Contract for the Provision of Primary Care Small Animal Teaching and Learning Placements for Veterinary Students
University College Dublin ( UCD )
UCD wishes to engage a company to provide primary care teaching and learning placements to students undertaking the DN300 Veterinary Medicine five-year Programme and the DN301 four-year Veterinary Medicine Graduate Entry Programme. UCD students registered to the Programmes undertake a Small Animal Clinical Studies (SACS) module (VET40290) in their final year. The primary care teaching and learning placements will be a core part of this module designed to complement the other components and offering the students exposure to primary care small animal species, primarily dogs and cats, but also exotic pets and experience in routine health care and preventive medicine including dentistry.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-08-07. The procurement was published on 2025-07-03.
SuppliersThe following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
- โข Village Vets
- โข Health and social work services โบ Veterinary services
- โข Higher education services โบ Medical education services
- โข Aฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ โบ ฮฯฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ ฮฮธฮทฮฝฯฮฝ
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2025-07-03 | Contract notice |
| 2026-05-15 | Contract award notice |
Contract notice (2025-07-03)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Contract for the Provision of Primary Care Small Animal Teaching and Learning Placements for Veterinary Students
Short description:
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Veterinary services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 500 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
Additional products/services: Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Duration: 60 months
Title
Lot Identification Number:
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-08-07 12:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-08-07 12:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6043939
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 6 months
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2025-08-07 12:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6043939
Electronic invoicing: Required
Electronic ordering will be used โ
Electronic payment will be used โ
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: University College Dublin ( UCD )
National registration number:
Postal address: Belfield, Dublin 4
Postal code: D04 V1W8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: procurement@ucd.ie ๐ง
Phone: 0035317164990 ๐
URL: https://www.ucd.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.ucd.ie ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Education
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=6043939 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=6043939 ๐
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number:
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Refer to tender documentation
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2025/S 126-436203 (2025-07-03)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Contract for the Provision of Primary Care Small Animal Teaching and Learning Placements for Veterinary Students
Short description:
UCD wishes to engage a company to provide primary care teaching and learning placements to students undertaking the DN300 Veterinary Medicine five-year Programme and the DN301 four-year Veterinary Medicine Graduate Entry Programme. UCD students registered to the Programmes undertake a Small Animal Clinical Studies (SACS) module (VET40290) in their final year. The primary care teaching and learning placements will be a core part of this module designed to complement the other components and offering the students exposure to primary care small animal species, primarily dogs and cats, but also exotic pets and experience in routine health care and preventive medicine including dentistry.
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Products/services: Veterinary services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 500 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
0
Additional products/services: Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Duration: 60 months
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-08-07 12:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-08-07 12:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6043939
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 6 months
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2025-08-07 12:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6043939
Electronic invoicing: Required
Electronic ordering will be used โ
Electronic payment will be used โ
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: University College Dublin ( UCD )
National registration number:
CHY15856
Postal address: Belfield, Dublin 4
Postal code: D04 V1W8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: procurement@ucd.ie ๐ง
Phone: 0035317164990 ๐
URL: https://www.ucd.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.ucd.ie ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Education
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=6043939 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=6043939 ๐
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number:
The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Refer to tender documentation
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2025/S 126-436203 (2025-07-03)
Contract award notice (2026-05-15)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Reference number:
Estimated value excluding VAT: 500 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 500 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT)
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Lot Identification Number:
Contract Number:
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2025-09-04 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 500 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier:
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Village Vets
National registration number:
Postal code: A86 HE42
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: charles@villagevets.ie ๐ง
Size of the economic operator: Small
Complementary information
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Refer to tender document
Source: OJS 2026/S 095-340598 (2026-05-15)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Reference number:
UCDOPP5507
Estimated value excluding VAT: 500 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 500 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT)
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Contract Number:
440599
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2025-09-04 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 500 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier:
000124667
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Village Vets
National registration number:
494444
Postal code: A86 HE42
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: charles@villagevets.ie ๐ง
Size of the economic operator: Small
Complementary information
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Refer to tender document
Source: OJS 2026/S 095-340598 (2026-05-15)
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