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Published 5 Dec 2024, 17:30 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Procurement of a Single Highways Asset Management ICT System

Official notice

Authority: Dorset Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£1,700,000≈ £177k / year26% below published estimate
Submissions closed 16 Jan 2025awarded 30 Sept 2025
Awarded to Symology Ltd
Contract term 9 yrs 7 moends 31 Oct 2034 · starts 1 Apr 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Dorset Council manages over 2,400 miles of roads and 2,800 miles of countryside rights of way, as well as being responsible for everything associated with them such as bridges & structures, cycleways, footways, drainage, street lighting, road signs & markings, traffic lights, car parks, trees and verges. Within its services it improves road safety, manages the networks, implements improvements, models future demands, facilitates new developments, supports customers, develops sustainable opportunities, and provides winter maintenance

The aim of this procurement is to introduce a Single Highways Asset Management ICT system, that will support better-quality data, a joined-up approach to service delivery and the early identification of operational efficiencies.

CPV: Software package and information systems · Software-related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 9 yrs 7 moPublished value£1,700,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2025 – 31 Oct 2034 (9 yrs 7 mo)
Delivery: South West
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 30%Price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 30
  • Price: 70
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
5 Dec 2024, 17:30 GMT
Last source update
24 Feb 2026, 11:09 GMT
Award evaluation window
16 Jan 2025 – …
Authority reference
DN754063
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-016389
Classification (CPV)
Software package and information systemsSoftware-related services
Delivery area
South West (UKK25)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c2c9 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
16 Jan 2025, 16:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
16 Jan 2025, 16:10 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

16 Jan 2025 → 24 Feb 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    16 Jan 2025, 16:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    16 Jan 2025, 16:10 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published243 days ago
    24 Feb 2026, 11:09 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    24 Feb 2026, 11:09 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,257,7501 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 8
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Sept 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Symology LtdSME£1,257,750 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 016389-2026-1 · Symology LtdSME

    Signed
    30 Sept 2025
    Value
    £1,257,750
    Period
    … – 31 Oct 2034
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Dorset Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Dorset Council, County Hall, Colliton Park, Dorchester, South West, DT1 1XJContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.