Official UK procurement notice
Equine Enforcement Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDudley Metropolitan Borough Council is adopting a single-stage open procedure pursuant to Section 20 of the Procurement Act 2023 (the "PA 2023") in order to procure The Provision of Reactive and Targeted Bailiff Service to control the Fly Grazing of Horses.
DMBC aims to control the number of illegally grazed horses by appointing a single equine bailiff . The Contractor will provide a reactive service that can respond within a hour and a targeted and programmed service to arrange the impounding of large numbers of Horses/Ponies found loose or tethered on Council owned land including the public Highway. The Contractor will provide transportation of them to the service providers base where they will receive livery for a specified time depending on the different sections of legislation used to remove the animal(s), including all the veterinary care and farrier services where required.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 8 Jan 2029, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Animal husbandry services · Environmental services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£204,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Simple description: 65% Quality / 5% Social Value / 30% Price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 8 Jan 2029
- First published
- 29 Jan 2026, 11:38 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 Apr 2026, 11:49 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 23 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
25114- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-007965- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0611d7Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
30 days
- Risks
KPIs will be set to monitor performance
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Feb 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
29 Jan 2026 → 1 May 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published262 days ago29 Jan 2026, 11:38 GMT
- Clarification questions by246 days ago13 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline236 days ago24 Feb 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent219 days ago13 Mar 2026
- Award decision expected by208 days ago23 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends206 days ago25 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published200 days ago1 Apr 2026, 11:49 BST
- Contract starts170 days ago1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Jan 2026- Tender notice published29 Jan 2026, 11:38 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published13 Mar 2026, 09:21 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete13 Mar 2026, 09:21 GMT
- Contract signature expected27 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published1 Apr 2026, 11:49 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equine Emergency ServicesSMEEquine Emergency Services1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 | £204,000 | 12 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Equine Emergency Services · Equine Emergency ServicesSME
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2026
- Value
- £204,000
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029
- Status
- active
3 agreed KPIs: Maintain good line of communication with the council · Maintain the standard of their vehicles and road worthiness · Swift response to inspect problem sites and post action notices
- Maintain good line of communication with the council, Attend regular contract management meeting
- Maintain the standard of their vehicles and road worthiness, Ensure all vehicles used are road worthy, have an up to date MOT, road tax, insurance for the life of the contract and provide evidence
- Swift response to inspect problem sites and post action notices, % urgent call outs attended within 60 minutes
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Equine Emergency ServicesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Parts A-D Invitation to Tender 25114, Part E Procurement Specific Questionnaire 25114, Appendix 7 Quality Assessment Questionnaire, Appendix 6a Social Value Proxy Quantitative, Appendix 6 Resource and Pricing Schedule, Appendix 5 Specification, Appendix 4 Draft Agreement
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender