Coming up· published 3 Mar 2025
Market Sounding: Adult Social Care Emergency Animal Boarding
Leeds City Council · Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber
Leeds City Council is planning Market Sounding: Adult Social Care Emergency Animal Boarding. It is a framework for other health and social care in Leeds.
Source: Find a Tender, published 3 Mar 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 12:08
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2025
Contract starts
Next
2028
Contract ends
3 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Leeds City Council is planning Market Sounding: Adult Social Care Emergency Animal Boarding. It is a framework for other health and social care in Leeds. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £90,000. The contract runs from 1 June 2025 to 31 May 2028. It lasts 3 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 3 March 2025. The notice number is 007652-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04e8f0.
Summary of the contracting process
Leeds City Council is initiating a procurement process titled "Market Sounding: Adult Social Care Emergency Animal Boarding" within the services industry category. The procurement is in the planning stage and focuses on obtaining temporary animal placements and kennelling services during emergencies to support Adult Social Care.
Key dates include a due date for a market sounding exercise set for 17 March 2025, and a future notice date on 1 May 2025. The procurement will cover locations in the United Kingdom, specifically in the region UKE42, and the contract period spans from 1 June 2025 to 31 May 2028, with an estimated value of £90,000 GBP.
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs), as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), are particularly well-suited to compete, given the procurement's focus on creating a framework agreement.
The notice in full
Market Sounding Exercise: Adult Social Care Emergency Animal Boarding. The Council is seeking to engage with providers who can deliver temporary animal placements and/or kennelling services in Emergency situations to support the Adult Social Care service.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Framework
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 1 Jun 2025 to 31 May 2028 (3 years)
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £90,000
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planning
- Lots
- Planning
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 007652-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04e8f0
- CPV code
- 03140000 - Animal products and related products; 03325000 - Small animals; 77500000 - Animal husbandry services; 85210000 - Domestic animal nurseries; 98380000 - Dog kennel services
- CPV division
- 03 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products; 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services; 85 - Health and social work services; 98 - Other community, social and personal services
Location
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Town
- Leeds
- Postcode
- LS1 1UR
- Electoral ward
- Little London & Woodhouse
- Constituency
- Leeds Central and Headingley
- Delivery area
- Leeds
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Sub-region
- Leeds
- Area
- West Yorkshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Leeds City Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Samuel Bennett
- Address
- Leeds, LS1 1UR · Yorkshire and The Humber · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Documents and links
Questions about Market Sounding: Adult Social Care Emergency Animal Boarding
When will the Market Sounding: Adult Social Care Emergency Animal Boarding tender open?
Leeds City Council has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How much is the Market Sounding: Adult Social Care Emergency Animal Boarding contract worth?
The estimated value is £90,000. The contract runs from 1 June 2025 to 31 May 2028 (3 years).
Who is the buyer for Market Sounding: Adult Social Care Emergency Animal Boarding?
Leeds City Council, based in Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber. The named contact is Samuel Bennett.
How do I bid for Market Sounding: Adult Social Care Emergency Animal Boarding?
Register on the buyer's portal named in the notice, download the tender pack and check every condition of participation before you start writing. The buyer has marked it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Care Sync Experts writes and reviews care tender bids from £1,500 + VAT.
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What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
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- Gather your evidence and case studies now.
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- Watch for the tender notice.
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