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Published 16 Jan 2026, 10:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

AWC - Stray dog collection and kennelling service

Official notice

Authority: Adur District Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£150,000≈ £75k / year · £180,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 16 Feb 2026
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Adur District, Worthing Borough and Arun District council are seeking a provider to deliver it's stray dog and kennelling service.

The council's are proposing to use an open tender process to appoint contracts across up to 2 lots;

Lot 1: Arun Council

Lot 2: Adur and Worthing Councils

The Contract term will be up to 5 years with an initial 2 years terms and up to 3 x 1 year extensions.

The service will involve the collection of reported stray dogs in the Adur, Arun or Worthing Council areas, their kennelling for up to 7 days and management of owner collection / unclaimed strays. This will include all relevant care and reporting requirements.

In order to ensure that dogs can be collected from a suitable location this tender will be limited to providers who can offer kennelling locations within West Sussex or it's direct neighbours.

This tender is limited to those providers who are able to demonstrate they have a valid and acceptable standard of dog kennel boarding license.

Across all three areas the average number of dogs collected was 120 per year.

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CPV: Dog kennel services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£150,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensionsValue: £150,000 exc. VAT · £180,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South East, South WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Up to 3x 1 year extensions.

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Overall Quality: 60%
  • Total Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Total Price: Assessed submission
  • Overall Quality: Assessed submission
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
16 Jan 2026, 10:05 GMT
Last source update
21 Jan 2026, 14:05 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-003747
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Dog kennel services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06074c Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
16 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
15 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

16 Jan 2026 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published285 days ago
    16 Jan 2026, 10:05 GMT
  2. Latest notice published280 days ago
    21 Jan 2026, 14:05 GMT
  3. Clarification questions by254 days ago
    15 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Submission deadline254 days ago
    16 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
  5. Contract starts210 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jan 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    16 Jan 2026, 10:05 GMT
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    21 Jan 2026, 14:05 GMT
    UK4
Published amendments (1)

Nuts codes removed - suitable for national providers with a local operation

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Worthing Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHVN-9435-PHHP Town Hall, Chapel Road, Worthing, South East, BN11 1HAContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender