Scope
Description
Adur District, Worthing Borough and Arun District council are seeking a provider to deliver it's stray dog and kennelling service.
The council's are proposing to use an open tender process to appoint contracts across up to 2 lots;
Lot 1: Adur and Worthing Councils
Lot 2: Arun Council
The Contract term will be up to 5 years with an initial 2 years terms and up to 3 x 1 year extensions.
The service will involve the collection of reported stray dogs in the Adur, Arun or Worthing Council areas, their kennelling for up to 7 days and management of owner collection / unclaimed strays. This will include all relevant care and reporting requirements.
In order to ensure that dogs can be collected from a suitable location this tender will be limited to providers who can offer kennelling locations within West Sussex or it's direct neighbours.
This tender is limited to those providers who are able to demonstrate they have a valid and acceptable standard of dog kennel boarding license.
Across all three areas the average number of dogs collected was 120 per year.
It is anticipated that the tender will go live on the 12th of January 2026 and the contract will start from the 01st of April 2026.
Total value (estimated)
- £175,000 excluding VAT
- £210,000 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 April 2026 to 1 April 2031
- 5 years, 1 day
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 98380000 - Dog kennel services
Contract locations
- UKK - South West (England)
Engagement
Engagement deadline
12 January 2026
Engagement process description
There is no formal requirement to respond to this notice directly however if you would like to express an interest please sign up as a supplier on the Delta e-procurement portal:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/
and email procurement@adur-worthing.gov.uk with your company name, address and key contact information.
Participation
Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
12 January 2026
Contracting authority
Worthing Borough Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PWNT-2213-JRVP
Worthing Town Hall
Worthing
BN11 1HA
United Kingdom
Region: UKJ27 - West Sussex (South West)
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government