Provision of Boarding Kennels for Police Dogs across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire

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Hertfordshire Constabulary Headquarters awarded a framework contract to ION BRIDGE KENNELS, Amberlea Country Kennels & Cattery, and Coleman Green Boarding Kennels for the provision of secure, safe, and high-standard boarding kennels for police dogs.

The contract, valued at £120,000 over its four-year lifetime, covers three geographical lots: Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, and Hertfordshire.

The service providers are required to offer access for dog handlers to deliver and collect dogs seven days a week during working hours and at other times by agreement, as well as emergency access 24/7, 365 days per year.

Police dogs must be kennelled individually unless otherwise approved by the handler, and they must not be exercised with other dogs.

The providers must hold a current licence under the Animal Boarding Establishments Act 1963 and maintain the required standards.