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Published 25 Apr 2025, 17:00 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Animal Transport and Treatment Services

Official notice

Authority: Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Local council)

ServicesSME suitable
Planned pipeline value£2,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Aug 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 Jul 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) is intending to procure a contract for Animal Transport & Treatment Services (A1163).

The contract is for the provision of transportation, treatment and boarding of seized animals; animals may be collected from any location across the Greater Manchester area.

It is anticipated that the procurement process will commence in quarter 3 of the financial year.

It is currently expected that GMP will complete a competitive flexible process but this is to be confirmed following a review of the market and our requirements.

Any tender/business opportunities for Greater Manchester Police are advertised on our 'Bluelight' Emergency Services eTendering system, Sell2Bluelight, which is also used by other Bluelight organisations.

A new guidance document for Suppliers using Sell2Bluelight (In-Tend) has been created and is available via the below link. This guide will help with registration, how to view and submit tenders, and deal with correspondence.

bluelightcommercial.police.uk/media/2284/sell2blue… ↗

Whilst the Contracting Authority is the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, this contract will be tendered and managed by the Greater Manchester Police.

Should you require any further information on this contract please email [email protected] and include A1163 Animal Transport & Treatment Services.

CPV: Veterinary services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 3 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Jul 2031 with extensions
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
25 Apr 2025, 17:00 BST
Last source update
25 Apr 2025, 17:00 BST
Authority reference
A1163
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-017144
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Veterinary services
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0507ed Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

25 Apr 2025 → 1 Aug 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    25 Apr 2025, 17:00 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Contract starts88 days ago
    1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Pipeline notice published
    25 Apr 2025, 17:00 BST
    UK1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXBN-3793-LCTQ 56 Oxford Street, Manchester, North West, M1 6EUContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender