Notice Information
Notice Title
Equine Enforcement Services
Notice Description
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council is adopting a single-stage open procedure pursuant to Section 20 of the Procurement Act 2023 (the "PA 2023") in order to procure The Provision of Reactive and Targeted Bailiff Service to control the Fly Grazing of Horses. DMBC aims to control the number of illegally grazed horses by appointing a single equine bailiff . The Contractor will provide a reactive service that can respond within a hour and a targeted and programmed service to arrange the impounding of large numbers of Horses/Ponies found loose or tethered on Council owned land including the public Highway. The Contractor will provide transportation of them to the service providers base where they will receive livery for a specified time depending on the different sections of legislation used to remove the animal(s), including all the veterinary care and farrier services where required.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0611d7
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030281-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- 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
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
-
- CPV Codes
77500000 - Animal husbandry services
90700000 - Environmental services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £204,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £204,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £204,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £204,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 1 Apr 20263 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 24 Feb 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 12 Mar 20263 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2029-01-08
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DUDLEY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DUDLEY
- Postcode
- DY1 1HF
- Post Town
- Dudley
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG3 West Midlands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG36 Dudley
- Delivery Location
- TLG36 Dudley
-
- Local Authority
- Dudley
- Electoral Ward
- St. James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Dudley
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030281-2026
1st April 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022683-2026
13th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007965-2026
29th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/blackcountryportal/aspx/Home
Parts A-D Invitation to Tender 25114, Part E Procurement Specific Questionnaire 25114, Appendix 7 Quality Assessment Questionnaire, Appendix 6a Social Value Proxy Quantitative, Appendix 6 Resource and Pricing Schedule, Appendix 5 Specification, Appendix 4 Draft Agreement
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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