Coming up· published 4 Dec 2025
Pet Kennelling Service
The City of Edinburgh Council · City of Edinburgh, Scotland
The City of Edinburgh Council is planning Pet Kennelling Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in City of Edinburgh.
Source: Find a Tender, published 5 Dec 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
Planning Notice · 12:50
View notice2026
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
About this tender
In brief
The City of Edinburgh Council is planning Pet Kennelling Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in City of Edinburgh. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens.
Find a Tender published it on 5 December 2025. The notice number is 080131-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05efa0. Bids are made through the buyer's Public Contracts Scotland portal.
Summary of the contracting process
The City of Edinburgh Council is planning to procure a pet kennelling service, aimed at supporting service users in temporary accommodation within Edinburgh and the Lothians. The procurement process is currently in the planning stage, with the tender titled "Pet Kennelling Service" and classified under dog kennel services and domestic animal nurseries.
The council seeks a suitably licensed and qualified service provider who can manage a variety of animals, including dogs, cats, small animals, and exotic pets. Interested providers must express their interest through Public Contracts Scotland by 12 noon on 17th December 2025. The council will release future notices concerning this procurement on 15th January 2026.
Service providers with expertise in animal care and suitable facilities for accommodating different types of pets will find this contract particularly advantageous.
About this tender
The City of Edinburgh Council is seeking to appoint a single suitably licensed/qualified Service Provider to deliver a pet kennelling service. The Service Provider will be required to accommodate a range of animals including, but not limited to, dogs, cats and small animals (e.g. rabbits and guinea pigs) and exotic pets (e.g. lizards and snakes), whilst Service Users are in Temporary Accommodation.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Planned
The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to: - advise the market that the Council require to appoint a Service Provider to deliver a contract for pet kennelling services as the current contract ends on 30 March 2026; and - seek notes of interest from suitably licensed/qualified pet kennelling Service Providers, in order to assess the Service Provider market. Please see the attached PIN notice for further information.
Additional information: If you wish to note interest in this contract opportunity, please indicate so on Public Contract Scotland by noting interest and complete the attached brief questionnaire and email it to kat.mcclory@edinburgh.gov.uk by 12 noon Wednesday 17 December 2025. Responses submitted after 12 noon Wednesday 17 December 2025 may not be considered.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Planning Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Buyer's portal
- Public Contracts Scotland
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 080131-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05efa0
- CPV code
- 85210000 - Domestic animal nurseries; 98380000 - Dog kennel services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services; 98 - Other community, social and personal services
Location
- Local authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Town
- Edinburgh
- Postcode
- EH8 8BG
- Electoral ward
- City Centre
- Constituency
- Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
- Delivery area
- City of Edinburgh
- Region
- Scotland
- Sub-region
- City of Edinburgh
- Area
- East Central Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- The City of Edinburgh Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Kat McClory
- Address
- Edinburgh, EH8 8BG · Scotland · Scotland
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Documents and links
- Public Contracts Scotland portal, to register and bidapi.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice
- Publiccontractsscotland.gov.ukpubliccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx
- Publiccontractsscotland.gov.ukpubliccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx
- Latest noticefind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080131-2025
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-05efa0 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Pet Kennelling Service
When will the Pet Kennelling Service tender open?
The City of Edinburgh 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.
Who is the buyer for Pet Kennelling Service?
The City of Edinburgh Council, based in City of Edinburgh, Scotland. The named contact is Kat McClory.
How do I bid for Pet Kennelling Service?
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What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
- Answer any market engagement questions.
- Gather your evidence and case studies now.
- Check your policies are up to date.
- Watch for the tender notice.
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