Veterinary Delivery Partnership - Livestock Testing in England and Wales
Details
- Supplier(s)
6 suppliers
- Farmcare Central Ltd
- Farmcare Devon and Cornwall Ltd
- FARMCARE WEST LIMITED
- Iechyd Da (Gwledig) Ltd
- Menter a Busnes
- XL Farmcare North Limited
- Value
- £204,700,000
- Duration
- 4 years
- Topic
- Veterinary services
- Published
- 1 March 2021
- Source
- uk:contracts_finder
Tender description
Contract award notice for The next generation Veterinary Delivery Partnership (VDP) contracts. Suppliers are appointed to six (6) geographic regions across England & Wales to deliver TB testing, additional veterinary services and emergency support services.
Timeline
- Completed: Award published1 March 2021Current notice
- Completed: Award date1 March 2021
- Completed: Contract expiry date30 August 2024
About the buyer
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is a ministerial department that also buys through agencies such as the Environment Agency, the Rural Payments Agency and the Animal and Plant Health Agency. Suppliers register on the DEFRA eCommercial website, Atamis, to compete for contract opportunities across the department. Larger opportunities are advertised through the Find a Tender service under the Procurement Act 2023, in force since February 2025. DEFRA also procures goods and services through the Crown Commercial Service. Existing contracts and frameworks set up under the previous procurement regulations remain valid until they expire.
Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.
Over the past 5 years, most of DEFRA's contract awards have been in research and development, construction work and business services.
Relevant CPV codes
- 85200000 · Veterinary services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov |
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