LB Hillingdon - Provision of a stray & lost dog collection service

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The London Borough of Hillingdon (the Council) is seeking to appoint a single supplier for its Lost and Stray Dogs Service, inclusive of collection, transportation and the kennelling of the animals for a period of up to 7 days. The successful supplier will be required to provide the service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week without exception. This service will also need to include banned breeds.in accordance with the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991. The contract will primarily be a service for dealing with dogs in the following circumstances: •Dogs that have been taken control of and held by a member of the public or officer of an authority, i.e. Police Officer, Local Authority Officer or Dog Warden Officer •The owners are unknown and cannot be identified and/or reached at the time of notification; •Stray roaming dogs that are not under the control of a person in a public place or on any other land owned, managed or controlled by the London Borough of Hillingdon; •Roaming stray dogs that are not under the control of a person where land or premises are not a public place or land owned, managed or controlled by the London Borough of Hillingdon under the direction of the client. •Roaming or stray dogs contained within the banned breed schedule as per the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991. Currently there are on average 21 call outs per month. Over the last 12 months there has been 4 confirmed collections of XL Bully dogs following typing. The service will comply with the Council's statutory responsibilities under the following provisions and are to be implemented during the contract period: • Environmental Protection Act 1990; • Environmental Protection (Stray Dogs) Regulations 1992; • Animal Welfare Act 2006; • The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities involving Animals) Regulations 2018; • Welfare of Animals (Transport) (England • Control of Dogs Order 1992 • Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 • And any other legislation, regulations or orders relating to dogs th