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SCE0047 - Pet Boarding Services

Leicester City Council

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Planning

03 Aug 2026 at 16:18

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council is reviewing and recommissioning its pet boarding service. The planned procurement covers pet boarding, including dog kennel services, for animals requiring care under the council’s service arrangements. The work is categorised as services and is intended for delivery in the United Kingdom. The council is seeking views from potential providers and other stakeholders on the possible service model and the principles that should shape the future specification. Responses will help commissioners assess options and develop the eventual requirements. This is relevant to organisations that provide pet boarding or kennel-based animal care and may be interested in delivering a council-funded service for Leicester. The procurement is for one service lot, covering the planned pet boarding requirement rather than separate geographic or service packages.

This procurement is at the planning stage and is a soft market test, not a formal tender or call for competition. The council expects to seek tenders in October 2026, subject to the engagement exercise. A scheduled engagement milestone has a due date of 17 August 2026, and the next notice is expected on 1 October 2026. The planned contract is expected to run from 1 October 2027 to 30 September 2030, with renewal rights extending the maximum period to 30 September 2032. The published procurement value is £1 GBP. There is one lot, currently in planning, and the lot is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises. No formal response evaluation criteria apply to this market exercise.

The exercise is intended for potential pet boarding providers, kennel operators and other organisations with relevant animal-care facilities and operational experience. It may suit smaller businesses and voluntary, community or social enterprises, as the planned lot is expressly identified as suitable for both. Suppliers can help shape the future service model and specification principles before the formal procurement is developed, making this particularly relevant to organisations that understand the practical requirements of boarding animals for a public-sector service. Businesses should be prepared to explain their service model, operating approach, facilities and experience in delivering pet boarding or dog kennel services. The council has not set formal criteria for judging engagement responses, so participation is primarily useful for providers wanting to influence the eventual requirements and prepare for the anticipated tender.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

SCE0047 - Pet Boarding Services

Notice Description

THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION Leicester City Council is reviewing our Pet Boarding service as part of our recommissioning process. It is anticipated, dependent upon an engagement exercise, that tenders for this service would be sought in 10/2026, to enable a new contract to begin from 01/10/2027, immediately after the end of our current contract. As part of the commissioning process, the authority is undertaking a soft market test. This gives potential providers and other stakeholders the opportunity to express their interests and share their views on the potential service model and specification principles. The commissioners will use the information to appraise options and further develop the specification. This process does not constitute a formal tender or other competitive bidding process and will not result in the letting of a Contract. The authority is using this process solely to test the market, gather information, and ascertain the level of interest in this particular service. There are therefore no formal criteria which we will use to judge your responses, and it is not our intention to provide any feedback. Please use the following link to access the advert: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=c0c6c94c-218f-f111-813c-005056b64545

Planning Information

THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION Leicester City Council is reviewing our Pet Boarding service as part of our recommissioning process. It is anticipated, dependent upon an engagement exercise, that tenders for this service would be sought in 10/2026, to enable a new contract to begin from 01/10/2027, immediately after the end of our current contract. As part of the commissioning process, the authority is undertaking a soft market test. This gives potential providers and other stakeholders the opportunity to express their interests and share their views on the potential service model and specification principles. The commissioners will use the information to appraise options and further develop the specification. This process does not constitute a formal tender or other competitive bidding process and will not result in the letting of a Contract. The authority is using this process solely to test the market, gather information, and ascertain the level of interest in this particular service. There are therefore no formal criteria which we will use to judge your responses, and it is not our intention to provide any feedback. Please use the following link to access the advert: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=c0c6c94c-218f-f111-813c-005056b64545

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06da4e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073350-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

98380000 - Dog kennel services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Oct 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Oct 2027 - 30 Sep 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

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

Locality
LEICESTER
Postcode
LE1 1HA
Postcode Area
Leicester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF21 Leicester
Delivery Location
TLF21 Leicester
Local Authority
Leicester
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Leicester South

Further Information

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