**Withdrawn** Tender for Stray Dog Services

**Withdrawn** Southend-on-Sea City Council (the Council) are seeking electronic tender responses as part of a competitive procurement process to appoint a Contractor to provision the Council's Stray Dog Service (the Service).

The Service will include, but will not be limited to, the collection of stray dogs from within Council areas, providing of kennelling, reuniting dogs with their owners, collection of fees from reclaiming owners (on behalf of the Council) and the rehoming of dogs.

Other requirements and detail relating to the Service such as reporting, legislative compliance, record keeping, the provisioning of veterinary treatment, Social Value and contract management are covered as part of the Tender Documents.

Procurement Documents can be accessed via: https://procurement.southend.gov.uk/southend/portal.nsf/index.htm The deadline for receipt of clarification requests relating to the Tender Documents: 14:00 Monday 11th September 2023 The deadline for submission of Tender Responses is: 14:00 Monday 25th September 2023 The Minimum Level Requirements of the procurement process are covered in detail in the Tender Documents provided.

This includes, but is not limited to the required documentation to be submitted, Financial Standing, Insurance and all other mandatory requirements.

In regard to the evaluation the elements which are "scored" and which are "pass / fail" are fully explained within the documentation provided as part of the procurement process.