# Kennelling of Dogs

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Wakefield Council](/buyers/wakefield-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Flushdyke Boarding and Rescue Kennels
- Award value: £19,306
- Tender value: £54,000
- Award date: 30 November 2021
- Published: 2 December 2021
- Contract start: 1 December 2021
- Contract end: 30 November 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 65098676-a0c0-4b9f-bae8-cf9a4a4c7bfa-490569
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c0767f30-3629-475d-8f28-a65c7ae6e546

## Description

A contract for the kenneling of dogs to enable The Council to abide by its statutory duty under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 \('the Act'\) - to collect and detain stray dogs on public \(and private with owners consent\) land\. This duty is regardless of whether they are wearing a collar or disc, or have been microchipped\. Under the Act, any dog caught where the owner cannot be traced will see the dog taken to boarding kennels where it is to be held for a mandatory period of 7 days\. After this mandatory period, the dog legally becomes property of the kennels\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/65098676-a0c0-4b9f-bae8-cf9a4a4c7bfa-490569)