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title: "Remote Locum Official Veterinarian Services"
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# Remote Locum Official Veterinarian Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/remote-locum-official-veterinarian-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0425c8). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Food Standards Scotland (FSS): "Remote Locum Official Veterinarian Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £80,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Food Standards Scotland (FSS)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/food-standards-scotland-fss-GB-FTS-7929)
- **Published Value:** £80,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Veterinary services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0023
- **Awarded Value:** £80,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0425c8`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/remote-locum-official-veterinarian-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0425c8#tl-md)

## Description
The supplier will provide a service for the delivery of Official Controls (OCs) in accordance with relevant UK law in FSS AMEs. Typically, this also includes routine attendance in Approved Game Handling Establishments (AGHEs) for joint veterinary and inspector functions and duties. This contract covers remote areas within Scotland or reduced attendance requirements, where it would be uneconomical for FSS to deploy its own official veterinarians and/or meat hygiene inspectors. The requirement for these services is on a locum basis.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Food Standards Scotland’s (FSS) primary concern is consumer protection - making sure that food is safe to eat; ensuring consumers know what they are eating and improving nutrition. This contract will support this objective through the provision of ve...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 036865-2023-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Eaglen Veterinary Services Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-100095`
  - Value: £80,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 036865-2023-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £80,000
  - Signed Date: 14/12/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F036865-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-12-14T16:53:52.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T15:03:21.925Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0425c8