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Published 16 Sept 2025, 15:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Kennelling spaces for dogs seized under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991

Official notice

Authority: The Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon & Somerset (Police & fire)

ServicesSME suitableVCSE suitable
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Nov 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Avon & Somerset Police are seeking to engage with providers of kennelling services regarding the provision of kennel spaces for dogs seized under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991.

To ensure practicality of transport and ongoing care, kennels must be located with the Avon and Somerset area.

This early market engagement is intended to help us understand local capacity and inform any future procurement activity. At this stage, no tender documents are available.

The window for engagement will open from 17th September - 08th October 2025. Providers who wish to participate are invited to contact us and will be given details of an early market engagement session. Please contact Emily Stephenson ([email protected]) if you wish to participate in the Early Market Engagement.

CPV: Dog kennel services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 3 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs)
Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

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
16 Sept 2025, 15:19 BST
Last source update
16 Sept 2025, 15:19 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-057015
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Dog kennel services
Delivery area
South West (UKK23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059b79 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

16 Sept 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    16 Sept 2025, 15:19 BST
  2. Market engagement379 days ago
    8 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST

    Please contact Emily Stephenson ([email protected]) if you wish to participate in the Early Market Engagement. We will endeavour to hold market engagement sessions via Microsoft Teams.

  3. Tender notice expected355 days ago
    1 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract starts205 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    16 Sept 2025, 15:19 BST
    UK2

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

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon & Somerse

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PCBG-5572-BPZL Valley Road, Portishead, South West, BS20 8JJContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure