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# NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-dorset-integrated-care-board-nhs-qvv). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board is a Central government based in South West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 113 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** South West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PGWM-4538-ZGJR` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 113
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £3.3bn (median award: £52k) across 82 of 82 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (NHS DORSET INTEGRATED CARE BOARD)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-dorset-integrated-care-board-nhs-qvv

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 5 bids (median of 5 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 38% below the published estimate (median of 1 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 94 (99%), Framework: 1 (1%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Limited / restricted: 69 (73%), Route not published: 12 (13%), Open: 7 (7%), Direct award: 6 (6%), Selective: 1 (1%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 83 notices, last 24 months (87% of this period)
2. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 2 notices, last 24 months (2% of this period)
3. **[Financial and insurance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/financial-and-insurance-services-66000000) (CPV 66):** 1 notices, last 24 months (1% of this period)
4. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 1 notices, last 24 months (1% of this period)
5. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 1 notices, last 24 months (1% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dorset-healthcare-university-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-FTS-144567):** 6 procedures (8 awards)
2. **[Community Health & Eyecare Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/community-health-eyecare-ltd-coh-07296068):** 3 procedures
3. **[Immedicare LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/immedicare-llp-coh-oc386260):** 3 procedures
4. **[BRITISH PREGNANCY ADVISORY SERVICE](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/british-pregnancy-advisory-service-bpas-coh-01803160):** 3 procedures
5. **[University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/university-hospitals-dorset-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-FTS-52982):** 3 procedures (4 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/south-western-ambulance-service-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-NHS-RYF):** £811m · [999 Urgent and Emergency Ambulance Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/999-urgent-and-emergency-ambulance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04ff5c)
2. **[Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dorset-county-hospital-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-FTS-179548):** £681m · [NHS Acute Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nhs-acute-services-ocds-h6vhtk-067dce)
3. **[University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/university-hospitals-dorset-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-FTS-52982):** £623m · [Standard Acute Contract](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/standard-acute-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-04ff64)
4. **[Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dorset-healthcare-university-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-FTS-144567):** £476m · [Mental Health, Learning Disability, and Children and Young Peoples Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mental-health-learning-disability-and-children-and-young-peoples-services-ocds-h6vhtk-067d9d)
5. **[Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dorset-healthcare-university-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-FTS-144567):** £402m · [Dorset Integrated Urgent Care Service (DIUCS)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dorset-integrated-urgent-care-service-diucs-ocds-h6vhtk-067acc)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 1
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 4
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-dorset-integrated-care-board-nhs-qvv#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-dorset-integrated-care-board-nhs-qvv
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt