Published date: 5 March 2021

This notice was replaced on 21 November 2023

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 21 November 2023)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Dog kennel services - 98380000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£85,000

Procurement reference

tender_266851/929927

Published date

5 March 2021

Closing date

19 March 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

5 April 2021

Contract end date

5 April 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

The London Borough of Hillingdon is seeking to appoint a sole contractor for the Council's Lost and Stray Dogs Service, inclusive of collection, transportation and the kennelling of the animals for a period of up to 7 days. The successful contractor will be required to provide the service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week without exception.
The contract will primarily be a service for dealing with dogs in the following circumstances
Dogs that have been taken control of and held by a member of the public or officer of an authority;
The owners are unknown and cannot be identified and/or reached at the time of notification
Stray roaming dogs that are not under the control of a person in a public place or on any other land owned, managed or controlled by the Council of the London Borough of Hillingdon.
Roaming stray dogs that are not under the control of a person where land or premises are not a public place or land owned, managed or controlled by the Council of the London Borough of Hillingdon under the direction of the client.

Currently there are approximately average 16 call outs per month, 9 dogs kennelled per month and 4 dogs re-homed per month.


More information

Additional text

The full suite of tender documents are available via our tender portal, www.capitalesourcing.com which is free to register on.

I would confirm that the London Borough of Hillingdon is inviting all interested organisations to tender through the Council's nominated electronic tendering portal, www.capitalesourcing.com

Please register on the above portal where the tender documents for this project can be downloaded.


About the buyer

Contact name

Salina Begum

Address

London Borough of Hillingdon, Civic Centre
Uxbridge
UB8 1UW
England

Email

procurement@hillingdon.gov.uk

Website

www.capitalesourcing.com