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Provision of a Dog Warden Service

Community ServicesCPV 98380000

Value£315,000

Deadline12 Oct 2026

Published17 Sept 2026

RegionNationwide

£315,000 — stated in the notice

Timeline

Published 17 Sept 202622 days leftCloses 12 Oct 2026

Who to contact

procurement@manchester.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk . Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation relating to this opportunity. Applicants will need to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including procurement specific questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on 12th October 2026 as referred to in the tender documentation. Any clarification queries must also be submitted via the Chest website by the date referred to in the tender documentation.

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context

£315ktotal contract value

median £134k

this tender£0£4.1m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Other Community & Personal Services band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 5,835 valued Other Community & Personal Services tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

Manchester City Council publishes Other Community & Personal Services work continuously — 37 notices, roughly one every 58 days. This is a stream to watch, not a cycle to wait for.

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The brief

The requirement is for the contractor to provide a comprehensive dog warden service.

The contractor would be required to respond to each report of a stray dog received within the city of Manchester.

For clarity, this would include both roaming stray dogs and stray dogs that have been tethered or secured by the finder.

The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest.

Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk .

Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation relating to this opportunity. https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View?advertId=b0f813d6-c794-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromAdvertEvent=True

Requirements

What the notice asks for

The requirement is for the contractor

The requirement is for the contractor to provide a comprehensive dog warden service.

The contractor would be required to respond

The contractor would be required to respond to each report of a stray dog received within the city of Manchester.

Applicants will need to register their details

Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk .

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

What it takes to bid this

12–20 daysof bid-team effort

£8.2k–£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

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Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
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