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Provisions for Dog Kenneling Services

Caerphilly County Borough Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 06:32.

Opportunity overview

Caerphilly County Borough Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced provider to deliver stray dog kennelling services on behalf of the Council. The service will provide the reception, accommodation, care and welfare of stray dogs collected by, or handed to, the Council under the provisions of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and other relevant legislation. The appointed contractor will be required to provide secure and appropriate kennelling facilities for an estimated 70–130 stray dogs per year, including sufficient capacity to accommodate peak demand. The service will include accepting dogs from Council officers and members of the public, providing daily care and welfare during the statutory retention period, maintaining appropriate records, and facilitating the transfer of unclaimed dogs to the Council’s nominated rehoming partner following the statutory holding period. Interested suppliers should refer to the procurement documents for full details of the specification and service requirements. The contract will commence for an initial period of three years, with an option to extend for up to a further 24 months. The procurement is being conducted under the Open Procedure in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023. This procurement will be evaluated as a two-stage process: • Stage One – The first stage of the evaluation process will consist of the Conditions of Participation using the Welsh Procurement Specific Questionnaire (“WPSQ”). • Stage Two – The second stage of the evaluation process will consist of the Award Criteria. Following confirmation that the evaluation requirements of Stage One have been met, Bidders will proceed to Stage Two of the evaluation process. This stage consists of the Project Team evaluating the Bidder’s response to the following criteria and weightings: Price 100% Upon conclusion of the evaluation of responses, the preferred Bidder whom it is agreed should be appointed to the Contract will be advised accordingly in writing with the issue of an ‘Acceptance / Award’ letter via Proactis.

Classification

  • CPV98380000 — Dog kennel services

Lots

  • Lot 1£68.4k

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
PS2971
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Tender Period

Ends
3 Aug 2026, 00:00

Enquiry period

Ends
29 Jul 2026, 00:00

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
82,080
Amount
68,400
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price
Name
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
100
Weight
percentageExact

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
3 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
2 Sept 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
3 Sept 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The Authority intends to establish a Contract for a period of three (3) years with the option to extend for a further period of up to twenty-four (24) months.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
98380000
Description
Dog kennel services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL16
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
063306-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
6 Jul 2026, 15:58
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Caerphilly County Borough Council
Id
GB-PPON-PWHP-2369-JPYL

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWHP-2369-JPYL

Address

Street Address
Penallta House, Tredomen Park
Locality
Hengoed
Postal Code
CF82 7PG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKL16

Contact

Name
Marc de Graaf

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-WLS
Description
Welsh devolved regulations apply

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Hengoed · UKL16 · CF82 7PG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKL16 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 063306-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·