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Stray Dog Services

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

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Opportunity overview

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

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-060166
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Contract period

Starts
1 Jun 2026, 00:00
Ends
1 Jun 2027, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
98380000
Description
Dog kennel services

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Interested parties are invited to submit their responses to the bullet points found in the Supplier Engagement document, in either Microsoft Word or PDF format. Responses should be limited to 300 words per bullet point for the purposes of this exercise. All submissions must be made via the ‘Messaging’ section of the Kent Business Portal. Submissions must be submitted by 6th February 2026
Due
6 Feb 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
001251-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
7 Jan 2026, 19:05
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Maidstone Borough Council
Id
GB-PPON-PGRT-5366-CGWY

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PGRT-5366-CGWY

Address

Street Address
Maidstone House, King Street
Locality
Maidstone
Postal Code
ME15 6JQ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ45

Contact

Name
Jack Cuthbertson
Telephone
01892554425

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Maidstone · UKJ45 · ME15 6JQ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 001251-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·