GB-London: Public and Patient Panel 2022-2024

The GDC is looking to secure an independent research organisation, to ensure we can involve and engage public and patients in a range of co-productive research and policy work. The GDC is seeking to procure a call off contract with an independent research organisation, to ensure we can involve and engage public and patients in a range of co-productive research and policy work.

The overarching aims for the panel are:

-to provide access to a group or groups of patients and the public, some of whose knowledge and understanding of GDC and dental regulation develops over time;

-to ensure we reflect and harness the input of public and patients in as much of our work as is possible; and

-to provide a flexible, responsive and cost-effective method for GDC to engage patient and public in our work.

There are three main objectives for public and patient engagement in our work:

-to provide independently facilitated evidence about public views and perceptions of topical or current issues in dental regulation;

-to provide independently facilitated public and patient views on their experience of the quality of dental services;

-to obtain independently facilitated public and patient feedback about regulatory research and policy initiatives or communications being considered, developed or undertaken by the GDC.

The call off contract will be for a period of two-years, commencing in April 2022. We anticipate the value of the Contract will be circa £72,000 per year (£144,000 over the 2-year contract including any expenses and, if applicable, VAT).

For further information on the GDC please see our website www.gdc-uk.org and for further information on the procurement and services required please download the Invitation to Tender document from the Delta e-tendering portal, the access code is 9T88G96V44.

Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.