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Published 23 Oct 2025, 16:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Invitation to Tender for Recruitment Advertising Services

Official notice

Authority: General Dental Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£160,000≈ £80k / year · £200,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 18 Nov 2025
Contract term 2 yrsends 1 Jan 2028 · up to 1 Jan 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The General Dental Council (GDC) is going out to tender, to appoint a supplier to provide Recruitment Advertising Services. The GDC conducts most of its recruitment through its in-house recruitment team. To support this we require a reliable recruitment advertising partner who offers pre-paid advertising services where the sole function is to post our job adverts on relevant recruitment advertising job boards. The successful supplier will support the GDC in advertising a range of roles across generalist and specialist platforms, ensuring we reach a broad and diverse talent pool. The appointed supplier will provide a cost-effective, responsive, and flexible service that aligns with our values and supports our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI).

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London… ↗

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/ZU97MXZ8WY ↗

CPV: Advertising management services · Advertising services · Recruitment services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£160,000
Contract period: 1 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 1 Jan 2030 with extensionsValue: £160,000 exc. VAT · £200,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: The initial Contract duration will be two (2) years from Contract Commencement Date. The GDC may extend the Contract duration by a further 2 years at increments agreed by the parties, up to the maximum Contract Term of 4 years, typically in 12 months increments.

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Approach to the delivery of the statement of requirement: 50%
  • Applicable Terms and Conditions: 10%
  • Pricing: 40%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Pricing
  • Approach to the delivery of the statement of requirement
  • Applicable Terms and Conditions
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
23 Oct 2025, 16:05 BST
Last source update
23 Oct 2025, 16:05 BST
Authority reference
GDC-2025-013
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-067925
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Advertising management servicesAdvertising servicesRecruitment services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
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How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
18 Nov 2025, 11:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
30 Oct 2025, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

23 Oct 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published364 days ago
    23 Oct 2025, 16:05 BST
  2. Clarification questions by357 days ago
    30 Oct 2025, 17:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline338 days ago
    18 Nov 2025, 11:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts295 days ago
    1 Jan 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    23 Oct 2025, 16:05 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

General Dental Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNVG-6917-QHLP 37 Wimpole St, London, London, W1G 8DQContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender