Official UK procurement notice
FEW1515 - Pet Boarding and Stray Dogs Service
Authority: Leicester City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of Dog Kennelling and Pet Boarding Services is a a necessary and statutory offer within Adult Social Care.
As part of the Authority’s duty under the Environmental Protection Act 1990, where the Authority cannot identify a stray dog’s owner or cannot return the dog, it is then taken to contracted kennels to be looked after for up to the seven clear days from the seizure.
As part of the Authority’s duty under the Care Act 2014, the Authority has a duty to take reasonable steps to prevent or mitigate the loss or damage to an adult’s property where:
- The adult is being cared for in hospital or in accommodation such as a care home, and,
- it appears to a local authority that there is a danger of loss or damage to moveable property (including pets) of the adults in the authority’s area because either; the adult is unable (whether permanently or temporarily) to protect or deal with the property and no suitable arrangements have been or are being made.
CPV: Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Leicester City Council invited Tenders from Suppliers for the provision of dog…Awarded
Leicester City Council invited Tenders from Suppliers for the provision of dog kennelling and pet boarding services in January 2025.
No tenders were received, the procurement exercise was aborted and a contract was direct awarded under Regulation 32(2)(a) of the PCR 2015 due to the service being a necessary and statutory offer within Adult Social Care given it helps the Authority meet its Care Act duties in relation to people’s belongings. It is also a required service to manage appropriately any stray dogs in the city on behalf of NES.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 1 Aug 2025, 15:18 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Aug 2025, 15:18 BST
- Authority reference
DN772699- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-045307- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056b88Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to open procedure
- Published justification
Leicester City Council invited Tenders from Suppliers for the provision of dog kennelling and pet boarding services in January 2025.
No tenders were received, the procurement exercise was aborted and a contract was direct awarded under Regulation 32(2)(a) of the PCR 2015 due to the service being a necessary and statutory offer within Adult Social Care given it helps the Authority meet its Care Act duties in relation to people’s belongings. It is also a required service to manage appropriately any stray dogs in the city on behalf of NES
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMAL CARE SERVICES MIDLANDS LIMITEDSME | £334,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 045307-2025-1 · ANIMAL CARE SERVICES MIDLANDS LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 21 May 2025
- Value
- £334,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Construction and Technology Court (Queens Bench Division) (Branch of High Court of Justice)Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ANIMAL CARE SERVICES MIDLANDS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.