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Provision of Public and Patient Panel and Associated Services

General Dental Council · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 16:01.

Opportunity overview

The 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.

Awarded to

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Community Research Ltd

Matched by number
Published award value
Value not stated
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
26 Apr 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 6655192
Location
Market Harborough, UKF22, LE16 9HE, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
GDC-2024-034
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
General Dental Council
Id
GB-PPON-PNVG-6917-QHLP

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNVG-6917-QHLP

Address

Street Address
37 Wimpole Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
W1G 8DQ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Community Research Ltd
Id
GB-COH-6655192

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
6655192

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDQX-4827-JYMV

Address

Street Address
Bowden House, 36 Northampton Road
Locality
Market Harborough
Postal Code
LE16 9HE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKF22

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
72314000
Description
Data collection and collation services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
73000000
Description
Research and development services and related consultancy services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
79315000
Description
Social research services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
85000000
Description
Health and social work services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-6655192
Name
Community Research Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
27 Apr 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
The total contract value inclusive of VAT is below £5million

Period

Starts
1 May 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Apr 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
1 May 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The contract can be extended for an additional 2 years if it is found to still be fit for purpose

Options

Description
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 .

Value

Including VAT
367,298
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
048445-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
26 May 2026, 09:41
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · W1G 8DQ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 024453-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 048445-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·