Natal opens selection for management of new Public Veterinary Hospital in the North Zone

Natal City Hall opened a public call to select a Civil Society Organization (CSO) that will be responsible for the implementation, management and operation of the new Public Veterinary Hospital in the North Zone. Registration can be made until 11:59 pm on October 28th.

The notice was launched by the Municipal Department of Environment and Urbanism (Semurb) and provides around R$5 million for 12 months of execution of the partnership.

The new hospital will expand the public animal health care already offered at the Ribeira unit, in the East Zone of Natal. The service will be aimed at dogs and cats, primarily from low-income people and registered animal protectors.

The unit should operate from Monday to Friday, from 8am to 5pm, offering consultations, surgical procedures, outpatient treatments, laboratory tests and hospitalization. The hospital must also provide urgent and emergency care.

What the selected CSO should do

The chosen organization will be responsible for the implementation and operation of the hospital. Among the responsibilities are:

provision of equipment and furniture;

supply of medicines and supplies;

hiring and maintaining the team;

obtaining the necessary licenses and permits;

management and operation of veterinary services.

After signing the Collaboration Agreement, the OSC will have a maximum period of 30 days to implement the unit.

According to the notice schedule, the formalization of the partnership is scheduled to take place between November 30th and December 4th.

Who can participate

Non-profit organizations that meet the requirements established in the notice may participate. Among the requirements are:

be at least one year old;

have an active CNPJ;

prove minimum experience of one year in similar activities;

demonstrate technical and operational capacity to perform the services.

Proposals must be sent exclusively by email: [email protected], accompanied by the work plan and required documentation.

Files must be sent in PDF format, identified and readable. The subject of the message must be: “Public Call nº 001/2026 – Hospital Veterinário de Natal/RN – [Name of OSC]”.

The deadline to file an objection to the notice ends on October 22nd.

Selection

Proposals will be evaluated based on criteria such as experience in managing animal welfare services, service indicators and goals and organization of electronic medical records.

The preliminary result is scheduled for November 9th. After the appeals phase, the final result should be released on November 19th.

The rules of participation, the required documentation and the complete schedule are available in the notice published in the Official Gazette of the Municipality.