Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Public and Patient Panel and Associated Services
Authority: General Dental Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe General Dental Council (GDC) invites responses to invitation to tender, for 'Public and Patient Panel and Associated Services'. This invitation breaks our requirements into two elements, a fixed price element for setting up and management of the panels, and a call-off element to allow for undertaking activities with the panel. The estimated value of this contract is expected to be annually up to £72,000 inclusive of VAT (if chargeable) per year, with the contract being for an initial two years with the option to renew annually for a further two years.
The GDC's core functions are to protect the public and maintain confidence in dental services. This project is the fourth iteration of our public and patient panel and will continue to lie at the heart of the GDC being able to understand and hear about the publics' experiences of, perceptions towards and views about the dental sector across the UK. The voices of the public and the insights they provide will be vital in our work to enhance our effectiveness as a regulator and ensure our approach remains transparent, inclusive, and responsive to the needs of those we regulate.
The GDC's public and patient panel will ensure we sustain a robust, responsive and independently facilitated approach to involving public voice to inform a wide range of GDC activity. This includes using the panel to develop our understanding of the impacts of factors that are external to the GDC on the dental sector and the public's views about access to and experience of dental care.
- How the procedure runs: Two stage process will be used. Stage 1 will involve the use of the PSQ to identify suppliers with the capability to deliver the service . The successful bids from stage 1 will then have their full tender evaluated at the stage 2.
CPV: Health and safety consultancy services · Research and development consultancy services · Research consultancy services · Social research services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£300,000
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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 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 (2)
- Criterion 2: 70%
- Criterion 1: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Criterion 1
- Criterion 2
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Sept 2025, 12:05 BST
- Last source update
- 26 May 2026, 09:41 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
GDC-2024-034- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-058074- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059e0dFind a Tender
- How it runs
Two stage process will be used. Stage 1 will involve the use of the PSQ to identify suppliers with the capability to deliver the service . The successful bids from stage 1 will then have their full tender evaluated at the stage 2.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 30 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
19 Sept 2025 → 26 May 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published396 days ago19 Sept 2025, 12:05 BST
- Clarification questions by385 days ago30 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline361 days ago24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts310 days ago15 Dec 2025
- Award decision expected by309 days ago15 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent218 days ago17 Mar 2026
- Standstill ends207 days ago27 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published148 days ago26 May 2026, 09:41 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Sept 2025- Tender notice published19 Sept 2025, 12:05 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published18 Mar 2026, 10:55 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete18 Mar 2026, 10:55 GMT
- Contract signature expected1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published26 May 2026, 09:41 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Research LimitedSME1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2028 · up to 1 May 2030Extensions: The contract shall be for an initial two years with the option to renew annually for a further two years on annual basis if the contract is still fit for purpose · Options: When the GDC wishes to use the public and patient panel for activities, the GDC will request a fixed price quotation based on a detailed activity specification - request for quotation (RFQ). The RFQ will include all the typical relevant information to be able to price the activity to meet the specific requirements identified by the GDC. | £316,800 inc. VAT | 10 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Community Research LimitedSME
- Signed
- 27 Apr 2026
- Value
- £367,298 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2028 · up to 1 May 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The contract can be extended for an additional 2 years if it is found to still be fit for purpose
- Options
- The contract allows the panel to be used for call off pieces of research work as indicated as the second element in the scope of the procurement .
No agreed KPIs: The total contract value inclusive of VAT is below £5million
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Community Research LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications To access the ITT documents follow the link and access code in the document.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender