The contract is configured as a supply of services lasting 10 years, at the end of which the Municipality has the right to renew the service itself with a 10% reduction in costs. The contract was awarded to Dr. Raffaello Ciampoli following an expression of interest and subsequent negotiated procedure with awarding based on the most economically advantageous offer criterion.
The assignment method therefore tends to strengthen and rationalize the entire emergency veterinary service, included in the contract and carried out with an approved vehicle, but at the same time strengthen a veterinary structure in the area and make available to all horse owners a tool that can only be fully exploited for the benefit of the entire Community through this form of contract.

The main technical specifications of the new ambulance and the emergency veterinary service

Compliance with the guidelines of the Ministry of Health, art. 2, paragraph 3 of the Ministerial Decree of 9 October 2012, n. 217. In particular, the legislation requires connection to an authorised veterinary facility equipped for emergencies (operating theatre, anesthetist, surgeon, and adequate staff) in addition to the presence of a Veterinarian in the ambulance.
stretcher or means for recovery and transport inside the vehicle
ramp with technical characteristics compliant with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No. 1/2005 of the Council of 22 December 2004 "on the protection of animals during transport and related operations amending Directives 64/432/EEC and 93/119/EC and Regulation (EC) No. 1255/97”
adequate containment and separation equipment to be used in case of need (e.g. bulkheads)
tools and equipment for safe capture and containment, not traumatizing

In addition

• oxygen source
• equipment for cardio-circulatory monitoring
• equipment/air-conditioned environment for cooling/heating the patient
• equipment for pulmonary ventilation
• medical consumables and first aid instruments
• medical-surgical devices for disinfecting hands and instruments
• electric winch to pull the stretcher and lift the horse with a special girth harness
• two access doors, one rear and one right side
• gaseous anesthesia device that will allow the horse to be kept under general anesthesia during the transfer to the clinic
• inflatable bed to avoid damage from compression during the journey
• roller blinds to hide from view the rescue operations by authorized personnel