Official UK procurement notice
Stray Dogs & Kennelling Service (2026-2029)
Authority: Fenland District Council (Local council)
Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: East of England (UKH)
Published estimate£168,000≈ £84k / year · £168,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 6 Mar 2026awarded 25 Mar 2026
Awarded to Fenland Stray Dogs Service (FSDS)
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 May 2028 · up to 31 May 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Jun 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionStray Dog Capture, Collection, Reception, Kennelling and Disposal Rehoming Services for Fenland District Council. (The Council).
Contract Term
2026 - 2029 with 1 + 1 option to 2031
CPV: Dog kennel services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£168,000
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
Lot awarding rule: Award criteria is 60% price and 40% quality as detailed in the Invitation To Tender
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 29 Jan 2026, 16:33 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 May 2026, 13:55 BST
- Authority reference
CWM260526- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-008210- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-061263Find a Tender
Contract terms
- Reserved participation area
- K02000001
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 6 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
29 Jan 2026 → 1 Jun 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published269 days ago29 Jan 2026, 16:33 GMT
- Clarification questions by243 days ago24 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline233 days ago6 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Latest notice published152 days ago26 May 2026, 13:55 BST
- Contract starts147 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Jan 2026- Tender notice published29 Jan 2026, 16:33 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published22 May 2026, 08:35 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete22 May 2026, 08:35 BST
- Contract signature expected22 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published26 May 2026, 13:55 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £168,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 26 May 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fenland Stray Dogs Service (FSDS)1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2029 · up to 31 May 2031Extensions: Options to extend 1+1 to be taken individually or both together | £168,000 inc. VAT | 25 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Fenland Stray Dogs Service (FSDS)
- Signed
- 26 May 2026
- Value
- £168,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2029 · up to 31 May 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- There are 2 12 month extensions
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Fenland Stray Dogs Service (FSDS)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender