Estimated Value
Up to £3,500,000
Deadline
4 December 2026
29 days remaining
Published
5 November 2026
Type
Not specified
At a glance
- Buyer
- Luton Council
- Estimated value
- £3,500,000
- Closing date
- 4 December 2026 (29 days left)
- Published
- 5 November 2026
- Location
- East of England
- Type
- open procedure
- Likely incumbent
- Appledown Kennels, current contract ends July 2030
- Latest notice
- UK4 tender notice (Procurement Act 2023)
- Published on
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Overview
The requirement is an integrated property licensing service operational from day one of service commencement and maintained throughout the contract. The scope covers licensing administration, application and data validation, landlord engagement, property inspections, reporting and enforcement support under the Housing Act 2004. The Council will retain statutory accountability and decisions; the contract will define the supplier’s supporting activities and escalation responsibilities.
Regulations cited
- Housing Act 2004
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Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
Appledown Kennels
2 contracts wonlatest 3 Nov 2026ends 31 Jul 2030£2m
total awarded
- 2
Softcat Plc
2 contracts wonlatest 14 Oct 2026ends 22 Nov 2028£392,635
total awarded
- 3
SWARCO UK & Ireland Ltd
2 contracts wonlatest 6 Aug 2026ends 30 Sept 2031£2m
total awarded
- 4
Cristec Security Designs Ltd
2 contracts wonlatest 29 Jan 2026ends 30 Nov 2026£1m
total awarded
- 5
ASCENDANT SOLUTIONS LTD
1 contract wonlatest 5 Nov 2026ends 24 Nov 2029£52,500
total awarded
Appledown Kennels is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Key Dates
Published
5 November 2026
Submission deadline
4 December 2026
Notice type
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