County Wicklow Dog Warden Service including the management and operation of the Dog Pound

Wicklow County Council

Wicklow County Council wishes to engage a competent and experienced organisation or person as Services Provider for the provision of Dog Warden Services in County Wicklow, the management and operation of the Dog Pound facility located at Sharpeshill, Ballygannonmore, Rathdrum, Co Wicklow under the provision of the Control of Dogs Act, 1986 to 2010 and the inspection of Dog Breeding Establishments under the Dog Breeding Establishments Act, 2010.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-12-05. The procurement was published on 2025-11-05.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2025-11-05 Contract notice
Contract notice (2025-11-05)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: County Wicklow Dog Warden Service including the management and operation of the Dog Pound
Short description:
Wicklow County Council wishes to engage a competent and experienced organisation or person as Services Provider for the provision of Dog Warden Services in County Wicklow, the management and operation of the Dog Pound facility located at Sharpeshill, Ballygannonmore, Rathdrum, Co Wicklow under the provision of the Control of Dogs Act, 1986 to 2010 and the inspection of Dog Breeding Establishments under the Dog Breeding Establishments Act, 2010.
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Other community, social and personal services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 800 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Estimated value excluding VAT: 800 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description of the procurement:
Wicklow County Council wishes to engage a competent and experienced organisation or person as Services Provider for the provision of Dog Warden Services in County Wicklow, the management and operation of the Dog Pound facility located at Sharpeshill, Ballygannonmore, Rathdrum, Co Wicklow under the provision of the Control of Dogs Act, 1986 to 2010 and the inspection of Dog Breeding Establishments under the Dog Breeding Establishments Act, 2010.
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Dog kennel services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Aim of strategic procurement: Fulfilment of social objectives
Tenderers are required to demonstrate how sustainability, environmental awareness and carbon reducing policies are practiced within their organisations and in how they propose the deliver the service. This is a scoring requirement within the quality section of the tender assessment.
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Social objective promoted: Accessibility for all
The use of accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities in the technical specifications: Accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities are not included with the following justification
Justification: Service is for the a Dog Kennel Service
Postal address: The dog warden service is required for the administrative area of County Wicklow and the dog pound is located in Ballygannonmore, Rathdrum, County Wicklow
Postcode: A67YK81
Town: County Wicklow Ireland
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Place of performance: Mid-East ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 36 months
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services:
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โœ…
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-12-05 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-12-05 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6923031
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 180 days
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2025-12-05 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6923031
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used โœ…
Electronic payment will be used โœ…
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2025-11-20 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
The CVD legal basis to establish which category of procurement procedure applies: Other service contract
The procurement falls within the scope of the European Parliament and Council 2009/33/EC (Clean Vehicles Directive โ€“ CVD) โœ…

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Wicklow County Council
National registration number: IE0015233H
Postal address: County Buildings, Station Road, Wicklow Town, Co. Wicklow
Postal code: A67 FW96
Postal town: Wicklow Town
Region: Mid-East ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: smccullough@wicklowcoco.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 040420100 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.wicklow.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.wicklow.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=6923031 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=6923031 ๐ŸŒ
Electronic submission: Required

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2025/S 214-736948 (2025-11-05)