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Southend-on-Sea Borough Council: GB-Southend on Sea: Tender for the Provision of Stray Dog Services

  Southend-on-Sea Borough Council has published this notice through Delta eSourcing

Notice Summary
Title: GB-Southend on Sea: Tender for the Provision of Stray Dog Services
Notice type: Competitive Contract Notice
Authority: Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
Nature of contract: Not applicable
Procedure: Not applicable
Short Description: Your organisation’s response to this Invitation to Tender will allow Southend Borough Council to determine the service provider that will be awarded for the Stray Dog Service. The Stray Dog Service is vital in providing the public with the means of reporting and for safe collection of stray dogs found within the borough. An effective collection, kennelling and repatriation service reduces the potential for stray dogs to cause concern within local communities as well as looking after the welfare of the dogs themselves and reduces the distress to owners who’s dogs have become stray. The winning service provider will be responsible for the provision of the stray dog collection and kennelling service within Southend Borough, which will be inclusive of, but not limited to: • Providing a working hours service to seize and detain stray dogs • Provide an ‘out of hours’ drop off point for stray dogs taken by members of the public • Provide kennelling and proper veterinary care for the safe custody of dogs until claimed and in accordance with statutory requirements • Provide microchipping for all dogs seized before return to their owner • Collection of fines from the public in respect of claimed dogs The proposed contract term is two years initially, with a review to be undertaken following this initial period. The deadline for the expressions of interest is 17th of July 2013. To request a copy of the required documentation, please email: regulatoryservices@southend.gov.uk
Published: 19/06/2013 16:02

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Competitive Contract Notice

1. Title: GB-Southend on Sea: Tender for the Provision of Stray Dog Services
2. Awarding Authority:
   Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
   Civic Centre, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6ER, United Kingdom
   Tel. +44 1702215156, Email: regulatoryservices@southend.gov.uk
   Contact: Mr. Carl Robinson, Attn: Mr. Carl Robinson
3. Contract Type: Services
      Sub Type: Other services.

4. Description: Dog kennel services. Your organisation’s response to this Invitation to Tender will allow Southend Borough Council to determine the service provider that will be awarded for the Stray Dog Service.

The Stray Dog Service is vital in providing the public with the means of reporting and for safe collection of stray dogs found within the borough. An effective collection, kennelling and repatriation service reduces the potential for stray dogs to cause concern within local communities as well as looking after the welfare of the dogs themselves and reduces the distress to owners who’s dogs have become stray.

The winning service provider will be responsible for the provision of the stray dog collection and kennelling service within Southend Borough, which will be inclusive of, but not limited to:

•   Providing a working hours service to seize and detain stray dogs
•   Provide an ‘out of hours’ drop off point for stray dogs taken by members of the public
•   Provide kennelling and proper veterinary care for the safe custody of dogs until claimed and in accordance with statutory requirements
•   Provide microchipping for all dogs seized before return to their owner
•   Collection of fines from the public in respect of claimed dogs
The proposed contract term is two years initially, with a review to be undertaken following this initial period.

The deadline for the expressions of interest is 17th of July 2013.

To request a copy of the required documentation, please email: regulatoryservices@southend.gov.uk
5. CPV Codes:
   98380000 - Dog kennel services.

6. NUTS Codes :
   UKH31 - Southend-on-Sea

7. Main Site or Location of Works, Main Place of Delivery or Main Place of Performance: Southend-on-Sea,
8. Reference Attributed by the Awarding Authority:
9. Estimated Value of Requirement: Category I: 50K to 100K
Currency: GBP
10. Deadline for Expression of Interest: 17/07/2013 17:00:00
11. Address to which they must be sent:
   Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
   Civic Centre, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6ER, United Kingdom
   Tel. +44 1702215156, Email: regulatoryservices@southend.gov.uk
   Contact: Mr. Carl Robinson, Attn: Mr. Carl Robinson
   
12. Other Information:
Other Information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement, and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.paessex.gov.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=63973584
TKR-2013619-PRO-4889054
Period of Work Start date: 16/09/2013
Period of Work End date: 15/09/2015

Award Criteria: Most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the tender documents   


Funding: N/A
Is this a Framework Agreement?: no

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