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T2654 Provision Of Dog Kennelling Facilitates and Related Services

Belfast City Council

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

05 Jan 2026 at 10:56

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

16 Dec 2025 at 14:56

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

30 Sep 2025 at 15:23

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

11 Aug 2025 at 10:48

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for the "T2654 Provision Of Dog Kennelling Facilities and Related Services" was conducted by Belfast City Council, a sub-central government authority located in Belfast, Northern Ireland. This contract involves the provision of dog kennelling facilities and related services to support the Council’s Dog Warden Service, ensuring the care, return, and rehoming of stray and other dogs, including those of illegal breeds. The procurement method applied was an open procedure, and the timeline for the contract extends from 5th January 2026 to 4th January 2029, with an optional one-year extension. This contract award was completed, with Nutts Corner Boarding Kennels, an SME based in Antrim, being selected as the supplier.

This tender provides opportunities for growth, particularly for businesses involved in pet care and animal welfare services. Ideal competitors would be SMEs proficient in providing comprehensive dog kennelling and veterinary services, ensuring humane care and high standards of animal welfare. Businesses with experience in collaborating with local governments and who operate within a reasonable logistic distance from Belfast would benefit from such contracts. Organisations engaging in social value initiatives would also find this contract appealing, as Belfast City Council clearly emphasises the integration of social value criteria in their procurement processes.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

T2654 Provision Of Dog Kennelling Facilitates and Related Services

Notice Description

The Dog Warden Service of Belfast City Council ('the Council') requires an experienced Contractor to supply dog kennelling facilities to keep, return, and rehome stray and other dogs which come into the care of the Council. This would include kenneling of illegal breeds and other related services such as provision of veterinary care to dogs housed at the facilities.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The Council reserves the right to extend/renew the Contract up to a further 1 year. Any extension may be subject to further approval by Council Committee, availability of funding and satisfactory performance of the Contractor.

Planning Information

The purpose of this pre-market engagement (PME) exercise is to help the Council better understand the level of interest in the current marketplace to provide dog kennelling facilities and related services (within a 40-mile radius of the Councils Dog Warden’s base at Dargan Road, Belfast, BT3 9JU). To express interest, please email cps@belfastcity.gov.uk, informing the Council of your intention to participate in this exercise. Once expressions of interest have been received, the Council will contact the interested parties to discuss next steps. This will be whatever suits best, but may include completion of a simple questionnaire, a brief meeting/phone call, or a site visit. All information returned as part of this PME exercise will assist in the development of the specification, evaluation criteria, pricing structure, and contract award options to ensure this tender opportunity delivers a high-quality service to the Council, whilst being achievable and appealing to the marketplace. It is also the Councils objective to keep this tendering process as simple as possible for all interested parties. The Council reserves the right to contact any or all organisations who responds to this PME engagement to further discuss the next steps. The Council cannot guarantee that all organisations will be contacted who submit interest. The intention would then be to advertise the tender opportunity to the market. The Council uses eSourcing NI as its etendering platform. If you are not yet registered with eSourcing NI we would suggest you do so without delay. As mentioned previously, this process will be kept as simple as possible. Interested parties are asked to express their interest on or before 5pm Monday 1st September 2025 (by emailing cps@belfastcity.gov.uk). If you have any initial questions about this requirement, please also send them to cps@belfastcity.gov.uk and we will endeavour to respond as quickly as possible. Please note the Council reserves the right to discontinue any discussions or tender procedures at any time and are not liable for any costs incurred by suppliers associated with participating in this PME exercise.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0584ef
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000198-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

98380000 - Dog kennel services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£320,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£320,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£320,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£320,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Jan 20267 months ago
Submission Deadline
31 Oct 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
1 Oct 2025Expired
Award Date
16 Dec 20258 months ago
Contract Period
5 Jan 2026 - 4 Jan 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
2030-12-01

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Belfast City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT2 8DJ
Postcode Area
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN06 Belfast
Delivery Location
TLN Northern Ireland
Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Belfast South and Mid Down

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Nutts Corner Boarding Kennels

Further Information

Notice Documents

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