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Public-private partnerships (PPPs) in the veterinary sector are a recent development compared to human health, yet they hold significant potential for strengthening public veterinary services. Recognising this potential, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) and the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD) launched the "Public Private Progress" initiative. It aims to study and promote the use of PPPs in national veterinary services. As part of this initiative, CIRAD developed a tool for assessing the quality of PPP processes, which was applied in Tunisia to evaluate the sanitary mandate, a public-private partnership, through a participatory approach. The evaluation, requested by Tunisia's General Directorate of Veterinary Services (DGSV), was conducted jointly by WOAH and CIRAD. It aimed to understand the partnership process and was based on semi-structured interviews (n=9) and group discussions (n=6) with 22 key public and private stakeholders at national and regional levels. It took place both nationally and in two governorates of central Tunisia: Sfax and Sidi Bouzid. This was the first evaluation of the sanitary mandate since its implementation in 2006, and it involved stakeholder mapping, collaborative process analysis, and the partnership’s impacts and benefits identification. The findings highlighted the PPP’s importance in achieving veterinary service strategies. However, it revealed gaps, including misalignment with the current epidemiological context and communication issues. Recommendations included enhancing regional veterinarians’ involvement in decision-making, increasing training frequency and duration, and addressing governance constraints, especially regarding financial dependency on the state for the sanitary mandate's expansion. This study underlines the importance of evaluating PPPs’ collaborative processes through participatory approaches. Such evaluations not only identify functional and organisational limitations but also support evidence-based recommendations for improving partnership performance. Stakeholder engagement in the evaluation enhances the acceptability of findings and reinforces commitment to the veterinary mandate.