General Dental Council: Invitation to Tender for Public Research 2025-2026

UK-London: Research and development services and related consultancy services.

Scope

Description: 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:
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Total value (estimated):

GBP 48,000 excluding VAT GBP 60,000 including VAT

Description

Contract dates (estimated)
16/01/2026 to 01/05/2026
CPV Classifications:
73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services. 73100000 - Research and experimental development services. 73110000 - Research services. 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services. 73210000 - Research consultancy services. 79315000 - Social research services.
   
Contract can be extended:
No

Extension Date:


Delivery regions:
UK UNITED KINGDOM

Award criteria:
Quality criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting: 30
Quality criterion - Name: Understanding the context and rationale for research with the public / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Research design and methods / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion - Name: Managing delivery of the research / Weighting: 15
Quality criterion - Name: knowledge, skills, and experience / Weighting: 15
Quality criterion - Name: Presentation / Weighting: 10


   

Submission

Enquiry deadline: 03/10/2025 Time: 17:00Tender submission deadline: 31/10/2025 Time: 12:00
Submission address and any special instructions: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/buyers/select/viewListStatus.html?id=982930657
An electronic auction will be used: No

Procedure

Procedure type: Below threshold - open competition

Contracting authority

       General Dental Council, PNVG-6917-QHLP
       37 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 9RE, United Kingdom
       Email: procurement@GDC-uk.org
       Contact: Olalekan Odefadehan
       Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gdc-uk.org

Organisation type: REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Devolved regulations that apply: None