# GB-London: Social Research Study into Understanding and evaluating early careers dental professionals' experiences of the GDC

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by General Dental Council.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [General Dental Council](/buyers/general-dental-council/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £100,000
- Published: 26 September 2022
- Contract start: 9 January 2023
- Contract end: 9 October 2023
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 5b5de8b7-11a8-437a-acc4-056c89086a04-574883
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-759363e3-e2be-447b-989b-0f0bc400db39

## Description

Invitation to Tender for a Social Research Study into Understanding and evaluating early career dental professionals' experiences of the GDC\. The aim of the research is to understand and evaluate the experiences and perceptions of and attitudes towards the GDC among early career professionals, and to understand how the GDC can better work with them to meet our regulatory objectives\. The objectives for the study are: -Understanding knowledge about and awareness of GDC among early career professionals, where and how these are formed \(including during training\) and the impact on perceptions of and attitudes towards the GDC\. -Understanding how professional identity is formed on the journey from training through to the first 5 years on the register, including a dental professional's identity as a member of a regulated profession and how this impacts their practice\. -Understanding the impact of COVID 19 on the experiences of those who were in education and/or training during 2020 and 2021, and any implications for education, training and the transition to practice\. -Evaluating and informing GDC activity to build positive, trusting relationships with early career professionals to meet the GDC's statutory objectives\. -Informing ongoing and future work of the GDC with students and early career professionals, including implementing the GDC ED&I strategy and approaches to evaluation The Access Code : NBC9J67ERN 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\. Tenders must be submitted in the Delta E-Tendering portal by the tender submission date as set out in the procurement timetable as detailed in the ITT documents\. Late submissions will not be considered\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5b5de8b7-11a8-437a-acc4-056c89086a04-574883)