Dog Kennelling Services for Dangerous, Seized and Prisoners Dogs

What the buyer is asking for

The Chief Constable of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary (the Contracting Authority) and The Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police are seeking to award a Framework for the provision of Dog Kennelling Services for Dangerous, Seized and Prisoners' Dogs. The Framework will be divided into the following lots: Lot 1A - Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary - Fully Managed Service Lot 1B - Thames Valley Police - Fully Managed Service Lot 2 - Other Services

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3 lots

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• Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary (HIOWC) - Fully Managed Service£8.9m

  HIOWC requires at least one Supplier (Kennel) to provide Dog Kennelling Services for all seized dogs that come into police care, namely dangerous, Section 1 illegal dogs, prisoner, animal welfare, deceased owner & hare coursing dogs, for the below services: Kennelling Collections Movement Rehoming At least one Supplier (Kennel) will be appointed for HIOWC and will be situated within Hampshire.

• Thames Valley Police (TVP) - Fully Managed Service£8.9m

  TVP requires at least one Supplier (Kennel) to provide Dog Kennelling Services for all seized dogs that come into police care, namely dangerous, Section 1 illegal dogs, prisoner, animal welfare, deceased owner & hare coursing dogs, for the below services: Kennelling Collections Movement Rehoming At least one Supplier (Kennel) will be appointed for TVP and will be situated within Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Berkshire.

• Other Services£8.9m

  HIOWC and TVP requires Suppliers (Kennels) to provide a range of specified services and access to pools of dogs (listed below), as required. Under this lot (2), suppliers are not required to provide the full range of services. Kennelling, movement and rehoming HIOWC. Kennelling, movement and rehoming TVP. Kennelling HIOWC. Kennelling TVP. It is the intention for individual requirements that the Nominated Officer will decide which Framework Kennels to be used on a case by case basis. This will be decided upon a number of factors, not necessarily in order of precedence including but not limited to: price, geographical location, availability, response time, needs of the specific animal and other operational factors.

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Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published11 days ago

   10 Sept 2026, 14:05 BST
2. Submission deadlinein 16 days

   8 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
3. Award decision expected byin 64 days

   24 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT

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Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice10 Sept 2026, 14:05 BST085912-2026

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender