Provision of Dog Kennelling Facilities and Related Services

The Council wishes to understand the interest, capacity and service provision of kennels both within and outside of the Kirklees district that could provide the Council with dog kennelling services. This will ensure that the Council can meet its statutory responsibilities and support its animal welfare and rehoming objectives for stray dogs. The Council regards input and feedback from kennels as vital to the development of a tender opportunity that is straight forward, realistic and appealing to bidders. To express an interest and to inform us that you are happy to be contacted as part of this preliminary market engagement (PME), please email straydogs@kirklees.gov.uk All expressions of interest must be received by midnight on Monday 24th August 2026. Once expressions of interest have been received, the Council will contact interested parties individually and agree the best way to engage; for example, a TEAMS meeting, phone call, visit in person or completion of a simple questionnaire. All information gathered will assist in the development of the specification, evaluation criteria, pricing structure and contract award options that will form part of this forthcoming tender. It is intended that this opportunity to tender will be advertised on the Atamis platform. If you are not yet registered with Atamis we recommend you do so. You can register here: https://ypo2.my.site.com/s/Welcome If you need any advice about registering, please let us know in your expression of interest email. Please note the Council reserves the right to discontinue any discussions or tender procedures at any time and is not liable for any costs incurred or associated with participating in this PME exercise.