SPS 2820 - Stray Dog Collection and Kennelling Service

Concepts

• social work
• dog kennel
• community and personal services
• stray dogs
• kennelling service
• a stray dogs service
• a stray dogs
• dogs
• kennels
• dog

Location

Description

The council has a statutory duty to provide a stray dogs service, that being the collection of any dog reported as stray within the authority 24 hours a day, 365 days per year. The Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 give Local Authorities sole responsibility for the collection of stray dogs. The service will also include the acceptance of any dog collected into kennels at any time. This includes the responsibility of the welfare of the dog as denoted by the Animal Welfare Act 2006, S3 (1)a, and shall comply with S9 of the Act for its duration. The duration of the contract will be for an initial period of two (2) years with the option to further extend the contract on the same terms for a further period of one (1) year making possible a total contract period of three (3) years. The estimated total annual contract value is £60,000. The estimated total contract value over three (3) years including the optional extension period is £180,000.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Contracting Authority is seeking to enter into a contract with a contractor to provide a stray dogs and kennelling service. The details of services to be delivered under this contract are set out in more detail in the procurement documents. The duration of the contract will be for an initial period of two (2) years with the option to further extend the contract on the same terms for a further period of one (1) year making possible a total contract period of three (3) years. The estimated total annual contract value is £60,000. The estimated total contract value over three (3) years including the optional extension period is £180,000. Additional information: Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated in the procurement documents.

Renewal Options

The duration of the contract will be for an initial period of two (2) years with the option to further extend the contract on the same terms for a further period of one (1) year making possible a total contract period of three (3) years.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
• 98380000 - Dog kennel services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** This procurement is being managed through the Contracting Authority's e-tendering portal, Proactis Procontract, hosted at: https://procontract.due-north.com. To be able to access the procurement documents you will need to register your company details on the portal. Please check that you can access the documents and if you have any problems, then you should contact the helpdesk at Proactis Procontract. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to abandon this procurement process at any stage following the publication of this Notice and/or not to award any contract in respect of this Notice. Full details of the scope and requirements for this opportunity is set out in the procurement documents issued by the Contracting Authority. All applicants are solely responsible for their costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation and submission of the tender and the procurement process as a whole. Under no circumstances will the Contracting Authority or any of its advisors be liable for any costs or expenses borne by any applicant or such applicant's associated organisations or any of its advisors in this process whether the applicant is successful or otherwise. The Contracting Authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). Selection will be based solely on the criteria set out in the procurement documents.