The municipalities are responsible for organising clinical veterinary duty services.

The veterinary duty services are established in accordance with the Act of 15 June 2021 no. 75 on veterinary surgeons and other animal health personnel § 3 a.

The veterinary duty services will ensure that under municipal/inter-municipal auspices, clinical duty veterinarian services are available nationwide so that necessary veterinarian help can be acquired outside of regular business hours. The veterinary duty is a necessary part of the stand-by against serious infectious animal diseases and it is important for maintaining good animal welfare.

The municipalities are responsible for organising clinical veterinary duty services.

The veterinary duty services are established in accordance with the Act of 15 June 2021 no. 75 on veterinary surgeons and other animal health personnel § 3 a.

The veterinary duty services will ensure that under municipal/inter-municipal auspices, clinical duty veterinarian services are available nationwide so that necessary veterinarian help can be acquired outside of regular business hours. The veterinary duty is a necessary part of the stand-by against serious infectious animal diseases and it is important for maintaining good animal welfare.

This procurement is for the provision of veterinary duty services in Sandnessjøen duty area, which comprises Alstahaug and Leirfjord Municipalities.

To cover the veterinary duty scheme’s need for veterinarians, a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 6 contracts will be signed in this contest. A more detailed description of the number of contracts that will be signed and the requirements for cooperation between the veterinarians are in points 6.2 and 6.3 below.

Further information on the purpose of the procurement and its extent and the included duty district is in annex no. 1 Requirements Specification.