Veterinary services

Description

The MPS is seeking to appoint a provider or providers to work in partnership with the MPS Dog Support Unit (DSU) and dog training establishment (DTE) to provide high-quality veterinary care and associated services to cover 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The MPS has approximately 360 police dogs based at 6 key locations in North, South, East and West London including the dog training establishment. The provision of police dog veterinary and animal welfare services scope will be developed to give MPS assurances that the chosen providers will be able to provide the required services to a high standard and in line with value for money. Following the open competition, the chosen providers will be required to provide one of the following services: Lot 1: General veterinary services: — the MPS is seeking to appoint a single provider to provide a single vet styled practice based on MPS premises to cover basic and routine healthcare for all police dogs, — this includes preventative healthcare, treatment and diagnosis of illnesses and injuries associated with general practice, the use of ultrasound and X-ray equipment along with basic surgical procedures, — this lot also requires veterinary provision to the MPS breeding programme, whelping support along with assessments of fitness to work (including retirement) and expert witness support for dangerous dog and animal welfare investigations. Equipment, supplies and services will be provided by the MPS. Following the open competition, the chosen providers will be required to provide one of the following services: Lot 2: Complex veterinary services: — the MPS is seeking to appoint a single provider or providers to provide veterinary services which are of a more complex nature and outside of the scope and capability of lot 1, — this lot also requires the provision of care which is of an emergency, urgent or priority nature and to provide a fall-back option in the event that lot 1 is unavailable. The providers (s) will deliver these services at their own facility and provide all necessary equipment, supplies and services, — emergency veterinary provision must be available 24 hours per day. Premises (excluding sites used for complex referrals) must geographically near to our 6 dog deployment bases in North, South, East and West London.