# Equine Veterinary Service

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Greater Manchester Combined Authority - Greater Manchester Police](/buyers/greater-manchester-combined-authority-greater-manchester-police/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Simon Constable Equine Vets
- Award value: £130,000
- Tender value: £130,000
- Award date: 4 May 2020
- Published: 5 May 2020
- Contract start: 11 May 2020
- Contract end: 10 May 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: e80b903d-23d3-4a76-a613-52884c52be4b-357532
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c64b01ff-79a0-43f4-a4a9-b259b32db1e1

## Description

GMP are seeking to award a contract for the provision of a Equine Veterinary advice and treatment service\. The Mounted Unit of GMP has an establishment of approximately 20 horses, stabled at the Hough End Centre in South Manchester\. The unit operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and the horses are required to work a variety of shifts\. On average, the horses work undersaddle 2-4 hours a day, 6 days a week, mainly walking on roads\. They are predominantly hunter types and stand between 16\.2hh and 17\.3hh\. The diet of the horses is roughage based, consisting of haylage, alfalfa and a balancer\. They are predominantly stabled on rubber mats with a shallow layer of bedding, which is currently chopped rape straw, and with minimal access to turnout\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e80b903d-23d3-4a76-a613-52884c52be4b-357532)