title: Tendering for veterinary service contracts.
abstract: Despite the misgivings of many members of the veterinary profession, tendering for meat hygiene and other veterinary service contracts is becoming increasingly commonplace. In the article below, Mr Martin Cooke, a member of the BVA Company Services Advisory Committee and a veterinarian with extensive experience of public sector work, gives some advice on preparing and submitting a competitive tender.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cooke
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003164:Competitive Bidding; D003284:Contract Services / Q000191:economics*; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000191:economics*; D000078329:Workforce