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Invitation to Tender for Public Research 2025-2026

General Dental Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 10:03.

Opportunity overview

The GDC desire to undertake research that will capture public voice and are evidence-informed, with the aim of understanding the public’s demand for, experiences of, views about and their confidence in dental care, and to understand: a.What factors are affecting the supply and demand of dental services and what their impact is on the availability of and access to dental care. b.What the public’s experiences and views tell us about their confidence, safety, demand for services and future intentions. The overarching aim of the research with the public is to maintain and build on public voice in the evidence that informs GDC activity, the objectives of the research are for the public research are: - To understand the factors that affect public safety and confidence in the dental industry;   - To understand the factors that affect the public’s choices about their dental health (frequency and type of use);  - To understand the factors that affect the public’s access to services that they need; - To explore the public’s confidence in the sector, including regulation  - To, where possible and useful, continue to measure change over time, comparing with our three previous research sweeps with the public;  - To inform the GDC’s new corporate strategy. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services./C58YA5C49C To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/C58YA5C49C

Classification

  • CPV73000000 — Research and development services and related consultancy services
  • CPV73100000 — Research and experimental development services
  • CPV73110000 — Research services
  • CPV73200000 — Research and development consultancy services
  • CPV73210000 — Research consultancy services
  • CPV79315000 — Social research services

Lots

  • Lot 1£48k

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-2025-029
Status
active
Above Threshold
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Tender Period

Ends
31 Oct 2025, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
3 Oct 2025, 17:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active

Value

Amount
48,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
60,000

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Commercial
Type
price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Understanding the context and rationale for research with the public
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Name
Research design and methods
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
20
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 4
Name
Managing delivery of the research
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
15
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 5
Name
knowledge, skills, and experience
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
15
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 6
Name
Presentation
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
1 May 2026, 23:59
Starts
16 Jan 2026, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
73000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research and development services and related consultancy services
Entry 2
Id
73100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research and experimental development services
Entry 3
Id
73110000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research services
Entry 4
Id
73200000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research and development consultancy services
Entry 5
Id
73210000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research consultancy services
Entry 6
Id
79315000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social research services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
060630-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
29 Sept 2025, 16:05

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI32
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
W1G 9RE
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
37 Wimpole Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PNVG-6917-QHLP
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Olalekan Odefadehan

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · W1G 9RE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05a450-2025-09-29T16:05:30+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·