Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Vet Services for Police Scotland Dog Unit
Notice Description
There is a current requirement to re-tender and increase Vet provision for some of Police Scotland's Dog Units, namely - Inverness x 1 Vets Aberdeen x 2 Vets Dundee x 1 Vet Larbert x 2 Vets Edinburgh x 5 Vets
Lot Information
Dog Unit Vet Services - Inverness
Provision of Vet Services for Police Scotland Dog Unit in Inverness.
Renewal: 1 x 12 month extension available
Dog Unit Vet Services - LarbertProvision of Vet Services for Police Dogs in Larbert.
Renewal: 1 x 12 month extension available
Dog Unit Vet Services - EdinburghProvision of Vet Services in Edinburgh and the Lothians
Renewal: 1 x 12 month extension available
Dog Unit Vet Services - AberdeenProvision of Vet Services for Police Scotland Dog Unit in Aberdeen.
Renewal: 1 x 12 month extension available
Dog Unit Vet Services - DundeeProvision of vet Services for Police Scotland Dog Unit in Dundee.
Renewal: 1 x 12 month extension period available
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d922
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074864-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85200000 - Veterinary services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 3 Dec 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- October 2029
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SCOTTISH POLICE AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- lesley.quirk2@scotland.police.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1786895668
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GLASGOW
- Postcode
- G51 1DZ
- Post Town
- Glasgow
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM3 West Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM32 Glasgow City
- Delivery Location
- TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire, TLM62 Inverness and Nairn, Moray, and Badenoch and Strathspey, TLM71 Angus and Dundee City, TLM73 East Lothian and Midlothian, TLM75 City of Edinburgh, TLM77 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling, TLM78 West Lothian
-
- Local Authority
- Glasgow City
- Electoral Ward
- Govan
- Westminster Constituency
- Glasgow South West
Further Information
Notice URLs
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