Awarded contract

Equine Enforcement Services

Details

Buyer: Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Supplier(s): Equine Emergency Services
Value: £204,000
Duration: 3 years
Topic: Animal husbandry services
Published: 13 March 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council is adopting a single-stage open procedure pursuant to Section 20 of the Procurement Act 2023 (the "PA 2023") in order to procure The Provision of Reactive and Targeted Bailiff Service to control the Fly Grazing of Horses. DMBC aims to control the number of illegally grazed horses by appointing a single equine bailiff . The Contractor will provide a reactive service that can respond within a hour and a targeted and programmed service to arrange the impounding of large numbers of Horses/Ponies found loose or tethered on Council owned land including the public Highway. The Contractor will provide transportation of them to the service providers base where they will receive livery for a specified time depending on the different sections of legislation used to remove the animal(s), including all the veterinary care and farrier services where required. ## Contract award Title: Equine Emergency Services

Timeline

Completed: Award date12 March 2026
Completed: Award published13 March 2026
Current notice
Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2029in 3 years

About the buyer

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council is a local authority for the Black Country, advertising its contract opportunities through the Black Country Business portal. Suppliers register there to receive automated notifications of relevant tender opportunities. Bids and documents are then exchanged securely through the council's InTend e-tendering system. Above-threshold contracts must run for at least 52 days before the closing date, and also appear on Contracts Finder. Certain council directorates keep approved contractor lists, choosing bidders in rotation for specific projects. Most contracts are awarded for a minimum of two to three years, with the option to extend further.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council's contract awards have been in construction work, health and social work and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

77500000 · Animal husbandry services
90700000 · Environmental services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@dudley-metropolitan-borough-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@dudley-metropolitan-borough-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@dudley-metropolitan-borough-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@dudley-metropolitan-borough-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@dudley-metropolitan-borough-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@dudley-metropolitan-borough-council.gov