CAC003 Derbyshire Pet Boarding Services Framework

Buyer
Derbyshire County Council
Value
£135,000
Closes
26 November 2026
Where
Matlock, the East Midlands
Type
Sets up a framework (suppliers apply to join)

In plain English

Derbyshire County Council is buying a pet boarding service for short-term emergency stays. It is for people receiving Adult Social Care support who are temporarily unable to look after their pet. The provider must take in animals at short notice and put their welfare first.

What the buyer wants

• Provide short-term boarding for pets of Adult Social Care clients who cannot care for them temporarily, including emergency admissions at short notice. • Deliver a responsive, flexible and welfare-focused service, working with the Council and other relevant organisations. • Care for animals safely and lawfully, to recognised animal welfare standards, from facilities within 10 miles of the Derbyshire border.

Requirements

What could rule a small business out: The requirement for facilities within 10 miles of the Derbyshire border would rule out any business based further away, and the need to handle emergency admissions at short notice may be hard for businesses without spare capacity.

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How to bid

This is a framework: the buyer picks a set of suppliers now and awards work to them over several years. If you are not on it when it is awarded, you usually cannot win work from it until it is re-tendered, so this is the window to bid.

Where to apply

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Questions about this tender? Email the buyer at Countyprocurementcompliance.team@derbyshire.gov.uk.

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