Expired contract

Veterinary Delivery Partnership - Livestock Testing in England and Wales

Details

Supplier(s)
Value
£204,700,000
Duration
4 years
Topic
Veterinary services
Published
1 March 2021

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

  1. Completed: Award published1 March 2021
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date1 March 2021
  3. 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

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