General Dental Council: Delivery of the Overseas Registration Examination (ORE) Part 2 examinations

UK-London: Education and training services.


Preliminary Questions
   This notice is for prior information only: Yes
   This notice aims at reducing time-limits for receipt of tenders: No
   This notice is a call for competition: No
         
Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name and addresses:
       General Dental Council
       37 Wimpole St, London, W1G 8DQ, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2071676000, Email: procurement@gdc-uk.org
       Contact: Erica Williams
       Main Address: www.gdc-uk.org
       NUTS Code: UKI
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above
I.2) Joint procurement:
   The contract involves joint procurement: No.
   The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No .

I.3) Communication          
   Further information can be obtained from: the above mentioned address    
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I.4) Type of the contracting authority    
   Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity:    
   Other activity: Health Regulator

Section II: Object
      
II.1) Scope of the procurement - 1
   II.1.1) Title: Delivery of the Overseas Registration Examination (ORE) Part 2 examinations    
          Reference number: GDC-2021-004
   II.1.2) Common Procurement Vocabulary:       
      80000000 - Education and training services.
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
   II.1.4) Short description:    
      The GDC is the UK-wide statutory regulator of around 115,000 members of the dental team, including dentists and dental care professionals (DCPs). The primary role of the GDC is to protect the public. The work of the GDC is governed by the Dentists Act 1984 (as amended), which establishes our duty to maintain a register of dental professionals and establishes the criteria and routes to registration. The Act requires holders of recognised overseas diplomas to demonstrate that they have the necessary knowledge and skill to be registered by the GDC.
The ORE is in effect, a safety-related test of competence that provides assurance to the GDC that an individual is competent. The GDC is looking for a suitably qualified supplier to facilitate the delivery of the ORE Part 2 examination for candidates to demonstrate practical clinical skills. To deliver the ORE examinations, the supplier must be a dental authority, or a group of dental authorities as defined by the Dental Act 1984.          
   II.1.5) Estimated total value:       
      Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 12,500,000 - GBP
   II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No          
      Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: Not Provided       
      The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots: Not Provided

II.2) Lot Description          
   II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):       
      80000000 - Education and training services.       
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UKI - LONDON    
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      The GDC is required to provide a statutory examination for overseas dentists who wish to pursue registration with the GDC. In this context, overseas dentists are all qualified dentists that are not eligible for registration via any other application route.
Overview contract services:
Deliver the 4 components of the clinical examinations, see: https://www.gdc-uk.org/registration/overseas-registration-exam/ore-part-2, for more information.
Suitable venues to hold examinations within the UK, suitable to accommodate up to c. 800 candidates per year
Provision of services, material, equipment, and personnel
Suitably qualified and experienced examiners
Project Management and administration
Candidate Management
Working with the GDC to ensure the examinations a delivered effectively and in accordance with the examination blueprint and Preparing for Practice and the ORE Advisory Group to ensure the relevant standard is maintained and the continuous improvement of the examination    
   II.2.14) Additional information          
      This procurement is for a service covered by Schedule 3 of the Public Contract Regulation 2015 (the “Light Touch Regime”).

The contract is expected to be for initial 3 years with an optional for the contract to be extended by a further 2 years.

The purpose of this PIN is to inform the market of the forthcoming opportunity    


II.3) Estimated Date of publication
         01/10/2021
      
      
Section IV: Procedure   

IV.1) Description       
   IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA )
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) - NO

Section VI: Complementary Information    
VI.3) Additional Information:       
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VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 14/08/2021