Official UK procurement notice
The Provision of Veterinary Services for Police Dogs
Authority: Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands (Police & fire)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis Invitation to Tender (“ITT”) has been issued by The Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands who are seeking to award a Contract for the provision of Veterinary Services for Police Dogs.
The Requirement will be tendered a single supplier. However, for the purposes of an emergency, the contracting Authority reserves the right to utilise other Veterinary practices outside of this contract, if it is in the best interests of the health and welfare of the animal. The Contract Term shall be for a period of 3 years with the option to extend by a further 24 months and the anticipated commencement date of the Contract is 1st March 2026.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 3 Sept 2030, 00:59 BST.
CPV: Veterinary services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£275,000
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 (3)
- Technical questions: 40%
- Price: 50%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Price
- Technical questions: Service 25% Contract Management 10% Continuous Improvement 5%
- Social Value
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Yes · next expected 3 Sept 2030
- First published
- 17 Sept 2025, 10:57 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Mar 2026, 10:25 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 14 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
WMP0882- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-057234- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059c07Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
All tenders should be submitted via the In-tend e-tendering portal (sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home ↗)
Timeline
17 Sept 2025 → 24 Mar 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published400 days ago17 Sept 2025, 10:57 BST
- Submission deadline370 days ago17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by341 days ago14 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts325 days ago1 Dec 2025
- Assessment summaries sent248 days ago16 Feb 2026
- Standstill ends238 days ago25 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published212 days ago24 Mar 2026, 10:25 GMT
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Sept 2025- Tender notice published17 Sept 2025, 10:57 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published16 Feb 2026, 14:44 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete16 Feb 2026, 14:44 GMT
- Contract award notice published16 Feb 2026, 14:47 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published24 Mar 2026, 10:25 GMTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-09: 1 release · 17 Sept 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Vet Clinic @ birmingham dogs homeVCSE1 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2029 · up to 28 Feb 2031Extensions: Option to extend by a further 24 months | £467,228 | 16 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
The Provision of Veterinary Services for Police Dogs · The Vet Clinic @ birmingham dogs homeVCSE
- Signed
- 1 Mar 2026
- Value
- £467,228
- Period
- 1 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2029 · up to 28 Feb 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Option to extend by a further 24 months
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one | 1 | 1 | — |
Who bid
- did not winKenilworth VetsSME · West Midlands
- wonBIRMINGHAM DOGS HOME(THE)VCSE · West Midlands
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- Kenilworth VetsBidder / tenderer
- The Vet Clinic @ birmingham dogs homeAwarded 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
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender