Published date: 27 January 2023
Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.
Contract summary
Industry
Dog kennel services - 98380000
Location of contract
GU2 4BB
Value of contract
£0
Procurement reference
IT-234-35828-GBC - 035828
Published date
27 January 2023
Closing date
28 February 2023
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 May 2023
Contract end date
31 March 2026
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?
No
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
Guildford Borough Council and Waverley Borough Council are seeking to appoint a sole contractor for the Authorities Stray Dogs Service, inclusive of collection, transportation, kennelling and re-homing of unclaimed dogs. The successful contractor will be required to provide the service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week without exception. Members of the public, council officers and the police must be able to report a found dog for collection, and owners who have lost their dog arrange collection of their dog, direct with the contractor.
The contractor shall also keep records to allow the Councils to keep and maintain a stray dog register in accordance with section 149 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, and the Environmental Protection (Stray Dogs) Regulations 1992. Schedule 1 of the Appendix provides statistics relating to the Stray Dogs service over the past few years and details the tender specification.
More information
Links
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- http://www.guildford.gov.uk
- Additional information on how to apply for this contract
Additional text
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The Council`s full requirements and details of how to tender for this opportunity are available by clicking the Express Interest button.
How to obtain the Tender Documents
Interested parties should register their interest in the project via the In-Tend website https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/aspx/Tenders/Current. The Tender documents can be accessed when logged into In-Tend by selecting 'View Details' on the relevant tender advert and clicking the 'Express Interest' tab. Once in the tender there are five tabs, namely 'Tender', 'ITT - documents', 'Correspondence', 'Clarifications' and 'History'.
Select the 2nd tab (ITT - documents) where you will find useful information under 'Tender Details'. Continue to scroll down to the heading 'Tender Documents Received' where you will be able to view / download the documents. Please download all the documents and read very carefully.
Opting In and Opting Out
Please note you are required to 'Opt In' before you can access the 'My tender Return' to start populating your response.
The 'Opt Out' functionality will also be available throughout the duration of the tender process. Opting out will give you the option of declaring you no longer want to receive any further communication in relation to this tender along with the opportunity of providing comments and feedback for this decision.
You can choose to 'Opt In' at any time during the tender process if you initially decided to 'Opt Out'.
Further Guidance
In addition, guidance on how to participate in a tender, download and upload documents / returns and if required, register your company (free of charge) can be found on the In-tend site under the 'Help' or 'Information for Suppliers' buttons.
Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No
About the buyer
Contact name
Gavin Pugh (GBC)
Address
Guildford
Surrey
SurreY
GU2 4BB
United Kingdom
Telephone
01483 444113
Website
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Closing: 28 February 2023, 12pm