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Published 15 May 2024, 14:52 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Dog Kennel Services

Official notice

Authority: Birmingham City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£500,000exc. VAT3.7% below published estimate
Submissions closed 17 Jun 2024awarded 2 Oct 2024
Awarded to Bromsgrove District Council

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council wishes to establish a Contract for the provision of Dog Kennel Services, a stray dog kennelling and rehoming service, a provision needed in order to facilitate the Council’s statutory responsibility to collect and impound stray dogs. A provider who can:

  • Receive dogs of unknown vaccination status for boarding.
  • Receive unknown numbers of dogs on an ad hoc basis and without prior arrangement.
  • Provide veterinary treatment promptly, to those dogs that require it and administer any subsequent medication or care as appropriate.
  • Process any person looking to claim their dog, including obtaining their identification details and receiving the Council fees.
  • Take on those dogs that are not claimed by their owners within the statutory 7-day period for rehoming or arrange for the humane euthanasia of those that are not.
  • Provide facilities for the receipt and kenneling of up to 1,000 stray dogs per year.

CPV: Dog kennel services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£500,000
Delivery: West Midlands
Variant bids: not allowed

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
Price: 60
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality and Social Value: 20% and 20%
  • Price: 60 %
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Further details will be provided in the tender documentation.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 60 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
15 May 2024, 14:52 BST
Last source update
3 Oct 2024, 10:00 BST
Award evaluation window
17 Jun 2024 – …
Authority reference
PQ181-2024
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-031636
Classification (CPV)
Dog kennel services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG31)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0459d5 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Not Applicable

Publisher note: The contract will last for 2 years (unless terminated under agreement provisions) commencing 20th September 2024.The contract will be awarded to one supplier.The Council will be using its free to use e-tendering system (in-tend) for the administration of this procurement process and potential suppliers must register with the system to be able to express an interest. If you wish to express an interest in this opportunity please click on the following link to access https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register. You will then be sent details on how to log on which will enable you to download all relevant Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation. If you are unable to register with In-tend or have any questions or problems on how to use this web site please email us at etendering@birmingham.gov.ukYour completed tender submission should be returned by Noon on 17th June 2024 via the ‘in-tend’ system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc ↗

Submission deadline
17 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
17 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 Jun 2024 → 3 Oct 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    17 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    17 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    3 Oct 2024, 10:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Oct 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    3 Oct 2024, 10:00 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    3 Oct 2024, 10:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £481,5501 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Oct 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Bromsgrove District Council£481,550 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Birmingham City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 10 Woodcock Street, Birmingham, West MidlandsContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria