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Published 4 Aug 2026, 15:01 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Named Veterinary Surgeon (NVS) Services

Official notice

Authority: MHRA (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£500,000≈ £100k / year · £600,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 15 Sept 2026awarded 5 Oct 2026
Award (standstill) to Agenda Resource Management Ltd
Contract term 5 yrsends 13 Oct 2031 · starts 13 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Provision of Named Veterinary Surgeon (NVS) Services for the South Mimms Site

CPV: Laboratory services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 5 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£500,000
Contract period: 13 Oct 2026 – 13 Oct 2031 (5 yrs)Value: £500,000 exc. VAT · £600,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
71900000 Laboratory services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 30%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical: 60%
  • Commercial: 30%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Technical
  • Commercial
  • Social Value
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
4 Aug 2026, 15:01 BST
Last source update
5 Oct 2026, 10:33 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 2 Oct 2026
Authority reference
C456554
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-073785
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Laboratory services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06db7c Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated
Submission deadline
15 Sept 2026, 10:00 BST
Clarification deadline
18 Aug 2026, 10:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at:

Phone: 0800 9956035

E-mail: [email protected]

Timeline

4 Aug 2026 → 14 Oct 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published79 days ago
    4 Aug 2026, 15:01 BST
  2. Clarification questions by65 days ago
    18 Aug 2026, 10:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline37 days ago
    15 Sept 2026, 10:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by20 days ago
    2 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent18 days ago
    5 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
  6. Latest notice published17 days ago
    5 Oct 2026, 10:33 BST
  7. Contract starts10 days ago
    13 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
  8. Standstill ends8 days ago
    14 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Aug 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    4 Aug 2026, 15:01 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    3 Sept 2026, 14:07 BST
    UK4
  3. Deadline moved to 15 Sept 2026, 10:00 BST
    3 Sept 2026, 14:07 BST
    +11 days · was 4 Sept 2026, 10:00 BST
  4. Contract award notice published
    5 Oct 2026, 10:33 BST
    UK6
  5. Status changed to complete
    5 Oct 2026, 10:33 BST
  6. Contract signature expected
    15 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
Published amendments (1)

The tender deadline has been extended

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £500,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Agenda Resource Management Ltd16 Oct 2026 – 15 Oct 2031£500,0005 Oct 2026standstill to 14 Oct 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders20—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

MHRA

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PJLJ-9824-VXPG 10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, London, E14 4PUContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Agenda Resource Management LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PCCG-5828-GGPN Regents Court, Hull, Yorkshire & Humber, HU2 8BAContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender