Health, Medical Assessments and Associated Services in relation to Fitness to Practise

General Dental CouncilcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-069c1eProcurement Act 2023Light-touch servicesSME suitableactive
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Awarded value

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Published

19 May 2026

Deadline 18 Jun 2026

Description

The General Dental Council (GDC) invites tenders for the provision of impartial, expert, and robust health and medical assessments, toxicology testing, and expert witness services to support its Fitness to Practise (FtP) regulatory functions. The Supplier will provide medical assessments, psychiatric assessments, toxicology testing (hair and blood), Civil Procedure Rules‐compliant expert reports, and attendance where required at Practice Committee hearings as expert witnesses. Assessments will be required to support decision making throughout the FTP process The service must be delivered UK‐wide, with consistent standards, timely reporting, secure handling of personal/sensitive data, and clinical expertise capable of supporting regulatory decision‐making. For further information on our requirements, please download the invitation to Tender documents from the Detla e-Sourcing Portal (Access Code : EWKQ9C64U6) The Supplier will be responsible for providing end to end services including Clinical Assessment, Expert Reporting and Support at Fitness to Practice Hearings. The Supplier will be required to provide medical assessments and access to a range of medical examiners/assessors and expert witnesses including: -Psychiatrists-Clinical Psychologists -General Practitioners (GP) -Occupational Health Practitioners The Supplier will be required to provide toxicology testing including: -Hair and blood testing for Alcohol -Hair and blood testing for drugs. -In person collection of samples to ensure continuity of evidence and identification of the dental professional at the point of collection, -Analysis and interpretation of results. The Supplier must effectively deliver clinical assessments across the UK. Further details are available in the invitation to tender documents. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Health-services./EWKQ9C64U6 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/EWKQ9C64U6

Scope

Reference
GDC-2026-003
Total value
£1,341,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
31 Aug 2026 to 31 Dec 2029
Possible extension to 31 Dec 2031

The initial Contract Period will be for three (3) years and the optional Contract Period of up to a further two (2) years. There is a provision for an exit period of 3 months at the end of the Contract which takes place at the end of the initial period or subsequent extension period.

Main category
services
CPV classifications
85100000
Contract locations
UK, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Criterion 1: Conflict of Interestquality5.00%
Criterion 2 Delivery of Servicesquality32.00%
Criterion 3: Mobilisation of the Servicesquality10.00%
Criterion 4 presentation scenarioquality10.00%
Criterion 5 Contract Managementquality13.00%
Criterion 6 Cost of a basket of itemsprice30.00%

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

As set out in the ITT document

Submission & procedure

Enquiry deadline
02 Jun 2026, 4:00 pm
Submission deadline
18 Jun 2026, 11:00 am
Submission address
https://www.delta-esourcing.com
Electronic submission
Yes
Procedure
Open procedure