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Published 11 Mar 2022, 09:27 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Road Surface Treatments - DPS

Official notice

Authority: Dorset Council (Local council)·Consortium: 5 public authorities

Dynamic marketWorksRestricted procedure
Dynamic market estimate£20,000,000market-wide estimate, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 21 Mar 2026awarded 13 Feb 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This Dynamic Purchasing System is for the provision of the following Road Surface Treatment Services:

  • Premium Surface Dressing
  • Micro Asphalting and Footway Surface Treatments
  • Carriageway Retexturing
  • Joint Sealing
  • Asphalt Preservation
  • In-Situ Road Recycling
  • Spray Injection Patching

This DPS is accessible to the following authorities;

Dorset County Council

Borough of Poole

Bournemouth Borough Council

Devon County Council

Plymouth City Council

Swindon Borough Council

The DPS value show is estimated and dependant on access from other named authorities.

CPV: Carriageway resurfacing works · Paving and asphalting works · Resurfacing works · Road construction works · Surface coating construction work · Surface work for footpaths · Surface work for highways · Surface work for roads · Various surface works

How this dynamic market works

From the published notice
Type
Dynamic market
Bids received
4 bids received · 3 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Dorset Highways is looking to appoint a Principal Contractor to carry out In situ…AwardedRenewalPublished value£20,000,000

Dorset Highways is looking to appoint a Principal Contractor to carry out In situ recycling and subsequent surfacing to a number of areas as listed within the county of Dorset.

Work included within this call off are:

  • Establishing and providing suitable and sufficient welfare facilities in accordance with the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/51).
  • Traffic management in accordance with Chapter 8 of the Traffic Signs Manual; to be approved –by Dorset Highways prior to establishment. Road closures, gate personnel and signed diversions. Road closures are subject to programme and application timings for these and all road closure applications must be submitted to, and approved by, the Dorset Highways Traffic Team.
  • The works are as described and detailed within Contract Specific Sub Specification B (in conjunction with Contract Specific Sub Specification C)
  • Adjustment to any required ironworks/service covers prior to road opening.
  • Stakeholder engagement methods to be discussed and agreed with Dorset Traffic team prior to implementation.
  • Replacement of all existing road markings. Any and all nominated sub contractors to be agreed with Dorset Highways.

This is a call-off from the Road Surface Treatments DPS

Delivery: South West
Extensions: The DPS may be subject to further renewal if it remains fit for purpose at the time of expiry.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
Price: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 0
  • Price: 100
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
  • “Road Surface Treatments - DPS” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Dynamic market
Who may use this agreement
Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
11 Mar 2022, 09:27 GMT
Last source update
20 Feb 2026, 16:36 GMT
Authority reference
DN318931
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-015839
Classification (CPV)
Carriageway resurfacing worksPaving and asphalting worksResurfacing worksRoad construction worksSurface coating construction workSurface work for footpathsSurface work for highwaysSurface work for roadsVarious surface works
Delivery area
South West (UKK2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03209e 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
Admission period ends
21 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 Feb 2026 → 21 Mar 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published242 days ago
    20 Feb 2026, 16:36 GMT
  2. Admission / appointment period ends213 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown
    21 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 5 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    26 Jul 2022, 11:49 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—Contract periodII.2.727 Sept 202823 Feb 2029+149 d

The original contract end date of 27 September 2028 has been extended to 23 February 2029, resulting in a total extension period of 4 months and 27 days. This arrangement is an established Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) operating under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, allowing ongoing supplier admission and flexible call off arrangements. The extension reflects the revised transitional and …

Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2022-07: 1 release · 26 Jul 2022
  • 2022-03: 1 release · 11 Mar 2022

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 3admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 3latest 13 Feb 2023

3 suppliers are admitted to this dynamic market without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • In-situ Road Recycling 2023

    Signed
    13 Feb 2023
    Value
    £674,393
    Status
    active
  • County Wide Preservation Treatment 2022

    Signed
    4 Aug 2022
    Value
    £625,599
    Status
    active
  • Contract 020287-2022-DN615800-1

    Signed
    11 Jul 2022
    Value
    £221,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

5 public bodies on the notice

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 ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Suppliers admitted to the dynamic market

3 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.