Veterinary services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 85200000Services · classin Health & Social Care

Codes and neighbouring classes

The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division

Who buys

All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name

Buyer type
  • Central government 49% (81 notices)
  • Local authorities 15% (25 notices)
  • Education & universities 7% (12 notices)
  • Police, fire & emergency 7% (11 notices)
  • NHS & health 4% (6 notices)
  • Not classified 18% (29 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Food Standards AgencyCentral government6120
The Food Standards AgencyCentral government900
Defra Network eTendering Portalnot classified700
Food Standards Scotland (FSS)not classified700
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS")NHS & health500
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRSnot classified400
Scottish Police AuthorityPolice, fire & emergency420
University of GlasgowEducation & universities400
Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural AffairsCentral government320
Dover District CouncilLocal authorities310

55 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 73 of 164 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region

RegionNoticesBids / lotSME winsLocal wins
Scotland28 · 38%
South East England14 · 19%
Greater London10 · 14%
Northern Ireland7 · 10%
North West England7 · 10%
South West England7 · 10%
Wales (Cymru)7 · 10%
East Midlands6 · 8%
East of England6 · 8%
West Midlands5 · 7%
Yorkshire and the Humber4 · 5%
North East England4 · 5%

Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.

How it is bought

Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim

Commercial tool
  • Contract 59% (97 notices)
  • Framework 38% (62 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 3% (5 notices)
Procedure route
  • Route not published 49% (81 notices)
  • Open 38% (62 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 8% (13 notices)
  • Selective 5% (8 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 76% (16 notices)
  • Below threshold 24% (5 notices)
Typical tender window35 daysrobust · n=16median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (55) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared

Bids per lot · n=20
  • 1 bid 25% (5)
  • 2–3 60% (12)
  • 4–6 15% (3)
  • 7 or more 0% (0)
Contract value, net
p25 £969,000median £2,140,000p75 £28,225,000
interquartile range of 56 awards · p90 £247,197,729
Typical bids per lot2robust · n=18middle half 2–3
Competed82%robust · n=55open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs64%robust · n=44of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs45%robust · n=38single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally36%robust · n=33winner registered in the delivery region
Abandoned5%robust · n=55cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot2robust · n=549 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 181 awards to 78 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 55% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 37 of 164 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

Proactis / ProContract10 notices · 27%
Sell2Wales3 notices · 8%
eTendersNI2 notices · 5%
Delta eSourcing1 notices · 3%

Method

What the numbers on this page are and are not

Which notices count?

Every Find a Tender notice that carries a CPV code starting 8520. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 7 Sept 2026.

Competition figures

From the 36-month lot-grain contest statistics: a lot counts where its own CPV codes (or, for single-class notices, the procedure’s) start 8520. Bids per lot come from the award notice’s bid statistics; “competed” means an open or selective route with no direct-award transparency notice; contract values are net, on single-supplier awards, with framework and DPS ceilings excluded. Frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are reported separately because their “bids” are admissions to a panel.

Why no total value or month-by-month chart?

Sums of notice estimates repeat framework ceilings and mix net with gross. Monthly volumes per sector are not shown yet: the catalogue’s CPV coverage per notice changed in May 2026 (compiled records carry every lot’s codes), so a curve would show the catalogue, not the market.