Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Vet Services for Police Scotland Dog Unit
Authority: Scottish Police Authority (Central government)
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThere is a current requirement to re-tender and increase Vet provision for some of Police Scotland’s Dog Units, namely –
Inverness x 1 Vets
Aberdeen x 2 Vets
Dundee x 1 Vet
Larbert x 2 Vets
Edinburgh x 5 Vets
- Recurrence: October 2029
CPV: Veterinary services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 10 suppliers · 1 bids on the busiest of 2 lots (0.1 per place) · 2 appointed
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Dog Unit Vet Services - InvernessRenewal
Provision of Vet Services for Police Scotland Dog Unit in Inverness.
Lot #2Dog Unit Vet Services - AberdeenRenewal
Provision of Vet Services for Police Scotland Dog Unit in Aberdeen.
Lot #3Dog Unit Vet Services - DundeeAwardedRenewal
Provision of vet Services for Police Scotland Dog Unit in Dundee.
Lot #4Dog Unit Vet Services - LarbertRenewal
Provision of Vet Services for Police Dogs in Larbert.
Lot #5Dog Unit Vet Services - EdinburghAwardedRenewal
Provision of Vet Services in Edinburgh and the Lothians
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (12)
- 24/7 Service Requirement: 40
- Available Veterinary Services: 25
- Priority Attendance: 10
- Annual Booster Injection: 5
- Records System: 5
- Continuous Development: 5
- Optional Services: 2.5
- Fair Work Practises: 2.5
- Community Benefits: 2.5
- Core Items Price List: 80
- Out of Hours Price list: 20
- Sustainability: 2.5
Published award criteria (12)
- 24/7 Service Requirement: 40
- Available Veterinary Services: 25
- Priority Attendance: 10
- Annual Booster Injection: 5
- Records System: 5%
- Continuous Development: 5
- Optional Services: 2.5
- Sustainability: 2.5
- Fair Work Practises: 2.5
- Community Benefits: 2.5
- Core Items Price List: 80
- Out of Hours Price list: 20
- Suitability
All veterinary surgeons utilised by the Contractors in the provision of services to Police Scotland must be registered with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and licensed to practise as veterinary surgeons.
- Price carries 100 of 200 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Provision of Vet Services for Police Scotland Dog Unit” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 10 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · October 2029
- First published
- 3 Nov 2025, 14:53 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Mar 2026, 15:53 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 3 Dec 2025 – …
- Authority reference
PROC-25-2992- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-028101- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d922Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:827759)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 17 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 3 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
3 Dec 2025 → 26 Mar 2026 · 3 dates- Bids opened330 days ago3 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends316 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown17 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published217 days ago26 Mar 2026, 15:53 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Nov 2025- Deadline moved to 17 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT18 Nov 2025, 15:24 GMT+14 days · was 3 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete26 Mar 2026, 15:53 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 3 Dec 2025 | 17 Dec 2025 | +14 d |
limited supplier interest currently
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Dog Unit Vet Services - Dundee
- Signed
- 24 Mar 2026
- Value
- £68,000
- Status
- active
Dog Unit Vet Services - Edinburgh
- Signed
- 24 Mar 2026
- Value
- £92,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 · Dog Unit Vet Services - Dundee | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 5 · Dog Unit Vet Services - Edinburgh | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
2 commercial parties on the notice- Parkside Veterinary Group LtdFramework contractor
- University of EdinburghFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria