Official UK procurement notice
Provision of a Dog Warden Service
Authority: Manchester City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe requirement is for the contractor to provide a comprehensive dog warden service. The contractor would be required to respond to each report of a stray dog received within the city of Manchester. For clarity, this would include both roaming stray dogs and stray dogs that have been tethered or secured by the finder.
The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk ↗ . Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation relating to this opportunity.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jun 2033, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Dog kennel services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£315,000
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
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What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
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- 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Jun 2033
- First published
- 17 Sept 2026, 14:32 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Sept 2026, 14:32 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 2 Dec 2026
- Authority reference
P-1349- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-088281- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07748dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk ↗ . Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation relating to this opportunity. Applicants will need to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including procurement specific questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on 12th October 2026 as referred to in the tender documentation. Any clarification queries must also be submitted via the Chest website by the date referred to in the tender documentation.
Timeline
17 Sept 2026 → 1 Feb 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published41 days ago17 Sept 2026, 14:32 BST
- Clarification questions by26 days ago1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline16 days ago12 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 35 days2 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 95 days1 Feb 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published17 Sept 2026, 14:32 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsThe Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk . Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation r…
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender