Contract for the Provision of Kennelling and Rehoming Stray Dogs, and Holiday / Absence Cover for the Dog Warden Service.

In accordance with section 149 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, Cheshire East Council has a statutory requirement to deal with stray dogs within the borough. The council currently takes in stray dogs to Acorn Kennels, Whitchurch for the statutory 7 day period. After this time dogs become the property of the kennels and are available for re-homing. This contract is aimed at the provision of kennelling for the statutory 7 day period to allow owners to collect dogs and to arrange suitable rehoming of dogs where an owner does not come forward within the statutory period. It is also intended that the contract will include the provision of a Dog Warden Service as required by the Council.This procurement exercise will be conducted on Cheshire East Borough Council's electronic Contract and Tender Management System at the www.the-chest.org.uk Organisations wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest and provide additional required information through the Contract and Tender Management System. Expressions of interest must be by way of completion and return of the Request for Quotation('RFQ') (in accordance with the requirements set out in the RFQ) by the date and time specified. If you have any technical problems with The Contract and Tender Management System please contact the help-desk on: ProcontractSuppliers@proactis.com or 0330 005 0352. In order to participate, providers must register, complete and upload completed documentation and submit this via the Chest at the link provided in this notice. The project reference on The Chest is DN449809. The values given in this notice are only estimations- the Council gives no guarantee or warranty or makes any representation as to the accuracy of any indicative values.