Veterinary services

Tender description

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (on behalf of Greater Manchester Police) seeks bids from organisations capable of providing the following services, across the Greater Manchester area: — The collection, transportation and emergency veterinary treatment of dogs seized under the Dangerous Dogs Act (1991); and — The collection, transportation, emergency veterinary treatment, temporary accommodation and/or rehoming of dogs and/or other animals (domesticated, feral and/or wild), seized or removed from the scene of a police incident, for operational reasons, and for which Greater Manchester Police has a continuing duty of care. The above services are required 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including all public holidays. Veterinary treatment and/or boarding of police dogs is not covered under this contract. The full specification and evaluation criteria are included as part of the Invitation to Tender, which is available to download free of charge from the Bluelight e-tendering portal (https://bluelight.eu-supply.com). The Authority intends to award one contract to a single provider, either for the supply of all services or acting as the prime contractor and utilising one or more sub-contractors. Any sub-contracting or partnership arrangement must be declared to and approved by the Authority.