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Provision of an emergency transportation and housing service for animals

Staffordshire County Council · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 12:27.

Opportunity overview

This relates to the provision for an emergency service at short notice, for the transportation and housing for animals that are subject to intervention by Staffordshire County Council because of compromised statutory animal health and welfare controls. As the welfare of the animals will have been compromised the contractor will need to be local to Staffordshire to minimise the distance travelled to prevent any unnecessary suffering during transportation. The contractor needs to be within a 100 mile radius from the location of the incident to where the animals will be temporarily housed.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

F. REDFERN & SONS LIMITED

Matched by number
Contract value
£600k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
6 Jul 2026
Including VAT
£720k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 03790258
Location
Buxton, UKF13, SK17 9QR, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

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
IA3777
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
This relates to the provision for an emergency service at short notice, for the transportation and housing for animals that are subject to intervention by Staffordshire County Council because of compromised statutory animal health and welfare controls. As the welfare of the animals will have been compromised the contractor will need to be local to Staffordshire to minimise the distance travelled to prevent any unnecessary suffering during transportation. The contractor needs to be within a 100 mile radius from the location of the incident to where the animals will be temporarily housed.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
urgency

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Staffordshire County Council
Id
GB-PPON-PZDG-2995-QQMD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PZDG-2995-QQMD

Address

Street Address
1 Staffordshire Place, Tipping Street,
Locality
Stafford
Postal Code
ST16 2DH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG24

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
F. REDFERN & SONS LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-03790258

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
03790258

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PJWT-3677-HDRQ

Address

Street Address
Chestnut Farm
Locality
Buxton
Postal Code
SK17 9QR
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKF13

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
77500000
Description
Animal husbandry services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-03790258
Name
F. REDFERN & SONS LIMITED

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
7 Jul 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Some KPIs included in specification.

Period

Starts
8 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Apr 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Apr 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
12 May 2026 to 30 April 2028 Possible extension to 30 April 2030 3 years, 11 months, 20 days Description of possible extension: Two year fixed with two one year options to extend at Staffordshire County Councils sole discretion.

Options

Description
12 May 2026 to 30 April 2028 Possible extension to 30 April 2030 3 years, 11 months, 20 days Description of possible extension: Two year fixed with two one year options to extend at Staffordshire County Councils sole discretion.

Value

Including VAT
720,000
Amount
600,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
072182-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
30 Jul 2026, 13:31
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Stafford · UKG24 · ST16 2DH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 018168-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 038566-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 072182-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·