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PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

Provision of Dog Kennelling Facilities and Related Services

The Council of the Borough of Kirklees · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 05:52.

Opportunity overview

The Kirklees Council Greenspace Action Team (GAT) seeks an experienced kennelling provider, or providers, who will ensure that all stray dogs collected by, or on behalf of the Council are accommodated in safe, secure, licensed and welfare-compliant kennelling facilities whilst every reasonable effort is made to reunite the dogs with their owners.

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-06df3c
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
1 Nov 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2031, 23:59

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
UKE44
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
The Council wishes to understand the interest, capacity and service provision of kennels both within and outside of the Kirklees district that could provide the Council with dog kennelling services. This will ensure that the Council can meet its statutory responsibilities and support its animal welfare and rehoming objectives for stray dogs. The Council regards input and feedback from kennels as vital to the development of a tender opportunity that is straight forward, realistic and appealing to bidders. To express an interest and to inform us that you are happy to be contacted as part of this preliminary market engagement (PME), please email straydogs@kirklees.gov.uk All expressions of interest must be received by midnight on Monday 24th August 2026. Once expressions of interest have been received, the Council will contact interested parties individually and agree the best way to engage; for example, a TEAMS meeting, phone call, visit in person or completion of a simple questionnaire. All information gathered will assist in the development of the specification, evaluation criteria, pricing structure and contract award options that will form part of this forthcoming tender. It is intended that this opportunity to tender will be advertised on the Atamis platform. If you are not yet registered with Atamis we recommend you do so. You can register here: https://ypo2.my.site.com/s/Welcome If you need any advice about registering, please let us know in your expression of interest email. Please note the Council reserves the right to discontinue any discussions or tender procedures at any time and is not liable for any costs incurred or associated with participating in this PME exercise.
Due
24 Aug 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
075351-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
7 Aug 2026, 14:30
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
The Council of the Borough of Kirklees
Id
GB-PPON-PXHZ-9111-QHMJ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PXHZ-9111-QHMJ

Address

Street Address
The Town Hall, Ramsden Street
Locality
Huddersfield
Postal Code
HD1 2TA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKE44

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Huddersfield · UKE44 · HD1 2TA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKE44 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 075351-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·