Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Dog Kennel Services
Authority: Birmingham City Council (Local council)
Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG31)
Published estimate£1,000,000≈ £333k / year · £1,200,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 23 Jun 2026awarded 9 Oct 2026
Award (standstill) to Bromsgrove District Council
Contract term 3 yrsends 19 Sept 2029 · starts 20 Sept 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council wishes to establish a Contract for the provision of Dog Kennel Services, a stray dog kennelling and rehoming service, a provision needed in order to facilitate the Council’s statutory responsibility to collect and impound stray dogs.
A provider who can:
- Receive dogs of unknown temperament and vaccination status for boarding on an ad hoc basis and without prior arrangement.
- Provide sufficient kennelling facilities for the receipt and kennelling of approximately 1,000 stray dogs per year.
- Provide veterinary treatment promptly, to those dogs that require it and administer any subsequent medication or care as appropriate.
- Process any person looking to claim their dog, including obtaining their identification details and receiving the Council fees.
- Take responsibility of dogs that are not claimed by their owners within the statutory 7-day period, for rehoming or humane euthanasia as applicable.
The Contract will last for 3 years.
The contract will be awarded to 1 supplier.
CPV: Dog kennel services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£1,000,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Social Value
- Price
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 May 2026, 14:43 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Oct 2026, 13:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 3 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
P3427- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-050892- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a904Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
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- Submission deadline
- 23 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 15 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
29 May 2026 → 20 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published145 days ago29 May 2026, 14:43 BST
- Clarification questions by128 days ago15 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline120 days ago23 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by79 days ago3 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts32 days ago20 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent13 days ago9 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published12 days ago9 Oct 2026, 13:05 BST
- Standstill ends1 day ago20 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 May 2026- Tender notice published29 May 2026, 14:43 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published9 Oct 2026, 13:05 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete9 Oct 2026, 13:05 BST
- Contract signature expected21 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £550,2501 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bromsgrove District Council22 Oct 2026 – 21 Oct 2029 | £550,250 | 9 Oct 2026standstill to 20 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the noticeOfficial documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender