Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- General Dental Council · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Global Payments
- Value
- £652,000
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Sector
- Financial & insurance services · Banking services (CPV 66110000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date23 Oct 2024
- Published9 Dec 2024Published 47 days after the contract date
Description
The General Dental Council (GDC) has awarded a contract for Payment Acceptance Services to support its operations. Payment Acceptance is critical in enabling dental professionals to efficiently pay their Annual Retention Fees (ARF) and Overseas Registration Exam (ORE) fees. The procurement was conducted under the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) framework Payment Acceptance 2 (RM6325), Lot 1 - Payment Acceptance Services. The contract will commence in March 2025 and has an initial term of two years, with the option to extend for up to an additional two years, subject to performance and operational requirements.
About the supplier
Global Payments: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC337146).