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# The Police and Crime Commissioner for Dorset · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-police-and-crime-commissioner-for-dorset-GB-PPON-PXRC-3544-CJTZ). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** The Police and Crime Commissioner for Dorset is a Police & fire based in South West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 5 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** The Police and Crime Commissioner for Dorset
- **Classification:** Police & fire
- **Delivery Region:** South West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PXRC-3544-CJTZ` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 5
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £5.6m (median award: £2.8m) across 2 of 2 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-police-and-crime-commissioner-for-dorset-GB-PPON-PXRC-3544-CJTZ

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 1 bids (median of 1 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 100% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 5 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 2 (40%), Route not published: 2 (40%), Limited / restricted: 1 (20%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Transport equipment and products](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-equipment-vehicles-34000000) (CPV 34):** 1 notices, last 24 months (20% of this period)
2. **[Mining, quarrying and construction machinery](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/machinery-for-mining-quarrying-construction-equipment-43000000) (CPV 43):** 1 notices, last 24 months (20% of this period)
3. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 1 notices, last 24 months (20% of this period)
4. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 1 notices, last 24 months (20% of this period)
5. **[Administration, defence and social security](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/administration-defence-and-social-security-services-75000000) (CPV 75):** 1 notices, last 24 months (20% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[ECLIPSE DIGITAL SOLUTIONS LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/eclipse-digital-solutions-ltd-coh-04146087):** 1 procedures
2. **[VICTIM SUPPORT](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/victim-support-coh-02158780):** 1 procedures
3. **[Solo Service Group Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/solo-service-group-limited-coh-02626708):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Solo Service Group Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/solo-service-group-limited-coh-02626708):** £5.1m · [Regional Cleaning Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/regional-cleaning-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06cf66)
2. **[ECLIPSE DIGITAL SOLUTIONS LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/eclipse-digital-solutions-ltd-coh-04146087):** £453k · [Bournemouth Custody CCTV Upgrade](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bournemouth-custody-cctv-upgrade-ocds-h6vhtk-078d19)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 1
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 1
- **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 The Police and Crime Commissioner for Dorset intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-police-and-crime-commissioner-for-dorset-GB-PPON-PXRC-3544-CJTZ#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-police-and-crime-commissioner-for-dorset-GB-PPON-PXRC-3544-CJTZ
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt