Dorset Council: Contract Register & Procurement Profile
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Tenders you can still bid for.
Notices at tender stage whose deadline has not passed, counted the way the search counts them: a notice shows under every code and region it names.
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Notices published in the last 12 months.
Counted per tender, not per lot, against the 12 months before where shown.
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How many companies usually bid when this buyer runs a tender.
Middle value of the bid counts on its award notices, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 11 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months.
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How much of this buyer’s work goes to its three most frequent suppliers.
Share of its awarded tenders that name at least one of the top three. Each tender is counted once.
84 awarded tenders, 222 different suppliers.
Describes the record. It is not a sign of favouritism.
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Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Contracts ending in that window by the published end date or, where only a duration is published, an estimate from signature plus duration (marked). Neither, not counted.
An end date does not confirm a new procurement.
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How much this buyer has awarded recently, by published values.
Sum of published VAT-exclusive awards to single suppliers, last 24 months. Left out: concession revenue, framework ceilings, repeated notices, equal-value duplicates.
Published values, not actual spend. The biggest rows are listed so you can check.
Open notices
2 live · deadline in the future or not published · as of page build
| Notice | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road Surface Treatments - DPS | 27 Sept 2028 | 702d | £12,000,000 |
| Dorset Care, Support, Housing and Community Safety Framework | 31 Mar 2032 | 1983d | £1,700,000,000 |
What they buyi
What kind of work is bought here.
Notices by procurement category (CPV). A notice with several categories counts in each.
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What kind of work is bought here.
Notices by procurement category (CPV). A notice with several categories counts in each.
Last 24 months · CPV divisions on published procedures · a notice with several divisions counts in each
45 Construction work16 procedures · 38% · 1 open85 Health and social work services10 procedures · 24%71 Architectural, construction, engineering9 procedures · 21%90 Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental5 procedures · 12%44 Construction structures and materials4 procedures · 10% · 1 open50 Repair and maintenance services4 procedures · 10%31 Electrical machinery3 procedures · 7%51 Installation services (except software)3 procedures · 7%How they buyi
How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Last 24 months · 42 notices · commercial tool and route as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Contract81%(34 notices)
34 of 42 notices are Contract (81%).Framework17%(7 notices)
7 of 42 notices are Framework (17%).Dynamic purchasing system2%(1 notices)
1 of 42 notices are Dynamic purchasing system (2%).
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Which procedures buyers here use.
Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.
Route not published48%(20 notices)
20 of 42 notices are Route not published (48%).Open19%(8 notices)
8 of 42 notices are Open (19%).Selective17%(7 notices)
7 of 42 notices are Selective (17%).Limited / restricted10%(4 notices)
4 of 42 notices are Limited / restricted (10%).Direct award7%(3 notices)
3 of 42 notices are Direct award (7%).
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How many companies usually bid when this buyer runs a tender.
Middle value of the bid counts on its award notices, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 11 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months.
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How long this buyer takes to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on this buyer’s own tenders.
Based on 3 decided tenders across all categories, last 24 months.
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How often this buyer changes a notice after publishing it.
Middle number of amendments per notice. Deadline extensions and corrections both count.
Based on 42 notices across all categories, last 24 months.
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Do this buyer’s awards land above or below its own estimates.
Each lot’s published estimate against its award, on this buyer’s competitions, like for like.
Based on 3 lots with both an estimate and an award, last 24 months. Small sample.
A past pattern, not a price to bid.
Who wins herei
Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
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Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
All published awards naming a supplier · ranked by distinct procedures, not pounds · panel and call-off entries inflate award records
| Supplier | Procedures | Share | Last 24m | Award records | Last activity |
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| Stabilised Pavements Limited | 4 | 4.8% | 2 | 4 | — |
| Julian House | 3 | 3.6% | 0 | 3 | — |
| Mark Farwell Plant Hire Ltd | 3 | 3.6% | 0 | 3 | — |
| Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust | 2 | 2.4% | 2 | 2 | — |
| CIVICA ELECTION SERVICES LIMITED | 2 | 2.4% | 1 | 2 | — |
| Colas Limited | 2 | 2.4% | 1 | 2 | — |
| The You Trust | 2 | 2.4% | 1 | 2 | 26 Jan 2026 |
| ACS Testing Limited | 2 | 2.4% | 1 | 2 | — |
The three most frequent suppliers are named on 12% of 84 awarded procedures (each procedure counted once, so a panel shared by several of them is not double-counted); 222 distinct suppliers hold at least one. Descriptive concentration of published awards, not a statement of preference.
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How much this buyer has awarded recently, by published values.
Sum of published VAT-exclusive awards to single suppliers, last 24 months. Left out: concession revenue, framework ceilings, repeated notices, equal-value duplicates.
Published values, not actual spend. The biggest rows are listed so you can check.
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The middle published award value for this buyer.
Middle value of the same awards as the total above.
Largest published awards iThe biggest published awards. Awards to a single supplier with a published value, largest first, so you can check the totals against the notice. A repeated framework total can appear here. Open the notice to check. | Supplier | Awarded | Term | Published value |
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| Household Recycling Centre, Waste Transfer Stations and Associated Services | W&S Waste Management Ltd | 27 Mar 2026 | 8 yrs · up to 12 yrs | £130,000,000 ≈ £16m/yr |
| Children and Young People Public Health Service | Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust | — | 1 yrs | £89,967,015 † ≈ £90m/yr |
| Dorset Integrated Sexual Health and Specialised HIV | Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust | — | — | £42,054,307 † |
| Self Drive Vehicle Hire contract | U-Drive | — | — | £3,000,000 † |
| In-situ Road recycling 2026-29 | Stabilised Pavements Limited | — | — | £1,500,000 † |
Contracts endingi
Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Contracts ending in that window by the published end date or, where only a duration is published, an estimate from signature plus duration (marked). Neither, not counted.
An end date does not confirm a new procurement.
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Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Contracts ending in that window by the published end date or, where only a duration is published, an estimate from signature plus duration (marked). Neither, not counted.
An end date does not confirm a new procurement.
228 of 318 contracts carry an end date, 95 estimated from the duration · not a retender forecast
| Contract | Holder | Ends | Published value |
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| Lot 2 - Dry Stone Aggregates | M J Abbott Ltd | 25 Nov 2026 estimated | Not published |
| Lot 2 - Dry Stone Aggregates | M B Wilkes Ltd | 25 Nov 2026 estimated | Not published |
| Lot 2 - Dry Stone Aggregates | Portland Stone Limited | 25 Nov 2026 estimated | Not published |
| Lot 4 - Surface Dressing Aggregates | Aggregate Industries UK Ltd | 25 Nov 2026 estimated | Not published |
| Lot 1 - Ready Mix Concrete | Harold Doonan Building Materials Ltd | 25 Nov 2026 estimated | Not published |
| Lot 2 - Dry Stone Aggregates | G Crook and Sons | 25 Nov 2026 estimated | Not published |
| Lot 2 - Dry Stone Aggregates | J. Suttle Transport Ltd | 25 Nov 2026 estimated | Not published |
| In-situ Road Recycling 2023 | Stabilised Pavements Limited | 23 Jan 2027 estimated | £674,393 |
| Provision of NRSWA Inspection and Consultancy Services | Saanchi Solutions Limited | 19 Feb 2027 estimated | £1,290,000 |
| Insurance for Dorset Council | Travelers Ins Co Ltd | 9 Mar 2027 estimated | £3,470,734 |
Soonest 10 of 60 contracts ending within 18 months.
Recent procedures
Latest 50 of 131 procedures where this authority buys, is the authority the work is for, or runs the procurement
| Procedure | Status | Published | Published value |
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| E-Scooter Hire Service in Dorchester, Weymouth and PortlandRoad transport services | Planning | 20 Oct 2026 | — |
| Printing of Election and Electoral Registration Materials | Awarded / complete | 18 Sept 2026 | — |
| Dental Epidemiology Survey (Oral Health Survey)Dental practice and related services | Awarded / complete | 2 Sept 2026 | — |
| Household Recycling Centre, Waste Transfer Stations and Associated ServicesRefuse and waste related services | Awarded / complete | 24 Jul 2026 | £130,000,000 |
| Dorset Learning Centre TransportRoad transport services | Awarded / complete | 10 Jul 2026 | £80,000,000 |
| Management of Hotels and Guest HousesBuilding rental or sale services | Open | 8 Jul 2026 | £2,000,000 |
| Children and Young People Public Health ServiceCommunity health services | Not published | 26 Jun 2026 | — |
| Dorset Integrated Sexual Health and Specialised HIVCommunity health services | Not published | 25 Jun 2026 | — |
| Sherborne Library Extended Access | Awarded / complete | 24 Jun 2026 | — |
| Framework for the Supply of Operated and Self-Operated Plant HireConstruction-related services | Planned | 16 Jun 2026 | £13,500,000 |
| Highways Waste and Recycling FrameworkRefuse and waste related services | Planned | 16 Jun 2026 | £2,200,000 |
| Framework for the Supply of Highway Construction MaterialsGranules | Planned | 16 Jun 2026 | £27,000,000 |
| eTendering Software - Procontract | Awarded / complete | 15 Jun 2026 | — |
| Waste Treatment and Disposal ContractRefuse disposal and treatment | Planned | 26 May 2026 | £160,000,000 |
| Healthy Homes DorsetEnergy-efficiency consultancy services | Planned | 26 May 2026 | £26,000,000 |
| Grouted Asphalt Surface Treatments 2026- 2029Carriageway resurfacing works | Awarded / complete | 18 May 2026 | — |
| In-situ Road recycling 2026-29Carriageway resurfacing works | Awarded / complete | 6 May 2026 | — |
| Family Link Worker ServiceHealth and social work services | Awarded / complete | 1 May 2026 | £882,000 |
| Dorset Council Reactive & Planned Repairs and Maintenance – Property and HousingBuilding fittings | Planning | 22 Apr 2026 | £37,000,000 |
| Dorset Highways Contractor Resource (Top up labour) FrameworkBlacksmith services | Planned | 16 Apr 2026 | £25,200,000 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- One profile per authority. Different spellings and registration numbers of the same body are merged into this profile. It includes tenders the authority ran for other bodies and tenders run on its behalf; spend is credited to the body that pays.
- Values are published values. Award values are what the authority published, excluding VAT and framework ceilings. They are not a budget or total spend.
- Contract end dates. 228 of 318 published contracts have an end date; 95 of those are estimated as the signature (or publication) date plus the published duration and are marked “estimated”. They feed “Contracts ending”, the same rule as the retender radar.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.