Provision of Stray Dog Service

Descriptions

Cumberland Council have a statutory duty to respond to, collect and kennel any dog that is deemed to be stray. The legislation that governs this states that the dog is to be kennelled for a minimum of 7 days with attempts being made to contact any identified owner through the Microchip (if present). In the event that no owner is located and the 7 day period is up, the dog can then be progressed to be rehomed or euthanised. Please see the Tender Documents for further information available via The Chest. https://www.the-chest.org.uk/ . For support using the Chest, please contact Proactis, using the Supplier Support area. For clarifications, please ensure all correspondence is via The Chest using the messages area. The contract term is a maximum of 3 years, this is based on an initial 1 year term plus 2 optional extensions of up to 12 months each.