Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: 070515/S 000-2025
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Regulation of procurement: Not applicable
Type of bid required: Global bid
Contract notice
I) Contracting Authority/Entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Scottish Police Authority
Postal address: 1 Pacific Quay, 2nd Floor
Town: Glasgow
Region: SCOTLAND
Postal code: G51 1DZ
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1786895668
Email: lesley.quirk2@scotland.police.uk
Internet addresses
I.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
Electronically
via
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Public order and safety
II) Object
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Vet Services for Police Scotland Dog Unit
Reference number: PROC-25-2992
II.1.2) CPV Codes
Main CPV code
85200000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
There is a current requirement to re-tender and increase Vet provision for some of Police Scotland’s Dog Units, namely –
Inverness x 1 Vets
Aberdeen x 2 Vets
Dundee x 1 Vet
Larbert x 2 Vets
Edinburgh x 5 Vets
II.2) Description
II.2.1) Title
Dog Unit Vet Services – Inverness
Contract/Lot No
1
II.2.2) CPV codes
Main CPV code
85200000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
UKM62 – Inverness & Nairn and Moray, Badenoch & Strathspey
Main site or place of performance
Scotland
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of Vet Services for Police Scotland Dog Unit in Inverness.
II.2.5) Award Criteria
Quality
Name: 24/7 Service Requirement
Weighting: 40
Quality
Name: Available Veterinary Services
Weighting: 25
Quality
Name: Priority Attendance
Weighting: 10
Quality
Name: Annual Booster Injection
Weighting: 5
Quality
Name: Records System
Weighting: 5%
Quality
Name: Continuous Development
Weighting: 5
Quality
Name: Optional Services
Weighting: 2.5
Quality
Name: Sustainability
Weighting: 2.5
Quality
Name: Fair Work Practises
Weighting: 2.5
Quality
Name: Community Benefits
Weighting: 2.5
Cost
Name: Core Items Price List
Weighting: 80
Cost
Name: Out of Hours Price list
Weighting: 20
II.2.7) Contract dates (estimated)
Duration in days
1080
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
1 x 12 month extension available
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
II.2) Description
II.2.1) Title
Dog Unit Vet Services – Larbert
Contract/Lot No
4
II.2.2) CPV codes
Main CPV code
85200000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
UKM77 – Perth & Kinross and Stirling
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of Vet Services for Police Dogs in Larbert.
II.2.5) Award Criteria
Quality
Name: 24/7 Service Requirement
Weighting: 40
Quality
Name: Available veterinary services
Weighting: 25
Quality
Name: Priority Attendance
Weighting: 10
Quality
Name: Annual Booster Injection
Weighting: 5
Quality
Name: Records System
Weighting: 5
Quality
Name: Continuous Development
Weighting: 5
Quality
Name: Optional Services
Weighting: 2.5
Quality
Name: Sustainability
Weighting: 2.5
Quality
Name: Fair Work Practises
Weighting: 2.5
Quality
Name: Community Benefits
Weighting: 2.5
Cost
Name: Core Items Price List
Weighting: 80
Cost
Name: Out of Hours Price List
Weighting: 20
II.2.7) Contract dates (estimated)
Duration in days
1080
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
1 x 12 month extension available
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
II.2) Description
II.2.1) Title
Dog Unit Vet Services – Edinburgh
Contract/Lot No
5
II.2.2) CPV codes
Main CPV code
85200000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
UKM75 – Edinburgh, City of
UKM73 – East Lothian and Midlothian
UKM78 – West Lothian
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of Vet Services in Edinburgh and the Lothians
II.2.5) Award Criteria
Quality
Name: 24/7 Service Requirement
Weighting: 40
Quality
Name: Available veterinary services
Weighting: 25
Quality
Name: Priority Attendance
Weighting: 10
Quality
Name: Annual Booster Injection
Weighting: 5
Quality
Name: Records System
Weighting: 5
Quality
Name: Continuous Development
Weighting: 5
Quality
Name: Optional Services
Weighting: 2.5
Quality
Name: Sustainability
Weighting: 2.5
Quality
Name: Fair Work Practises
Weighting: 2.5
Quality
Name: Community Benefits
Weighting: 2.5
Cost
Name: Core Items Price List
Weighting: 80
Cost
Name: Out of Hours Price List
Weighting: 20
II.2.7) Contract dates (estimated)
Duration in days
1080
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
1 x 12 month extension available
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
II.2) Description
II.2.1) Title
Dog Unit Vet Services – Aberdeen
Contract/Lot No
2
II.2.2) CPV codes
Main CPV code
85200000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
UKM50 – Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of Vet Services for Police Scotland Dog Unit in Aberdeen.
II.2.5) Award Criteria
Quality
Name: 24/7 Service Requirement
Weighting: 40
Quality
Name: Available veterinary services
Weighting: 25
Quality
Name: Priority Attendance
Weighting: 10
Quality
Name: Annual Booster Injection
Weighting: 5
Quality
Name: Records System
Weighting: 5
Quality
Name: Continuous Development
Weighting: 5
Quality
Name: Optional Services
Weighting: 2.5
Quality
Name: Sustainability
Weighting: 2.5
Quality
Name: Fair Work Practises
Weighting: 2.5
Quality
Name: Community Benefits
Weighting: 2.5
Cost
Name: Out of Hours Price List
Weighting: 20
Cost
Name: Core Items Price List
Weighting: 80
II.2.7) Contract dates (estimated)
Duration in days
1080
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
1 x 12 month extension available
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
II.2) Description
II.2.1) Title
Dog Unit Vet Services – Dundee
Contract/Lot No
3
II.2.2) CPV codes
Main CPV code
85200000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
UKM71 – Angus and Dundee City
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of vet Services for Police Scotland Dog Unit in Dundee.
II.2.5) Award Criteria
Quality
Name: 24/7 Service Requirement
Weighting: 40
Quality
Name: Available veterinary services
Weighting: 25
Quality
Name: Priority Attendance
Weighting: 10
Quality
Name: Annual Booster Injection
Weighting: 5
Quality
Name: Records System
Weighting: 5
Quality
Name: Continuous Development
Weighting: 5
Quality
Name: Optional Services
Weighting: 2.5
Quality
Name: Sustainability
Weighting: 2.5
Quality
Name: Fair Work Practises
Weighting: 2.5
Quality
Name: Community Benefits
Weighting: 2.5
Cost
Name: Core Items Price List
Weighting: 80
Cost
Name: Out of Hours Price List
Weighting: 20
II.2.7) Contract dates (estimated)
Duration in days
1080
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
1 x 12 month extension period available
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
III) Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
All veterinary surgeons utilised by the Contractors in the provision of services to Police Scotland must be registered with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and licensed to practise as veterinary surgeons.
IV) Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement
10
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Tender submission deadline
2025-12-03 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
IV.2.5) Scheduled date for start of award procedures
2025-12-03 12:00
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in days
180
from the date stated for receipt of tender
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date: 2025-12-03 12:00
VI) Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published
October 2029
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
(SC Ref:813985)
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VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name
Glasgow Sheriff Court
Town: Glasgow
Postal code: G5 9DA
Country: United Kingdom
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
2025-11-03 14:53
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