# Payment Acceptance

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

## Key facts

- Buyer: [General Dental Council](/buyers/general-dental-council/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [Global Payments](/suppliers/global-payments/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £652,000
- Tender value: £652,000
- Award date: 23 October 2024
- Published: 9 December 2024
- Contract start: 1 March 2025
- Contract end: 30 April 2027
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 00c6b9ac-4786-42fc-8ae7-41e7907fe077-809029
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8043d3fc-b128-412d-b55e-1403d752d53d

## 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\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/00c6b9ac-4786-42fc-8ae7-41e7907fe077-809029)