Official UK procurement notice
SBC - 039154 - Stray Dogs Collection and Kennelling Service Tender
Authority: Slough Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£640,000≈ £213k / year · £768,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 12 Aug 2026awarded 23 Sept 2026
Award (standstill) to Noah's Ark Environmental Services
Contract term 3 yrsends 26 Oct 2029 · up to 26 Oct 2031 with extensions · starts 26 Oct 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFrom the Commencement Date, the Contractor shall establish and operate a comprehensive stray dog collection, transportation, kennelling, care and outcome management service across the borough, in accordance with this specification and all applicable legislation and guidance, and having regard to the principles of best value.
- No preliminary market engagement: Soft market testing took place
CPV: Dog kennel services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£640,000
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 70%
- Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Cost
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Jul 2026, 16:14 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Sept 2026, 13:19 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 5 Oct 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-066919- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cc33Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 12 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 31 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
15 Jul 2026 → 26 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published102 days ago15 Jul 2026, 16:14 BST
- Clarification questions by86 days ago31 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline74 days ago12 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent32 days ago23 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published32 days ago23 Sept 2026, 13:19 BST
- Standstill ends22 days ago2 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by19 days ago5 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today25 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 1 day26 Oct 2026
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jul 2026- Tender notice published15 Jul 2026, 16:14 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published16 Jul 2026, 10:25 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published23 Sept 2026, 13:19 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete23 Sept 2026, 13:19 BST
- Contract signature expected5 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £324,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 22 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noah's Ark Environmental Services12 Oct 2026 – 11 Oct 2029 · up to 11 Oct 2031Extensions: Option to extend by 2 periods of 12 months each. | £324,000 inc. VAT | 23 Sept 2026standstill to 2 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Noah's Ark Environmental ServicesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications SBC - 039154 - Stray Dogs Collection and Kennelling Service Tender
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender