Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Field Veterinarians for DAERA VSAHG
Authority: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe contract will cover the supply of temporary Veterinary Officer (VO) services.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Feb 2026, 09:35 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Mar 2026, 08:36 GMT
- Authority reference
DAC 05/26 - ID 6408830- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-020178- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065ab3Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Switching Direct Award
- Published justification
Direct award conditions and permissible justifications are set out under Chapter 3 and
Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act.
DAERA are proceeding with a direct award on the grounds set out under paragraph 13 of
Schedule 5 where the following conditions are met in relation to the public contract—
(a)the goods, services or works to be supplied under the public contract are strictly
necessary for reasons of extreme and unavoidable urgency, and
(b)as a result the public contract cannot be awarded on the basis of a competitive
tendering procedure.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
5 Mar 2026 → 6 Mar 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends230 days ago5 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published230 days ago6 Mar 2026, 08:36 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Feb 2026- Transparency notice published24 Feb 2026, 09:35 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published24 Feb 2026, 14:52 GMTUK6
- Contract award notice published24 Feb 2026, 14:54 GMTUK6
- Contract details notice published6 Mar 2026, 08:36 GMTUK7
- Contract signature expected6 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-02: 1 release · 24 Feb 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eville and Jones9 Mar 2026 – 8 Mar 2027 | £2,030,000 | 23 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of Field Veterinarians for DAERA VSAHG · Eville and Jones
- Signed
- 6 Mar 2026
- Value
- £2,030,000
- Period
- 9 Mar 2026 – 8 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: The value of this contract is below the relevant threshold of £5 million including VAT and as such the reporting and publication of KPIs is not mandated.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- CPDBeneficiary authority
- CPD - Supplies & Services DivisionProcess contact pointProcuring entityConstruction and Procurement Delivery – Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Eville and Jones (GB) LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender