Part 1 Overseas Registrations Examination Service

Official notice

Authority: General Dental Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: London (UKI)

Awarded value£1,316,564published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 22 Jul 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Kings College London

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The GDC intends to extend its existing contract for the Provision of Part 1 of the GDC Statutory Examination - Overseas Registration Examinations for a period of 5 months , from 31 January to 30 June 2025 to continue to fulfil the intentions of the original contract by supporting the delivery of examination services. During the extension period an additional 1 diet with a capacity of 600 places will be delivered. This service under the ORE contract relates to “social and other specific services” listed in Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) (PCR) and is therefore subject to the ‘light touch regime’ in accordance with Regulations 74 to 77 of the PCR. A procurement for a new contract to deliver examination services for the ORE Part 1 and Part 2 is already underway : Notice reference: 2024/S 000-014888.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The scope of services required may include but is not limited to: - Project management…

The scope of services required may include but is not limited to: - Project management and administration of the exam - Design of an exam that delivers to the learning outcomes in preparing for practice (or relevant standard), detailed above. - Delivery of a computer-based exam - Quality assurance and continuous improvement - Candidate management - Relationship management.

Delivery: London · LONDON

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 24 Jul 2024, 12:05 BST
Last source update: 24 Jul 2024, 12:05 BST
Authority reference: GDC-2019-005
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-023004
Classification (CPV): Education and training services
Delivery area: London (UKI)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-048414 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The Order 2023 (the Order) came into force on 8th March 2023. The reform that flows from the Order removed the need for the ORE to be provided by a dental authority. The changes could significantly amend the scope of the services and open up the market to new suppliers who were previously prohibited from bidding. Before the GDC can take advantage of the new flexibility, the GDC needed to develop and consult on a new set of rules. The final rules were published in Spring 2024. The extension includes an additional sum payable to the consortium to account for the management and delivery of up to 7 diets across 20 months and 3 days. The additional services had become necessary to continue to allow overseas registrations to continue until the implementation of the rules pursuant to the new Order to allow for a procurement for the services under the updated rules. A change of contractor cannot be made for economic or technical reasons. There is significant preparatory work required to set up the services. This is one of only two types of this exam currently offered in the UK for Overseas dentists. It requires specific technical expertise to run the exam that has to date not presented itself in the market. A change of contractor would cause significant impact and substantial duplication of costs to the GDC. The GDC has a statutory obligation to run the ORE and was required to pause the exam due to Covid 19 restrictions, this has caused a significant backlog of candidates. Candidates only have one five-year period to complete the ORE, they cannot re-apply. Therefore, they would not be able to practice in the UK and overtime may reduce to number of dental professional available to practice in the UK.

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=873729087 GO Reference: GO-2024724-PRO-26981373

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,316,5641 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 22 Jul 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Kings College London	£1,316,564 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Part 1 - Overseas Registrations Examination Service · Kings College London
Signed
22 Jul 2024
Value
£1,316,564
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

General Dental Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilBody governed by public lawHealth Regulator 37 Wimpole Street, London, UK, W1G 8DQContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

King’s College LondonAwarded supplierN/A The Strand, UK-London: Education and training services., UK, WC2R 2LS

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

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