Official UK procurement notice
Veterinary Services for Canines including Police Dogs
Authority: Police & Crime Commissioner for Merseyside & Chief Constable for Merseyside (Police & fire)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Published estimate£200,000total for 4 lots · £240,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 9 Jul 2026
Lots 4max 3 won per supplier · max 3 to bid
Contract term 2 yrsends 16 Aug 2028 · up to 16 Aug 2030 with extensions · starts 17 Aug 2026
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionProvision of general and emergency Veterinary Care & Services for Merseyside Police Dogs.
In addition to the treatment of Police Dogs there may be a requirement to take "Non Police Dogs" to veterinary centres for emergency treatment.
CPV: Veterinary services
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value (£200,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 3 and win at most 3 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1LiverpoolRenewalPublished value£50,000
Veterinary Services for Liverpool
Lot #2WirralRenewalPublished value£50,000
Veterinary Services for Wirral Area
Lot #3SeftonRenewalPublished value£50,000
Veterinary Services for Sefton Area
Lot #4St Helens & KnowsleyRenewalPublished value£50,000
Veterinary Services for St Helens & Knowsley Area
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).
How bids were scored · same split on all 4 lots
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality / Technical: 50%
- Price: 40%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality / Technical
- Social Value
- Price
Lot distribution rule: Suppliers can bid for all 4 lots
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- Closed
- 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
- 18 Feb 2026, 10:11 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 Jun 2026, 15:31 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 24 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
PCC/PD/1108- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-053897- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0656bcFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 9 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
18 Feb 2026 → 17 Aug 2026 · 6 dates- Planning notice published246 days ago18 Feb 2026, 10:11 GMT
- Next notice expected220 days ago16 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published136 days ago8 Jun 2026, 15:31 BST
- Submission deadline105 days ago9 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by90 days ago24 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts67 days ago17 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Feb 2026- Planned procurement notice published18 Feb 2026, 10:11 GMTUK3
- Tender notice published8 Jun 2026, 15:31 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £200,0008 Jun 2026, 15:31 BST
- Status changed to active8 Jun 2026, 15:31 BST
- Deadline moved to 9 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST8 Jun 2026, 15:31 BST+87 days · was 13 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender