# Provision of Veterinary Services

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Cheshire Constabulary on behalf of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire](/buyers/cheshire-constabulary-on-behalf-of-the-police-and-crime-commissioner-for-cheshire/contract-awards)
- Published: 29 March 2023
- Planned start: 1 June 2023
- Planned end: 31 May 2025
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 208dada2-4569-4799-a5a2-ae25072d7c91-629354
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d87e383f-3656-4938-84e2-be3d1b0d19ac

## Description

There is a requirement for Veterinary Services for the Police Dog Units for the Cheshire & North Wales Alliance\. Veterinary Practices are required to be a Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons \(RCVS\) accredited practice with small animal hospital status\. The Veterinary Service will need to cover four prime areas: - Normal veterinary consultation, minor treatment and referrals - Surgery, to include overnight accommodation of animals where appropriate - The supply of medication and associated veterinary care products - Animal dental treatment\. All practitioners providing the services must be experienced and hold a minimum of at least one of the following appropriate qualifications: Veterinary Surgeons MRCVS \(Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons\) or, BVM & S \(Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine & Science\) or, BVSC \(Bachelor of Veterinary Science\) Veterinary Nurses All nurses must either be training for or hold a Veterinary Nurse Certificate \(V\.N\.\) There is a requirement for a contract to cover the Alliances' requirements where the Veterinary Practices will cover 24/7/365 with the services identified in the specification identified in the RFQ operating across both geographical areas\. For operational requirements, the veterinary practice must ideally be within one \[1\] hours travel but no more than two \[2\] hours of Cheshire and North Wales\. This is an Online ITT - the requirements are set out in an Online Questionnaire\. Supporting files can be found in the Documents Folder\.

## Related contract awards

- [Smoke Alarns](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-2a8e8b64-18bf-43cc-867a-9e9f1ce8cc62): Cheshire Constabulary on behalf of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire
- [The Supply of Safety Letterboxes](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-0e669f4e-be17-4f03-87aa-13d2aa275079): Cheshire Constabulary on behalf of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire
- [Fluorine Free Foam](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-c0dfe817-97b3-4826-89d9-fe073be4c95d): Cheshire Constabulary on behalf of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/208dada2-4569-4799-a5a2-ae25072d7c91-629354)