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DAC 04/26 Provision of Field Veterinarians for DAERA VSAHG

Department of Agriculture Environmental and Rural Affairs · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 01:07.

Opportunity overview

The contract will cover the supply of temporary Veterinary Officer (VO) services. The primary role of the VO is to undertake a wide range of inspection, disease surveillance and eradication tasks to maintain high levels of animal welfare and public health standards. VO duties are performed across Northern Ireland and span various different work areas including DAERA Direct Offices, farms and livestock markets etc. This role requires strong leadership, decision-making and collaboration ensuring that Northern Ireland’s agricultural sector remains resilient, compliant and competitive.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Contract value
£2m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
9 Mar 2026
Including VAT
£2.4m
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PNCW-1952-LCWJ
Location
Edinburgh, UKM75, EH16 6UY, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ID 6408863 - DAC 04/26
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Direct award conditions and permissible justifications are set out under Chapter 3 and Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act. DAERA are proceeding with a direct award on the grounds set out under paragraph 13 of Schedule 5 where the following conditions are met in relation to the public contract— (a)the goods, services or works to be supplied under the public contract are strictly necessary for reasons of extreme and unavoidable urgency, and (b)as a result the public contract cannot be awarded on the basis of a competitive tendering procedure.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
switchingDirectAward

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Department of Agriculture Environmental and Rural Affairs
Id
GB-PPON-PLDR-5748-GBBJ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLDR-5748-GBBJ

Address

Street Address
303 Airport Road
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT3 9ED
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-NIR
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply
Organisation 2
Name
CPD - Supplies and Services Division
Id
GB-PPON-PVWG-8426-YWXV
Role Details
Construction and Procurement Delivery – Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVWG-8426-YWXV

Address

Street Address
303
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT3 9ED
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Roles

procuringEntity
processContactPoint

Details

Organisation 3
Name
Mistev Export Health Certification Ltd
Id
GB-PPON-PNCW-1952-LCWJ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNCW-1952-LCWJ

Address

Street Address
10 Howden Hall Loan
Locality
Edinburgh
Postal Code
EH16 6UY
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKM75

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85200000
Description
Veterinary services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PNCW-1952-LCWJ
Name
Mistev Export Health Certification Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
Provision of Field Veterinarians for DAERA VSAHG
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
9 Mar 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
The value of this contract is below the relevant threshold of £5 million including VAT.

Period

Starts
10 Mar 2026, 00:00
Ends
9 Mar 2027, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
2,436,000
Amount
2,030,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
020763-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
9 Mar 2026, 10:30
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UKN06 · BT3 9ED · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 016562-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 016740-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 020763-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·