Emergency veterinary services small animals Bergen south district 2026 Tender

Original: BNKI EØS 07-2026 Veterinærvakttjenester til hobby- og kjæledyr (smådyrklinikk) i vaktdistrikt Bergen sør

Bergen Kommune

About this tender

Bergen Kommune is procuring veterinary emergency (vakt) services for companion and hobby animals at small-animal clinics in the Bergen south emergency district, covering Bergen, Askøy, Øygarden and Bjørnefjorden municipalities. The procurement is an open procedure under Directive 2014/24/EU, published on Doffin as reference 2026-115612 and run through the Artifik e-tendering platform. The procedure has a single contract (LOT-0001) with a single scope, classified under CPV as veterinary services for animals. The contract is expected to run for 24 months. The initial term is 12 months, with the possibility to extend by up to 24 months in total, in increments of 12 months. The estimated value is NOK 8,000,000 excluding VAT, which is approximately USD 760,000 at an indicative rate of about 0.095 USD per NOK; the notice itself gives only the NOK figure. The procurement is not financed with EU funds and has no reserved participation. The notice states that no specific climate or environmental requirements apply to the contract. The contracting authority has applied the exemption in FOA § 7-9 fifth paragraph, judging the environmental impact of veterinary emergency services to be negligible. The strategic procurement objective is listed as reducing environmental impact. The contact phone number on the notice appears truncated ('+47 05556'), so verify it before use.

Bidder eligibility

Mandatory minimum requirement: the supplier must be a lawfully registered company. For Norwegian suppliers this is verified through the Enhetsregisteret using the organisation number in the supplier's Artifik profile, so no certificate is needed. Foreign suppliers must provide an equivalent trade or company register certificate for their country of establishment, dated no more than 6 months before the tender deadline. Suppliers must also not be excluded under the grounds listed in the notice (Regulations FOR-2016-08-12-974), including criminal convictions, insolvency or bankruptcy, breaches of tax, social security, labour, environmental or social law, grave professional misconduct, conflicts of interest, and misrepresentation. No technical, financial or reference thresholds are disclosed in the extracted notice.

How bids are scored

The notice lists two award-criteria types: Quality (including climate and environmental requirements built into the specification, although no specific climate or environmental requirements have been set) and Capacity. No descriptions, sub-criteria, weightings or price/quality split are disclosed in the extracted text. The full tender documents, available via the Artifik procurement page, would be needed to confirm scoring.

Key requirements

• ✓Licensed veterinary clinic for small animals (pets, hobby animals)
• ✓24/7 emergency on-call coverage in Bergen south district (Bergen, Askøy, Øygarden, Bjørnefjorden)
• ✓Estimated contract value NOK 8.0M over contract period

Procurement contact

The notice names a procurement contact for clarification questions.

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Relevant sectors

About this sector

Biodiversity funding backs habitat restoration, species protection, protected areas and nature-positive business. It comes from environment agencies, multilateral nature funds and conservation philanthropy, often through competitive calls with defined regions. Applicants are usually asked for baseline surveys, local partners and indicators that show ecological change.