Dorset Council: Contract Register & Procurement Profile
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Official UK PPONPHCY-8926-WVVM
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Tenders you can still bid for.
Notices at tender stage whose deadline has not passed.
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Notices published in the last 12 months.
Counted per tender, not per lot, against the 12 months before where shown.
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How many companies usually bid when this buyer runs a tender.
Middle value of the bid counts on its award notices, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 14 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months.
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How much of this buyer’s work goes to its three most frequent suppliers.
Share of its awarded tenders that name at least one of the top three. Each tender is counted once.
84 awarded tenders, 222 different suppliers.
Describes the record. It is not a sign of favouritism.
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Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Published contracts with an end date in that window. No end date, not counted.
A likely retender, not a certain one.
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How much this buyer has awarded recently, by published values.
Sum of award values to single suppliers, VAT excluded, on notices from the last 24 months. Framework ceilings and repeated totals are left out.
Published values, not actual spend. The biggest rows are listed so you can check.
Open notices
2 live · deadline in the future or not published · as of page build
| Notice | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road Surface Treatments - DPS | 27 Sept 2028 | 728d | £12,000,000 |
| Dorset Care, Support, Housing and Community Safety Framework | 31 Mar 2032 | 2009d | £1,700,000,000 |
What they buyi
What kind of work is bought here.
Notices by procurement category (CPV). A notice with several categories counts in each.
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What kind of work is bought here.
Notices by procurement category (CPV). A notice with several categories counts in each.
Last 24 months · CPV divisions on published procedures · a notice with several divisions counts in each
45 Construction work20 procedures · 38% · 1 open85 Health and social work services13 procedures · 25%71 Architectural, construction, engineering9 procedures · 17%50 Repair and maintenance services5 procedures · 9%90 Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental5 procedures · 9%44 Construction structures and materials4 procedures · 8% · 1 open31 Electrical machinery3 procedures · 6%51 Installation services (except software)3 procedures · 6%How they buyi
How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Last 24 months · 53 notices · commercial tool and route as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
- Contract 75% (40 notices)
- Framework 17% (9 notices)
- Dynamic purchasing system 8% (4 notices)
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Which procedures buyers here use.
Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.
- Route not published 40% (21 notices)
- Open 26% (14 notices)
- Selective 21% (11 notices)
- Limited / restricted 8% (4 notices)
- Direct award 6% (3 notices)
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How many companies usually bid when this buyer runs a tender.
Middle value of the bid counts on its award notices, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 14 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months.
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How long this buyer takes to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from deadline to first award notice, on this buyer’s own tenders.
Based on 3 decided tenders across all categories, last 24 months.
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How often this buyer changes a notice after publishing it.
Middle number of amendments per notice. Deadline extensions and corrections both count.
Based on 53 notices across all categories, last 24 months.
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Do this buyer’s awards land above or below its own estimates.
Each lot’s published estimate against its award, on this buyer’s competitions, like for like.
Based on 8 lots with both an estimate and an award, last 24 months.
A past pattern, not a price to bid.
Who wins herei
Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
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Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
All published awards naming a supplier · ranked by distinct procedures, not pounds · panel and call-off entries inflate award records
| Supplier | Procedures | Share | Last 24m | Award records | Last activity |
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| Stabilised Pavements Limited | 4 | 4.8% | 3 | 4 | 6 May 2026 |
| Julian House | 3 | 3.6% | 0 | 3 | 4 Oct 2022 |
| Mark Farwell Plant Hire Ltd | 3 | 3.6% | 0 | 3 | 19 Dec 2022 |
| Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust | 2 | 2.4% | 2 | 2 | 26 Jun 2026 |
| Future Roots Ltd | 2 | 2.4% | 1 | 5 | 18 Feb 2026 |
| CIVICA ELECTION SERVICES LIMITED | 2 | 2.4% | 1 | 2 | 18 Sept 2026 |
| Colas Limited | 2 | 2.4% | 1 | 2 | 26 Jun 2025 |
| The You Trust | 2 | 2.4% | 1 | 2 | 26 Jan 2026 |
The three most frequent suppliers are named on 12% of 84 awarded procedures (each procedure counted once, so a panel shared by several of them is not double-counted); 222 distinct suppliers hold at least one. Descriptive concentration of published awards — not a statement of preference.
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How much this buyer has awarded recently, by published values.
Sum of award values to single suppliers, VAT excluded, on notices from the last 24 months. Framework ceilings and repeated totals are left out.
Published values, not actual spend. The biggest rows are listed so you can check.
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What one of this buyer’s contracts is usually worth.
Middle value of the same awards as the total above.
Largest published awards iThe biggest published awards. Awards to a single supplier with a published value, largest first, so you can check the totals against the notice. A repeated framework total can appear here. Open the notice to check. | Supplier | Awarded | Term | Published value |
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| Household Recycling Centre, Waste Transfer Stations and Associated Services | W&S Waste Management Ltd | 27 Mar 2026 | 8 yrs · up to 12 yrs | £130,000,000 ≈ £16m/yr |
| Children and Young People Public Health Service | Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust | — | 1 yrs | £89,967,015 † ≈ £90m/yr |
| Dorset Integrated Sexual Health and Specialised HIV | Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust | — | — | £42,054,307 † |
| Moors Valley Country Park Food and Drink Concession Contract | I D Hospitality | — | — | £9,200,000 † |
| Weymouth Harbour Walls F&G Replacement Scheme | Knights Brown Construction Ltd | — | — | £5,209,965 † |
Contracts endingi
Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Published contracts with an end date in that window. No end date, not counted.
A likely retender, not a certain one.
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Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Published contracts with an end date in that window. No end date, not counted.
A likely retender, not a certain one.
Published end dates only · 116 of 318 contracts carry one · not a retender forecast
| Contract | Holder | Ends | Published value |
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| Family Link Worker Service | caring for communities and people | 31 Mar 2027 | £882,000 |
| Dorset Integrated Sexual Health and Specialised HIV | Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust | 31 Mar 2027 | £42,054,307 |
| Printing of Election and Electoral Registration Materials | CIVICA ELECTION SERVICES LIMITED | 30 Jun 2027 | £170,000 |
| Children and Young People Public Health Service | Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust | 30 Sept 2027 | £89,967,015 |
Recent procedures
Latest 50 of 130 procedures on this authority cluster, incl. beneficiary and procuring-entity roles
| Procedure | Status | Published | Published value |
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| Printing of Election and Electoral Registration Materials | Awarded / complete | 18 Sept 2026 | — |
| Dental Epidemiology Survey (Oral Health Survey)Dental practice and related services | Awarded / complete | 2 Sept 2026 | — |
| Household Recycling Centre, Waste Transfer Stations and Associated ServicesRefuse and waste related services | Awarded / complete | 24 Jul 2026 | £130,000,000 |
| Dorset Learning Centre TransportRoad transport services | Awarded / complete | 10 Jul 2026 | £80,000,000 |
| Management of Hotels and Guest HousesBuilding rental or sale services | Open | 8 Jul 2026 | £2,000,000 |
| Sherborne Library Extended Access | Awarded / complete | 24 Jun 2026 | — |
| Framework for the Supply of Operated and Self-Operated Plant Hire Construction-related services | Planned | 16 Jun 2026 | £13,500,000 |
| Highways Waste and Recycling FrameworkRefuse and waste related services | Planned | 16 Jun 2026 | £2,200,000 |
| Framework for the Supply of Highway Construction Materials Granules | Planned | 16 Jun 2026 | £27,000,000 |
| eTendering Software - Procontract | Awarded / complete | 15 Jun 2026 | — |
| Waste Treatment and Disposal ContractRefuse disposal and treatment | Planned | 26 May 2026 | £160,000,000 |
| Healthy Homes DorsetEnergy-efficiency consultancy services | Planned | 26 May 2026 | £26,000,000 |
| Grouted Asphalt Surface Treatments 2026- 2029Carriageway resurfacing works | Awarded / complete | 18 May 2026 | — |
| In-situ Road recycling 2026-29Carriageway resurfacing works | Awarded / complete | 6 May 2026 | — |
| Family Link Worker ServiceHealth and social work services | Awarded / complete | 1 May 2026 | £882,000 |
| Dorset Council Reactive & Planned Repairs and Maintenance – Property and HousingBuilding fittings | Planning | 22 Apr 2026 | £37,000,000 |
| Dorset Highways Contractor Resource (Top up labour) FrameworkBlacksmith services | Planned | 16 Apr 2026 | £25,200,000 |
| Supported Employment ServicesAdult and other education services | Awarded / complete | 2 Apr 2026 | £900,000 |
| Reactive and Planned Maintenance Services for Plant and Property Assets for Dorset CouncilBuilding fittings | Planning | 30 Mar 2026 | £37,000,000 |
| Security at Libraries (Manned Guarding)Security services | Awarded / complete | 2 Mar 2026 | — |
Data coverage & method
- Source: Find a Tender OCDS releases; mixed PCR 2015 / Procurement Act 2023 history — no legal-regime label is applied.
- Counts are procedures (one notice family), not lots. Authority cluster = canonical buyer plus beneficiary and procuring-entity roles.
- Published procedure values exist on a minority of notices; their lifetime sum (£959m, ceilings stripped) is a catalogue fact, not spend, and is not shown as a headline.
- Awards on procedures published in the last 24 months: 131 award records on 27 procedures (131 to a single canonical supplier, 0 multi-supplier). 23 values come from the contract record when the award carried none.
- Bid counts, deadline-to-award, amendments and award-vs-estimate come from the nightly buyer analytics row; each figure’s own method and sample is behind its , the long form on Methodology.
- Contract end dates: 116 of 318 published contracts carry a period end; 4 end within 18 months, 0 within 6.
- Never shown: contact details, predicted winners, payment behaviour, or “who to invite”.
Identifiers consolidated into this page (12 historical Find a Tender publication identifiers)
Official notices referenced this authority under these publication identifiers. Alias URLs are not separate pages.
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