Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c12-2de1-7243-a2e2-c66c59f59cff/tender-for-equine-enforcement-services-award awarded GB open procedure # Tender for Equine Enforcement Services - AWARD [Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/sandwell-metropolitan-borough-council) Estimated value Not stated Published 30 Mar 2017 Deadline Closed 2 Mar 2017 ## Who can bid - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council covers 8547 hectares with approximately 309,000 residents and 877km of public highways. Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council covers 9796 hectares with approximately 316,000 residents and 880km of public highways. The problem of illegally grazed and stray horses has been endemic within the whole of the Black Country for decades. It has been the practice of horse owners to tether or just leave their animals on parks, football pitches, nature reserves and other open land. The tethering of horses is not prohibited by law, but is unauthorised on Council Land. This results in a range of problems including; direct damage to land, loss of amenities such as football pitches, planted and wooded areas being destroyed and potential injury to the public or motorists. In addition to the health and safety problems, stray and tethered horses cause nuisance and result in a considerable volume of complaints from the public which are directed at both the Council and the police. The Council is keen to establish a robust and long term arrangement by appointing a contractor to address both the issue of planned enforcement activity and a comprehensive reactive response service to collect stray horses from the highway via a tendering process. The Contract will apply to any equine, horse, pony, donkey or mule. ## CPV classification Leather of bovine or equine animals Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/836d9e9b-df02-4007-8570-2fd6eb8127d2) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/sandwell-metropolitan-borough-council) [Sector More Leather, textiles & plastics materials tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/leather-textiles-plastics) ## More tenders like this [Linen – Acquisition de linge de maison · Ville d'Antibes (06) · 35 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-0b1b-7093-a28e-484221738657/france-linen-acquisition-de-linge-de-maison) [Polythene waste and refuse sacks and bags – Ambalaje utilizate pentru colectarea, transportul și eliminarea finală a deșeurilor medicale periculoase · Spitalul Clinic Judetean de Urgenta Brasov · 31 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-9563-70ec-a15e-a5ef9c20da90/romania-polythene-waste-and-refuse-sacks-and-bags-ambalaje-utilizate-pentru) [Polythene waste and refuse sacks and bags – Framework agreement for green food waste bags and other sacks · Romerike Avfallsforedling Iks · 31 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-65e1-7381-893c-acbfbfc4620b/norway-polythene-waste-and-refuse-sacks-and-bags-framework-agreement-for-gre) [Plastic products – Lieferung von Abfall- und Wertstoffbehälter aus Kunststoff · AVR Kommunal AöR · 23 days left · 11 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1405e-7e46-73c5-a164-6048a86fffcb/germany-plastic-products-lieferung-von-abfall-und-wertstoffbehalter-aus-kun) [Cloth – (Α.Δ. 31/26) Προμήθεια Υφάσματος Συνθετικού Επικαλυμμένου με PVC · Ανώτατη Στρατιωτική Διοίκηση Υποστήριξης Στρατού (ΑΣΔΥΣ) / Διεύθυνση Προμηθειών (ΔΠΜ) · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1405f-5b69-70c1-8db5-90198f744601/greece-cloth-ad-3126-promitheia-yfasmatos-sinthetikou-epikalimmenoy-me-pv) [Polythene waste and refuse sacks and bags – Accord-cadre relatif à la fourniture de sacs poubelles · Service public de wallonie · 15 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1405f-88f9-7380-bcf6-97f440fd8a8e/belgium-polythene-waste-and-refuse-sacks-and-bags-accord-cadre-relatif-a-la)