Open consultation

Vets market investigation: draft substantive Order and Undertakings

• From: Competition and Markets Authority
• Published: 21 July 2026

Summary

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is consulting on the draft Veterinary Services Market Investigation Order 2026, a draft explanatory note to the Order, and the draft Veterinary Services Market Investigation Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Undertakings 2026.

This consultation is being held on another website.

This consultation closes at
11:59pm on 20 August 2026

Consultation description

These documents are accompanied by statutory notices which explain the purpose and effect of the Order and the Undertakings and the reasons why the CMA proposes to make the Order and to accept the Undertakings.

We are not consulting on the inquiry group’s decisions in the final report, such as its findings on the adverse effect of competition and the remedies it is implementing.

We are only seeking views on the 5 draft documents (and other supporting documents) on this page.

Documents

Draft substantive order notice

PDF, 221 KB, 5 pages

Draft substantive order

PDF, 383 KB, 54 pages

Draft schedule 1 - price list schedule

PDF, 98.9 KB, 2 pages

Draft schedule 2 - standard written prescription notice

PDF, 278 KB, 2 pages

Draft schedule 3 - standard flyer for ongoing medication

PDF, 212 KB, 2 pages

Draft schedule 4 - complaint log

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 14.9 KB

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Draft explanatory note

PDF, 564 KB, 49 pages

Draft annex 1 - indicative price list

PDF, 254 KB, 5 pages

Draft annex 2 - pet care plan information

PDF, 259 KB, 2 pages

Draft substantive undertakings notice

PDF, 206 KB, 5 pages

Draft substantive undertakings

PDF, 364 KB, 18 pages

RCVS monitoring proposal

PDF, 209 KB, 5 pages

Published 21 July 2026