Consultation outcome

Vets market investigation: remedies working paper

From:
Competition and Markets Authority
Published
1 May 2025
Last updated
15 October 2025 — See all updates
This consultation has concluded

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Summary of responses

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Detail of outcome

The CMA is now consulting on the provisional decision.

Feedback received

Adios Advisory

PDF, 138 KB, 18 pages

AMTRA

PDF, 166 KB, 9 pages

Animal Trust

PDF, 184 KB, 10 pages

Anonymous respondent (1)

PDF, 305 KB, 19 pages

Anonymous respondent (2)

PDF, 2.36 MB, 32 pages

Anonymous respondent (3)

PDF, 544 KB, 43 pages

Anonymous respondent (4)

PDF, 74.7 KB, 6 pages

Anonymous respondent (5)

PDF, 262 KB, 30 pages

Anonymous respondent (6)

PDF, 144 KB, 27 pages

Anonymous respondent (7)

PDF, 324 KB, 23 pages

Anonymous respondent (8)

PDF, 872 KB, 18 pages

Anonymous respondent (9)

PDF, 10.4 MB, 39 pages

Anonymous respondent (10)

PDF, 272 KB, 13 pages

Anonymous respondent (11)

PDF, 198 KB, 18 pages

Anonymous respondent (12)

PDF, 572 KB, 30 pages

Anonymous respondent (13)

PDF, 292 KB, 31 pages

Anonymous respondent (14)

PDF, 135 KB, 26 pages

Anonymous respondent (15)

PDF, 207 KB, 11 pages

Anonymous respondent (16)

PDF, 261 KB, 14 pages

Anonymous respondent (17)

PDF, 185 KB, 20 pages

Anonymous respondent (18)

PDF, 534 KB, 9 pages

Anonymous respondent (19)

PDF, 63 KB, 2 pages

Anonymous respondent (20)

PDF, 275 KB, 15 pages

Anonymous respondent (21)

PDF, 191 KB, 12 pages

Anonymous respondent (22)

PDF, 207 KB, 17 pages

Anonymous respondent (23)

PDF, 170 KB, 10 pages

Anonymous respondent (24)

PDF, 92.9 KB, 6 pages

Anonymous respondent (25)

PDF, 143 KB, 4 pages

Anonymous respondent annex (25)

PDF, 112 KB, 2 pages

Anonymous respondent (26)

PDF, 191 KB, 11 pages

Anonymous respondent (27)

PDF, 180 KB, 21 pages

Anonymous respondent (28)

PDF, 179 KB, 32 pages

Anonymous respondent (29)

PDF, 134 KB, 6 pages

APPCC

PDF, 73.2 KB, 1 page

Assistance Dogs UK

PDF, 225 KB, 19 pages

Battersea Dogs and Cats Home

PDF, 65 KB, 3 pages

Bay Vet Group

PDF, 392 KB, 31 pages

BEVA

PDF, 101 KB, 1 page

Blue Cross

PDF, 255 KB, 19 pages

Briar Vets

PDF, 245 KB, 30 pages

British Veterinary Union

PDF, 503 KB, 59 pages

BVA, BSAVA, BVNA, SPVS and VMG

PDF, 687 KB, 56 pages

CVS

PDF, 595 KB, 44 pages

Emmoni Capital

PDF, 411 KB, 4 pages

FIVP & SPVS

PDF, 1.43 MB, 53 pages

Hilltop Veterinary Centre

PDF, 176 KB, 10 pages

HNVG Ltd

PDF, 397 KB, 22 pages

Institute of Osteopathy

PDF, 58.5 KB, 1 page

IVC

PDF, 870 KB, 98 pages

Linnaeus

PDF, 592 KB, 62 pages

Medivet

PDF, 886 KB, 80 pages

MerlinVet-cel

PDF, 241 KB, 5 pages

Milestone Veterinary Centre

PDF, 126 KB, 21 pages

MSD

PDF, 213 KB, 6 pages

Net-net pricing template response

PDF, 86.2 KB, 2 pages

NOAH

PDF, 300 KB, 8 pages

Paragon Veterinary Group

PDF, 310 KB, 23 pages

PDSA

PDF, 514 KB, 29 pages

Pennard Vets

PDF, 218 KB, 16 pages

Pet and Equine Insurance Association (PEIA)

PDF, 203 KB, 18 pages

Pets at Home

PDF, 577 KB, 48 pages

Progressive Veterinary Association

PDF, 164 KB, 19 pages

RAMP

PDF, 128 KB, 2 pages

RCVS Knowledge

PDF, 226 KB, 6 pages

RCVS

PDF, 460 KB, 60 pages

Reader & Summers

PDF, 411 KB, 6 pages

Roker Park Vets

PDF, 751 KB, 17 pages

Scottish SPCA

PDF, 285 KB, 6 pages

The George Vet Group

PDF, 203 KB, 26 pages

Thrums Vets

PDF, 179 KB, 32 pages

Veterinary Specialist Association

PDF, 597 KB, 2 pages

Vets4u

PDF, 199 KB, 37 pages

VetPartners

PDF, 408 KB, 19 pages

VCMS

PDF, 381 KB, 26 pages

VMD

PDF, 275 KB, 7 pages

VSC

PDF, 135 KB, 2 pages

Which?

PDF, 194 KB, 10 pages

XL Vets

PDF, 1.14 MB, 70 pages

Zoetis

PDF, 133 KB, 2 pages

Original consultation

Summary

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) invites views from vet businesses, veterinary professionals and other interested parties on the likely effect of the remedies it's considering.

This consultation was held on another website.

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Consultation description

As part of our market investigation into veterinary services for household pets in the UK, the CMA has outlined potential remedies that may be needed if we were to find competition concerns that we’d need to address.

We’re consulting with vet businesses, veterinary professionals and other interested parties on the likely effect of the remedies we’re considering in this working paper.

Documents

Remedies working paper

PDF, 1.11 MB, 162 pages

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Appendix A: proposal for information to be provided in standardised price list

PDF, 155 KB, 6 pages

Appendix B: the Competition Commission’s 2003 Remedy Package (FOPs)

PDF, 340 KB, 5 pages

Updates to this page

Published 1 May 2025
Last updated 15 October 2025 show all updates

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