Official UK procurement notice
Digital Transformation Partnership Engagement
Authority: General Dental Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement description1.The GDC is inviting Tenders for a Digital Transformation Partnership Engagement
2.This procurement is being run as a multi-stage Competitive Flexible Procedure in accordance with the GDC’s obligations under the Procurement Act 2023. Only suitably qualified bidders from the stage I (PSQ /Participation stage) will be invited to submit a full tender for this opportunity.
3.The GDC anticipates that it will be undergoing significant organisational and service change and transformation in the next 3-5 years.
4.Digital capability, service design, user centred design, digital maturity and technology modernisation are anticipated to be central to improving service efficiency and effectiveness, building resilience, and improving both external and internal user experiences.
5.The new GDC Corporate Strategy 2026-2028 and the forthcoming Digital and IT Sub-Strategy begins the GDC’s transformation, with a specific strategic objective seeking to maximise the effectiveness of our people, our culture and our systems.
6.The GDC has made several commitments in the digital and IT space including considering an IT Target Operating Model, cloud migration strategy and roadmaps, the introduction of Microsoft Co-Pilot and related governance frameworks, a digital academy, review of our omni channels both internally and externally, and vulnerability remediation. Alongside the delivery of ongoing programmes and projects as part of our business plan(s).
7.The GDC anticipates that a unified digital transformation approach will empower our people, modernise our systems, and enhance our service effectiveness, ensuring that we are a trusted and effective healthcare regulator.
8.The Authority seeks a specialist supplier to support the GDC in assessing, designing, and prioritising transformation opportunities while strengthening internal capability and validating our draft Digital and IT Sub-Strategy.
9.Part of the scope of the work will focus on three core workstreams: -
Identification and assessment of digital transformation opportunities
Development of digital capability culture and operational model requirements
Review, refinement and gap analysis of the draft Digital and IT Sub-Strategy
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at:
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- How the procedure runs: Multistage competitive flexible procedure will be used for this procurement. In stage 1 – Preliminary Selection Questionnaire (PSQ) The procurement will commence with the publication of a Tender Notice and Preliminary Selection Questionnaire (PSQ). Suppliers will be required to demonstrate compliance with the Authority's mandatory requirements, including legal, financial, technical and organisational criteria. The PSQ will be assessed on a pass/fail basis, and any supplier that fails one or more PSQ question will be automatically excluded from the procurement process. Only suppliers that successfully pass all the PSQ questions will progress to the next stage. Stage 2 – Invitation to Tender (ITT) Suppliers that pass the PSQ stage will be invited to submit a full tender response. Tenders will be evaluated against the published award criteria, including quality and Price considerations. Following evaluation of the written tenders, suppliers will be ranked according to their total evaluated scores. Stage 3 – Presentation and Clarification Suppliers whose total evaluated tender score is within 10 marks of the highest-scoring bidder will be invited to participate in a presentation and clarification stage. Suppliers will be required to present a scenario-based case to demonstrate the ability to deliver complex recommendations in simple easy to understand language and respond to questions from the evaluation panel. Stage 4 – Final Evaluation, Moderation and Contract Award Following the presentation stage, the Authority will undertake a final evaluation and moderation exercise, taking into account both the written tender submissions and presentation outcomes in accordance with the published evaluation methodology. Final scores will be agreed through moderation, and the contract will be awarded to the supplier submitting the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT), representing the best overall combination of quality and commercial value. The Authority reserves the right to seek clarification at any stage of the process where this is considered necessary and proportionate.
CPV: Business development consultancy services · Computer support and consultancy services · Information systems or technology planning services · Information systems or technology strategic review and planning services · Information technology requirements review services · Project management consultancy services · Research and development services and related consultancy services · Software consultancy services · Software integration consultancy services · Systems consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£200,000
- Economic & financial standing
Details in PSQ
- Technical & professional ability
Details in PSQ
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality criteria: 65%
- Fixed price criterion: 30%
- Rate card Criterion: 5%
Published award criteria (3)
- Fixed price criterion
- Rate card Criterion
- Quality criteria
- Economic & financial standing
Details in PSQ
- Technical & professional ability
Details in PSQ
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Aug 2026, 12:15 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Aug 2026, 12:15 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 18 Jan 2027
- Authority reference
GDC-2025-019- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-078934- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e777Find a Tender
- How it runs
Multistage competitive flexible procedure will be used for this procurement. In stage 1 – Preliminary Selection Questionnaire (PSQ)
The procurement will commence with the publication of a Tender Notice and Preliminary Selection Questionnaire (PSQ). Suppliers will be required to demonstrate compliance with the Authority's mandatory requirements, including legal, financial, technical and organisational criteria. The PSQ will be assessed on a pass/fail basis, and any supplier that fails one or more PSQ question will be automatically excluded from the procurement process. Only suppliers that successfully pass all the PSQ questions will progress to the next stage.
Stage 2 – Invitation to Tender (ITT)
Suppliers that pass the PSQ stage will be invited to submit a full tender response. Tenders will be evaluated against the published award criteria, including quality and Price considerations. Following evaluation of the written tenders, suppliers will be ranked according to their total evaluated scores.
Stage 3 – Presentation and Clarification
Suppliers whose total evaluated tender score is within 10 marks of the highest-scoring bidder will be invited to participate in a presentation and clarification stage. Suppliers will be required to present a scenario-based case to demonstrate the ability to deliver complex recommendations in simple easy to understand language and respond to questions from the evaluation panel.
Stage 4 – Final Evaluation, Moderation and Contract Award
Following the presentation stage, the Authority will undertake a final evaluation and moderation exercise, taking into account both the written tender submissions and presentation outcomes in accordance with the published evaluation methodology. Final scores will be agreed through moderation, and the contract will be awarded to the supplier submitting the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT), representing the best overall combination of quality and commercial value. The Authority reserves the right to seek clarification at any stage of the process where this is considered necessary and proportionate.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 14 Sept 2026, 11:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 14 Sept 2026, 11:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 4 Sept 2026, 11:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
19 Aug 2026 → 1 Feb 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published64 days ago19 Aug 2026, 12:15 BST
- Clarification questions by48 days ago4 Sept 2026, 11:00 BST
- Submission deadline38 days ago14 Sept 2026, 11:00 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 88 days18 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 101 days1 Feb 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published19 Aug 2026, 12:15 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender