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title: "Stray Dog Services"
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# Stray Dog Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/stray-dog-services-ocds-h6vhtk-060166). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Maidstone Borough Council: "Stray Dog Services". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £0. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Maidstone Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/maidstone-borough-council-ons-e07000110)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £0 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Dog kennel services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/stray-dog-services-ocds-h6vhtk-060166#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-060166`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/stray-dog-services-ocds-h6vhtk-060166#tl-md)

## Description
Maidstone Borough Council is inviting interested parties to take part in a supplier engagement exercise to help us better understand the current market landscape for the delivery of stray dog services.
At this stage, the Council is not seeking to procure a new contract but is engaging with the market to explore potential delivery models, innovations, and supplier capabilities. This exercise is part of a wider strategic review of statutory service provision.
We welcome all interested parties to share their insights and help shape the future of this statutory service.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: 
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Maidstone:-Dog-kennel-services./WD8RW99RM2
To respond to this opportunity, please click here: 
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/WD8RW99RM2

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 98380000

- **Contract Period:** 31/05/2026 to 01/06/2027

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F001251-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-01-07T19:05:11.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T07:44:59.787Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-060166