Official UK procurement notice
Stray Dogs Kennelling and Collection Service
Authority: West Northamptonshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWest Northamptonshire Council require a provider(s) for the Kennelling and Collection Service of Stray Dogs.
Kennelling - require the services of a Contractor to undertake the Kennelling of stray dogs collected within the Council’s administrative area of West Northamptonshire. A specified minimum number of kennels will be held on retainer for this purpose with additional kennels made available as required.
Collection - requires the services of a Contractor to undertake the collection of dogs found straying within the Council’s area and to transport them to holding kennels.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Jul 2025, 16:01 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Aug 2025, 11:30 BST
- Authority reference
WNC00000517- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-046050- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055a8eFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Switching Direct Award
- Published justification
Advertised as below threshold procurement but due to value we have had to switch to direct award due to the procurement now being above regulation threshold
- Replaces an unsuccessful procedure Stray Dogs Kennelling and Collection Service
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Jul 2025- Transparency notice published7 Jul 2025, 16:01 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected19 Jul 2025, 00:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published5 Aug 2025, 11:30 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noah's Ark Environmental ServicesSME21 Jul 2025 – 21 Jul 2027 · up to 21 Jul 2029Extensions: 2 x 12 month extensions available | £380,000 | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Stray Dogs Kennelling and Collection Service · Noah's Ark Environmental ServicesSME
- Signed
- 3 Aug 2025
- Value
- £380,000
- Period
- 4 Aug 2025 – 3 Aug 2027 · up to 3 Aug 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 2 x 12 month extensions
1 agreed KPI: n/a
- n/a
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Noah's Ark Environmental Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender