy-phase-2-ocds-h6vhtk-06b29c)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 2
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 4
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full General Dental Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/general-dental-council-GB-PPON-PNVG-6917-QHLP#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/general-dental-council-GB-PPON-PNVG-6917-QHLP
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt