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# Dorset Highways Contractor Resource (Top up labour) Framework

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dorset-highways-contractor-resource-top-up-labour-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-0683dc). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Dorset Council: "Dorset Highways Contractor Resource (Top up labour) Framework". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £25,200,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Dorset Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/dorset-council-ons-e06000059)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £25,200,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Blacksmith services, Construction work for highways, Construction work for highways, roads, Joinery and carpentry installation work, Masonry and bricklaying work (+4 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKK24, UKK25
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dorset-highways-contractor-resource-top-up-labour-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-0683dc#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0683dc`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dorset-highways-contractor-resource-top-up-labour-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-0683dc#tl-md)

## Description
Dorset Council is to set up a framework for the provision of labour support including traffic management, skilled and semi-skilled highway maintenance operatives, LGV drivers and specialist trades (bricklayer/ stone mason, carpenter/ shuttering carpenter, welder, blacksmith, steel fixer, kerb layer, slab and block layer). These roles will support the delivery of highway maintenance and construction projects in the Dorset area (including the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area).
The framework will be split into 4 lots.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 45223210, 45233100, 45233120, 45233130, 45233141, 45262500
- **Delivery regions:** UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 13/06/2026 to 13/06/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F034577-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-16T10:18:19.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T17:45:29.212Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0683dc