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Animal Warden, Kennelling & Associated Services

West Berkshire Council

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02 Oct 2026 at 15:58

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

West Berkshire Council procured animal warden, kennelling and associated services, specifically out-of-hours and emergency collection of stray dogs. The requirement is a service involving dog collection and kennelling, with associated animal husbandry. It is intended to provide cover when stray dogs need to be collected outside normal hours or in emergencies. The work is for the Council in West Berkshire. The procurement was arranged as one lot, covering the service requirement as a whole.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Noah’s Ark Environmental Services. The Council used a below-threshold limited competition. The award is for dog kennel and animal husbandry services. The contract was signed on 30 September 2026 and runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2029, with an option to extend by two years, to 31 March 2031. The contract value is £89,775 excluding VAT (£107,730 including VAT). The award was made on a single lot. No specific evaluation criteria are recorded in the published process information.

This contract shows a recurring requirement from West Berkshire Council for out-of-hours and emergency stray-dog collections, alongside kennelling and related animal care. A credible competitor would need to provide dependable emergency response outside standard working hours, suitable arrangements for collecting and safely handling stray dogs, and kennel capacity to care for animals after collection. Experience delivering animal warden or comparable stray-animal services, with the operational resilience to maintain cover across the Council’s area, would be relevant. The selected supplier was an environmental services SME, demonstrating that a specialist small business can deliver this type of service. Suppliers should be able to show how their collection, handover and kennelling arrangements work together to provide a reliable end-to-end response.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Animal Warden, Kennelling & Associated Services

Notice Description

STRAY DOG COLLECTIONS Out of Hours/Emergency Cover

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07800e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093494-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

77500000 - Animal husbandry services

98380000 - Dog kennel services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£89,775 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Oct 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 2-3 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
West Berkshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NEWBURY
Postcode
RG14 5LD
Postcode Area
Reading
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ16 Berkshire West
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
West Berkshire
Electoral Ward
Newbury Central
Westminster Constituency
Newbury

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Noah's Ark Environmental Services Ltd

Further Information

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