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Vets market investigation: consultation on provisional decision

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is consulting on the provisional decision in its market investigation into the supply of veterinary services for household pets.

Last fetched 03 May 2026 · gov.uk

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In May 2024 we launched a market investigation into the supply of veterinary services for household pets. We have now published our provisional decision report. This sets out our provisional findings with respect to our competition assessment, and our proposed remedies.

We now invite you to give reasons why these provisional findings and the proposed remedies should not become final, or should be varied.

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Summary of provisional decision 29 October 2025application/pdf Summary of responses to the provisional decision reportapplication/pdf Abbey Veterinary Centre (Grimsby) Limitedapplication/pdf Abbey Veterinary Centre (Grimsby) Limited and Lincolnshire Veterinary Referralsapplication/pdf Amwell Veterinary Practiceapplication/pdf Anonymous respondent 1application/pdf Anonymous respondent 2application/pdf Anonymous respondent 3application/pdf Anonymous respondent 4application/pdf Anonymous respondent 5application/pdf Anonymous respondent 6application/pdf Anonymous respondent 7application/pdf Anonymous respondent 8application/pdf Anonymous respondent 9application/pdf Anonymous respondent 10application/pdf Anonymous respondent 11application/pdf Anonymous respondent 12application/pdf Anonymous respondent 13application/pdf Anonymous respondent 14application/pdf Anonymous respondent 15application/pdf Anonymous respondent 16application/pdf Anonymous respondent 17application/pdf Anonymous respondent 18application/pdf Anonymous respondent 19application/pdf Anonymous respondent 20application/pdf Anonymous respondent 21application/pdf Anonymous respondent 22application/pdf Anonymous respondent 23application/pdf Anonymous respondent 24application/pdf Anonymous respondent 25application/pdf Anonymous respondent 26application/pdf Anonymous respondent 27application/pdf Anonymous respondent 28application/pdf Anonymous respondent 29application/pdf Anonymous respondent 30application/pdf Anonymous respondent 31application/pdf Ardmory Veterinary Clinicapplication/pdf Armour Veterinary Group Ltdapplication/pdf BEVAapplication/pdf Blue Crossapplication/pdf Briar Vets Ltdapplication/pdf British Veterinary Union application/pdf British Veterinary Union Template Responseapplication/pdf Broadway Veterinary Groupapplication/pdf BVA, BVNA, BSAVA, SPVS, VMGapplication/pdf CVSapplication/pdf CVS Annex 2application/pdf Dalehead Veterinary Group Ltdapplication/pdf Dogs Trustapplication/pdf Economic advisers to the Progressive Veterinary Associationapplication/pdf Ferndown Family Vets Template Responseapplication/pdf FIVPapplication/pdf FIVP Appendix A application/pdf Health Law & Regulation Unit, University of Liverpool application/pdf Heath Veterinary Clinicapplication/pdf Hilltop Vetsapplication/pdf Hook Norton Veterinary Group application/pdf Iechyd Daapplication/pdf IVCapplication/pdf Linnaeusapplication/pdf Medivetapplication/pdf Moore Scarrottapplication/pdf Mounts Bay Veterinary Centre Ltdapplication/pdf National Office of Animal Health application/pdf Northvet Veterinary Groupapplication/pdf PDSAapplication/pdf Pet and Equine Insurance Association application/pdf Pet People Vetsapplication/pdf Pets at Homeapplication/pdf Portland Vets Ltdapplication/pdf Priory Veterinary Groupapplication/pdf Progressive Veterinary Allianceapplication/pdf RCVS Knowledgeapplication/pdf RCVSapplication/pdf Reader & Summersapplication/pdf Roker Park Vetsapplication/pdf RSPCAapplication/pdf Scott Veterinary Clinicapplication/pdf South Moor Vetsapplication/pdf St George's Veterinary Centreapplication/pdf The Association of Private Pet Cemeteriesapplication/pdf The Pet Vetapplication/pdf The Veterinary Defence Society Ltdapplication/pdf The Royal Veterinary Collegeapplication/pdf Town Vetsapplication/pdf Treforest Veterinary Clinic Ltdapplication/pdf VCMSapplication/pdf Veterinary Medicines Directorateapplication/pdf Veterinary Schools Councilapplication/pdf Veterinary Voices UK Template Responseapplication/pdf VetPartnersapplication/pdf Which?application/pdf XLVets UK Ltdapplication/pdf