NACE 75 – Veterinary Activities | Public Tenders

Definition: NACE 75 covers all activities of veterinarians, including veterinary treatment, veterinary hygiene control, animal disease control and official veterinary activities. The division consists of a single group (75.0) and forms part of Section M.

What does NACE 75 cover?

NACE 75 (Veterinary activities) classifies veterinary practices, veterinary laboratories, official veterinary services and all facilities providing veterinary services — a specialised procurement area with a strong public-authority focus.

Public Tenders – Veterinary Activities

The public sector commissions veterinary services in animal health, food safety and disease control — a structurally stable procurement market.

Typical types of contract

• Official veterinary services: Meat inspection at public slaughterhouses, ante-mortem inspection of live animals
• Animal disease control: Monitoring programmes, vaccination campaigns for livestock, sampling of wildlife
• Veterinary diagnostics: Laboratory analyses for animal diseases, residue analytics, zoonosis monitoring
• Animal shelter services: Operation of municipal animal shelters, stray animal care, sterilisation programmes
• Veterinary care contracts: Care contracts for animals in public custody (police horses, zoo animals)

Relevant CPV codes

Contracting Authorities

Typical public contracting authorities in the field of NACE 75 are:

• Veterinary authorities at federal and regional level: Commissioning of animal disease monitoring and border controls
• Municipalities and districts: Animal shelter operations, stray animal care, municipal animal disease control
• Public slaughterhouses: Meat inspection and official veterinary control
• Public zoos and animal parks: Veterinary care contracts
• Police and armed forces: Veterinary care for service animals and military horses

FAQ

Must municipal animal shelter services be tendered? Yes — unless the award can be made directly to a non-profit body without an obligation to tender, animal shelter services must be tendered above national thresholds. Many municipalities use long-term service concessions or framework agreements.

How are official veterinary services awarded? Official veterinarians are generally civil servants or employees of the competent authority. Where external veterinarians are commissioned (e.g. for slaughterhouse inspections), this is done through a public tender or by free award for small volumes.

• NACE M – Professional, scientific and technical activities: Parent section
• NACE 75.0 – Veterinary activities: Only group
• NACE 86 – Human health activities: Related division for human medicine

Last updated: January 2026