--- title: "Dynamic Purchasing System for the provision of Final Year Veterinary Student Teaching" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000845310" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000845310" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000845310.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000845310.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "SRUC" published: "2026-10-09" --- # Dynamic Purchasing System for the provision of Final Year Veterinary Student Teaching Buyer: SRUC Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000845310 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000845310) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000845310.json) ## Summary SRUC plans to appoint veterinary practices to provide practical clinical teaching, mentoring and formal assessment for final-year Bachelor of Veterinary Science students during intramural rotations. Practices will host students for supervised, work-based learning aligned with SRUC learning outcomes and Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Day 1 Competences. The planned work is divided into seven specialisms: companion animal, equine, production animal, rural mixed, referral, elective and selective. The buyer is SRUC, and placements are intended to take place in Scotland. The arrangement supports SRUC’s distributed veterinary education model, with practices delivering clinical experience in their own settings. The service category is veterinary practice and clinical education services (CPV 85200000). This is a planning-stage intention, not an invitation to tender. SRUC expects to establish a dynamic purchasing system, with admission assessed pass or fail and individual placement requirements awarded under rules to be set out in procurement documents. Practices may apply for one or more of the seven lots; there will be no cap on the number admitted, and appointment does not guarantee work. Applicants are expected to complete the Scottish Single Procurement Document and SRUC questionnaire and pass a site inspection. SRUC’s indicative tariff is £350 per student per placement week, excluding VAT; accommodation provided by a practice is expected to be included. The tariff and annual indexation are to be confirmed. A future notice is expected on 2 November 2026. Pre-tender engagement meetings are planned for 28 October in Aberdeen and 29 October online; registration for the in-person meeting is due by 27 October. This will suit registered veterinary practices able to host and supervise final-year students in the clinical specialism or specialisms they select. SRUC expects placements to involve 35 hours of supervised activity each week, ordinarily with one clinical mentor for every two students. Mentors should be MRCVS veterinary surgeons with at least three years of relevant clinical experience. Practices will need appropriate supervision, facilities, caseload and staffing, and RCVS Practice Standards Scheme accreditation at Core level or above, or demonstrably equivalent standards. Indicative minimum insurance cover is £5 million for employer’s liability, professional indemnity and public liability, as applicable. Practices should be prepared to evidence their standards through application checks and a site inspection. Capacity to accommodate particular numbers of students and rotation types will shape resulting contracts; the arrangement does not guarantee a volume of placements. ## Notice SRUC intends to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of practical clinical teaching, mentoring and assessment for final-year Bachelor of Veterinary Science students undertaking intramural rotations. SRUC is seeking applications from suitably qualified registered veterinary practices capable of providing high-quality, supervised, work-based clinical learning aligned with SRUC learning outcomes, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Day 1 Competences and relevant accreditation requirements. ### Lot Information Rural Mixed See Lot 1. Equine See Lot 1. Production Animal See Lot 1. Referral See Lot 1. Elective See Lot 1. Selective See Lot 1. Companion Animal SRUC's School of Veterinary Medicine uses a distributed model of veterinary education. The DPS will enable SRUC to appoint veterinary practices to host final-year students on clinical rotations and to provide practical clinical experience, mentoring and formal assessment. Placements are expected to involve 35 hours of supervised activity per week. Clinical mentors should be MRCVS veterinary surgeons with at least three years' relevant clinical experience, normally operating at a clinical mentor-to-student ratio of 1:2. The DPS is expected to comprise seven Lots. Applicants may apply for one, several or all Lots. The DPS will remain open throughout its period of validity. There will be no limit on the number of practices admitted. Applicants satisfying the applicable selection criteria, mandatory requirements and exclusion checks may be admitted. Admission to the DPS shall be on a Pass / Fail basis and mandatory requirements are expected to involve: 1. completion of the Single Procurement Document (Scotland); 2. completion of SRUC's questionnaire; 3. a site inspection to verify compliance with the requirement. Interested parties should note that appointment to the DPS does not guarantee any volume or value of work. Indicative minimum requirements include RCVS Practice Standards Scheme accreditation at Core level or above, or demonstrably equivalent standards; appropriate supervision, facilities, caseload and staffing; and minimum insurance cover of GBP 5 million for employer's liability, professional indemnity and public liability, as applicable. Full requirements and evidence will be set out in the procurement documents. SRUC's indicative tariff is GBP 350 (excluding VAT) per student per week of placement. Where accommodation is provided by the practice, it is anticipated that this will be included within the weekly tariff. The tariff and its annual indexation mechanism will be confirmed in the procurement documents. Contracts will reflect the number of students and rotation types that each practice can accommodate. This PIN gives advance notice of SRUC's intended procurement and allows interested veterinary practices to prepare for the opportunity. It is not a call for competition, pre-qualification exercise or invitation to tender. Publication does not commit SRUC to proceed, and the scope, timetable, value, Lots and procurement approach may be amended before publication of the contract notice. The procurement will be conducted electronically in accordance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 and applicable Scottish procurement legislation. Individual placement requirements will be awarded in accordance with the rules stated in the procurement documents. Suppliers may apply to join the DPS at any time during its validity. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566349 | | Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice | | Procurement type | Dynamic | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 9 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 2 Nov 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | 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 | SRUC | | Locality | EDINBURGH | | Postcode area | Edinburgh | | Postcode | EH9 3JG | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh | | Local authority | City of Edinburgh | | Electoral ward | Southside/Newington | | Westminster constituency | Edinburgh South | | Delivery location | TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85200000 - Veterinary services ## Release History - 9 Oct 2026 at 01:00 - Planning - PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566349 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566349 Dynamic Purchasing System for the provision of Final Year Veterinary Student Teaching - SRUC intends to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of practical clinical teaching, mentoring and assessment for final-year Bachelor of Veterinary Science students undertaking intramural rotations. SRUC is seeking applications from suitably qualified registered veterinary practices capable of providing high-quality, supervised, work-based clinical learning aligned with SRUC learning outcomes, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Day 1 Competences and relevant accreditation requirements. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.sruc.ac.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000845310 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=845310 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000845310. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000845310.json.