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title: "Dog Warden and Dog Kennelling Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077d09"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Stoke-on-Trent City Council"
published: "2026-09-30"
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# Dog Warden and Dog Kennelling Services

Buyer: Stoke-on-Trent City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077d09

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## Summary

Stoke-on-Trent City Council procured dog warden and kennelling services to meet its public-protection duties. The work covers collecting and detaining stray dogs, returning seized dogs to identifiable owners, keeping a register of detained dogs and caring for dogs for seven days. The service is for the council’s area in Stoke-on-Trent. The requirement is classified as dog kennel services (CPV 98380000).

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to ACORN KENNELS LIMITED. The council used a below-threshold procurement route. The contract was signed on 16 September 2026, with an initial period from 2 October 2026 to 30 September 2028 and one available 12-month extension, giving a maximum period to 30 September 2029. The contract value is £166,650 excluding VAT (£199,980 including VAT). The award is active, and the contract is active. The published procurement information identifies one lot; evaluation criteria are not stated.

For suppliers considering similar future work for Stoke-on-Trent City Council, the requirement calls for the practical ability to respond to stray-dog collection and detention needs, reunite identifiable dogs with their owners, maintain accurate detention registers and provide kennelling for the required seven-day period. Credible providers need suitable kennel facilities and operational capacity to handle collections, care for detained dogs and manage owner returns reliably. The selected provider is a small business, showing that this service has been delivered by an SME; the requirement is focused on a defined council area rather than a broad regional service. Relevant experience in dog warden or kennel operations would support a credible offer.

## Notice

Stoke-on-Trent City Council is looking to award a contract for the provision of a Dog Warden and Dog Kennelling Services to discharge it's statutory duty of Public Protection under Section 149 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, as amended by Section 68 of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005. Providers will be required to collect and detain stray dogs, return seized dogs to any identifiable owner, keep a register of stray dogs detained and retain the dogs for a period of seven days.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092130-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - unknown |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 2 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £166,650 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Stoke-on-Trent City Council |
| Locality | STOKE-ON-TRENT |
| Postcode area | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Postcode | ST4 1HH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent |
| Local authority | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Electoral ward | Hartshill Park & Stoke |
| Westminster constituency | Stoke-on-Trent Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Acorn Kennels |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 98380000 - Dog kennel services

## Release History

- 30 Sep 2026 at 09:01 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092130-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092130-2026
  30th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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