Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- General Dental Council · Body governed by public law
- Suppliers
- Queen Mary, University of London Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, The Royal College of Surgeons of England, UCL Eastman Dental Hospital, University College London
- Value
- £12,000,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Education & training · Education and training services (CPV 80000000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 020320-2023 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date10 Jul 2023
- Published14 Jul 2023Published 4 days after the contract date
Description
The GDC is the UK-wide statutory regulator and has a statutory duty (under the Dentists Act 1984 (as amended) to provide a statutory examination for overseas dentists who wish to register as a dentist with the GDC. Part 2 is designed for candidates to demonstrate practical clinical skills. All questions are mapped to learning outcomes found in our 'Preparing for Practice' document which can be found at https://www.gdc-uk.org/docs/default-source/registration-for-dcps-qualified-overseas/preparing-for-practice-(revised-2015)-(3)9cfe2565e7814f6b89ff98149f436bc7.pdf?sfvrsn=ab3900f4_7 . The Part 2-examination is in effect a safety-related test of competence, when passed allows candidates eligibility to register with the GDC. It is a legal requirement to be registered with the GDC in order to practice in the UK. Additional information: Additional information in relation the Part 2 examination can be found here ORE Part 2 (gdc-uk.org).
About the suppliers
Queen Mary, University of London Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry: every public contract they have won.
The Royal College of Surgeons of England: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00212808).
UCL Eastman Dental Hospital: every public contract they have won.
University College London: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company RC000631).