Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bdd-f693-714f-b8b6-84565d2baa5e/veterinary-delivery-partnership pending GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Veterinary Delivery Partnership [Animal and Plant Health Agency](https://tendernation.io/buyers/animal-and-plant-health-agency) Often single bidder Estimated value £500,000,000 Published 13 May 2026 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender This notice is published to call for interested parties regarding our upcoming Veterinary Delivery Partnership (“VDP”) reprocurement to: - Attend a market engagement presentation, to be held via MS Teams, on Wednesday 17th June 2026 at 3 pm – 5pm. - Attend a 1-on-1 market engagement session, to be held via MS Teams, on Wednesday 24th June 2026. This will be your opportunity to provide feedback regarding the market engagement presentation to our commercial, contract management & veterinary colleagues. Depending on demand, we anticipate allocating a 45 minute slot to each supplier / party. To register your interest in the above, please contact Tom Redfearn (contact information is below). By way of context, and as described in our prior notice: - APHA is anticipating going to market in Autumn 2026 to retender our long standing VDP contracts. - VDP is APHA’s primary mechanism for contracting with the veterinary sector in England & Wales to deliver key veterinary services, including routine TB testing of cattle and the provision of veterinary resource to support APHA during animal disease outbreaks. - The length of the contract we tender for will be determined during market engagement. Presently, APHA is open to a range of options. - We are seeking to have new contracts commence in April 2027, with full service commencement on 1 September 2027. ## CPV classification Veterinary services Animal husbandry services Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products Supporting services for the government Agricultural services Services incidental to agricultural production Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-069810-2026-05-13T15:53:41+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-069810-2026-05-13T15:53:41+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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