Official UK procurement notice
Printing of Election and Electoral Registration Materials
Authority: Dorset Council (Local council)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South West (UKK25)
Awarded value £170,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 4 Sept 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Civica Election Services
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA contract for the provision of all material relating to elections and electoral registration to include postage of material and also the provision of an automated response service for the annual canvass.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1Awarded
79800000 Printing and related services
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award — no call for competition
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 18 Sept 2026, 11:24 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Sept 2026, 11:24 BST
- Authority reference
CP/DP/00043- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077539
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £170,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Sept 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civica Election Services | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Civica Election Services
- Signed
- 4 Sept 2026
- Value
- £170,000
- Period
- 4 Sept 2026 — 30 Jun 2027
- Status
- active
3 agreed KPIs: Contract Management and Service issue resolution · Quality · Successful print and deliver of Canvass materials
- Contract Management and Service issue resolution
- Quality
- Successful print and deliver of Canvass materials — Timetable as agreed for canvass
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published18 Sept 2026, 11:24 BSTUK7
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CIVICA ELECTION SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplierView supplier profile →
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender