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Stray Dogs Collection and Kennelling Contract - Soft Market Testing

Slough Borough Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 10:23.

Opportunity overview

The soft market testing exercise aims to identify the potential to increase the number and type of organisations who would be interested in tendering for the Stray Dogs Collection and Kennelling Contract. The Council would like to understand from key providers how these requirements might best be structured and is therefore carrying out a soft market testing exercise to engage in an informal dialogue prior to any formal procurement taking place

Classification

  • CPV98380000 — Dog kennel services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-05a62e
Status
planning
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
8 Dec 2025, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Ends
11 Jan 2028, 23:59
Starts
12 Jan 2026, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
98380000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Dog kennel services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
061468-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
1 Oct 2025, 16:15
Entry 2
Id
062474-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
6 Oct 2025, 12:09

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
15 Oct 2025, 23:59
Description
The soft market testing exercise aims to identify the potential to increase the number and type of organisations who would be interested in tendering for the Stray Dogs Collection and Kennelling Contract. The Council would like to understand from key providers how these requirements might best be structured and is therefore carrying out a soft market testing exercise to engage in an informal dialogue prior to any formal procurement taking place. Please visit http://www.sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing and use reference SBC – 038689 to find the project.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PMLW-2634-YYNX
Name
Slough Borough Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ11
Country
GB
Locality
Slough
Postal Code
SL1 2EL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Observatory House, 25 Windsor Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PMLW-2634-YYNX
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Slough · UKJ11 · SL1 2EL · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05a62e-2025-10-06T12:09:12+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·