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Highways Term Service Contract

Buyer: Dorset Council →

BuyerDorset Council
Statusplanned
DeadlineNot published
Value£200,000,000
Published22 May 2025

What is being bought

Dorset Council is planning to procure a new Highways Term Service Contract. The Contract is due to commence on 1st April 2027 for a proposed 10 year period. The contract is likely to cover structural maintenance and other projects including improvements, harbour walls, waste transfer stations and embankment stabilisation however the final scope is yet to be defined. Dorset Council is not bound by the information provided in this pipeline notice, which could change over time as plans for the procurements become clearer. Dorset Council is not under any obligation to proceed with any procurement that has been specified in this pipeline notice.

Delivery location

UKK25, GB

Categories

Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work 45200000Construction, foundation and surface works for highways, roads 45233000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanned
Contract periodFrom 1 Apr 2027 to 1 Apr 2032

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work, Construction, foundation and surface works for highways, roadsNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 45. The category anchor is Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work (45200000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 4517,1334 median · 30.2 average (5,652 of 17,133 with a bid count)3.8 average (6,251 of 17,133 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer8Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKK25468 median · 26.9 average (27 of 46 with a bid count)5.7 average (27 of 46 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)4293 median · 13.6 average (5 of 429 with a bid count)2.2 average (5 of 429 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0504e4
Latest release ID025228-2025
Latest release timestampThu May 22 2025 15:11:44 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanned
Procurement methodNot published
Procurement method detailsNot published
Main procurement categoryworks
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£200,000,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
22 May 2025planning025228-2025
17 Apr 2025planning015926-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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Complete JSON history (2 releases)
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        "description": "Dorset Council is undertaking early market engagement, with the aim of providing information to and requesting feedback from highway suppliers, about aspects of the Council’s Highway Term Service Contract.\nThe anticipated value of the proposed new Highways Term Services Contract is £200m over a proposed 10-year period commencing April 2027. Dorset Council is looking for a suitably sized Tier One contractor with extensive experience of large construction and highway projects who can deliver a range of highway maintenance and infrastructure projects.\nThe Council wishes to seek feedback from the industry in the following specific areas, but would welcome any additional comments also:\n- Contract processes\n- Incentivisation\n- Co-location\n- Reciprocal trade\n- Social Value\n- Flexibility & Responsiveness\nThe process will involve relevant companies and organisations responding to the market engagement questions provided on the Council’s e-tendering portal - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=36a7fafc-7d1b-f011-8136-005056b64545&p=696a9836-1895-e511-8105-000c29c9ba21\nThe deadline for responses is 12 noon on 6th May 2025, (late submissions will not be accepted).\nAny clarification questions should be submitted via Supplying the South West Portal no later than 12 noon on 25th April 2025.\nIt is not a requirement that all sections are completed by all respondents.\nWhere Dorset Council think further clarification would assist them in informing this process, one-to-one meetings may be necessary with interested organisations who complete and return the questionnaire.\nPlease be aware that no information submitted will be treated as confidential and may be\ndisclosed to ensure a level playing field for all participants in any procurement process that\nmay follow. Additionally, the council will only sign Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) using\nits standard terms and conditions if subsequently requested."
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