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title: "Veterinary Delivery Partnership"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-069810"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY"
published: "2026-05-13"
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# Veterinary Delivery Partnership

Buyer: ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-069810

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## Summary

The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is in the planning stage for the reprocurement of its Veterinary Delivery Partnership (VDP), a significant opportunity in the veterinary services industry. This initiative is crucial for maintaining key veterinary services throughout England and Wales, including TB testing and support during animal disease outbreaks. Organisations interested in participating should take note of the key market engagement sessions scheduled via MS Teams, with the presentation on 17th June 2026 and one-on-one sessions on 24th June 2026. The tender process, set to officially commence in Autumn 2026, will lead to contracts that are planned to begin in April 2027 and fully operational by 1st September 2027. The total estimated contract value is £600 million, underscoring the substantial scale and importance of this opportunity.

This tender is ideally suited for companies in veterinary, animal husbandry, agricultural services, and similar sectors that have the capacity to deliver comprehensive services across multiple regions of the United Kingdom. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), are encouraged to apply, as the procurement method—competitive flexible procedure—supports a broad range of competencies within these sectors. Engaging in this process can enhance business credibility, expand operational capacity across regions, and develop long-term partnerships with a key government body, fostering significant business growth and sector influence.

## Notice

This notice is published to call for interested parties regarding our upcoming Veterinary Delivery Partnership ("VDP") reprocurement to: 1. Attend a market engagement presentation, to be held via MS Teams, on Wednesday 17th June 2026 at 3 pm - 5pm. 2. Attend a 1-on-1 market engagement session, to be held via MS Teams, on Wednesday 24th June 2026. This will be your opportunity to provide feedback regarding the market engagement presentation to our commercial, contract management & veterinary colleagues. Depending on demand, we anticipate allocating a 45 minute slot to each supplier / party. To register your interest in the above, please contact Tom Redfearn (contact information is below). By way of context, and as described in our prior notice: * APHA is anticipating going to market in Autumn 2026 to retender our long standing VDP contracts. * VDP is APHA's primary mechanism for contracting with the veterinary sector in England & Wales to deliver key veterinary services, including routine TB testing of cattle and the provision of veterinary resource to support APHA during animal disease outbreaks. * The length of the contract we tender for will be determined during market engagement. Presently, APHA is open to a range of options. * We are seeking to have new contracts commence in April 2027, with full service commencement on 1 September 2027.

### Planning Information

We are calling for interested parties regarding our upcoming Veterinary Delivery Partnership (“VDP”) reprocurement to:
1. Attend a market engagement presentation, to be held via MS Teams, on Wednesday 17th June 2026 at 3 pm – 5pm.
2. Attend a 1-on-1 market engagement session, to be held via MS Teams, on Wednesday 24th June 2026. This will be your opportunity to provide feedback regarding the market engagement presentation to our commercial, contract management & veterinary colleagues. Depending on demand, we anticipate allocating a 45 minute slot to each supplier / party.
To register your interest in the above, please contact Tom Redfearn (contact information is below).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044081-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 May 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2027 - 31 Mar 2032 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £500,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services
- 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 03000000 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
- 75130000 - Supporting services for the government
- 77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
- 77100000 - Agricultural services
- 77110000 - Services incidental to agricultural production
- 77500000 - Animal husbandry services
- 85200000 - Veterinary services

## Release History

- 13 May 2026 at 14:53 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044081-2026
- 13 May 2026 at 14:44 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044071-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044081-2026
  13th May 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044071-2026
  13th May 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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