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Provision of an emergency transportation and housing service for animals

Staffordshire County Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

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30 Jul 2026 at 13:31

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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28 Apr 2026 at 13:28

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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27 Feb 2026 at 17:52

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Staffordshire County Council procured an emergency transportation and temporary housing service for animals subject to council intervention where statutory animal health and welfare controls have been compromised. The service covers responding at short notice, transporting the animals and providing suitable temporary accommodation. The contractor must be local to Staffordshire so that animals are not transported unnecessarily long distances, with the temporary housing location within 100 miles of the incident. The requirement is categorised as animal husbandry services (CPV 77500000). Delivery coverage spans England, including the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West. The buyer is Staffordshire County Council, based in Stafford.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct award justified by urgency and the need for an emergency service at short notice. It comprised one lot, marked as suitable for SMEs. F. REDFERN & SONS LIMITED was awarded the contract on 1 April 2026 for £600,000 excluding VAT (£720,000 including VAT). The contract was signed on 7 July 2026 and runs from 8 July 2026 to 30 April 2028. Staffordshire County Council has two optional one-year extensions, potentially extending the arrangement to 30 April 2030, at its sole discretion. The award was above the relevant threshold. The requirement was awarded as a service, with animal welfare and urgent local response forming the stated basis for the direct award.

This requirement shows demand for a specialist supplier able to respond rapidly when Staffordshire County Council intervenes on animal health or welfare grounds. A credible future competitor would need to provide both emergency animal transport and secure temporary housing, rather than only one part of the service. Local operating capability is central: the housing location must be within 100 miles of the incident, and transport arrangements should minimise journeys and avoid unnecessary suffering. Suppliers should therefore have suitable facilities, vehicles, handling procedures and staff able to manage compromised animals safely at short notice. The opportunity is explicitly suitable for SMEs, so a smaller operator with the required local coverage and integrated transport and accommodation capability could be well placed to compete when the requirement next returns to market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of an emergency transportation and housing service for animals

Notice Description

This relates to the provision for an emergency service at short notice, for the transportation and housing for animals that are subject to intervention by Staffordshire County Council because of compromised statutory animal health and welfare controls. As the welfare of the animals will have been compromised the contractor will need to be local to Staffordshire to minimise the distance travelled to prevent any unnecessary suffering during transportation. The contractor needs to be within a 100 mile radius from the location of the incident to where the animals will be temporarily housed.

Procurement Information

This relates to the provision for an emergency service at short notice, for the transportation and housing for animals that are subject to intervention by Staffordshire County Council because of compromised statutory animal health and welfare controls. As the welfare of the animals will have been compromised the contractor will need to be local to Staffordshire to minimise the distance travelled to prevent any unnecessary suffering during transportation. The contractor needs to be within a 100 mile radius from the location of the incident to where the animals will be temporarily housed.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-065ee3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072182-2026
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

CPV Codes

77500000 - Animal husbandry services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£600,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
£600,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jul 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 Feb 20266 months ago
Contract Period
8 Jul 2026 - 30 Apr 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Staffordshire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
STAFFORD
Postcode
ST16 2DH
Postcode Area
Stoke-on-Trent
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG24 Staffordshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Stafford
Electoral Ward
Forebridge
Westminster Constituency
Stafford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

F. REDFERN & SONS LIMITED

Further Information

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