Buyer profile · Local authority
Dorset Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 1
- In the last 12 months
- Contracts awarded
- 15
- To 17 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £119m
- 15 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £900k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 2
- 10 coming up
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £292mestimated
- £12mestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
- £13.5mframework ceiling
- £2.2mframework ceiling
- £27mframework ceiling
- £160mestimated
- £26mestimated
- £25.2mframework ceiling
- £37mestimated
- £37mestimated
- Value not stated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 1 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)38%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)15%
- Direct award (no competition)46%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Dorset Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Advertised openly
- 38%
- Lower than 68% of local authorities
- Based on 13 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 53%
- Lower than 83% of local authorities
- Based on 17 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 2
- Fewer than 93% of local authorities
- Based on 9 awards
- Direct awards
- 46%
- Higher than 79% of local authorities
- Based on 13 procurements
Compared with other local authorities
Dorset Council: 2
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 4 |
| 2–4 bids | 78 |
| 4–6 bids | 89 |
| 6–8 bids | 57 |
| 8–10 bids | 18 |
| 10–12 bids | 16 |
| 12–14 bids | 8 |
| 14–16 bids | 3 |
| 16–18 bids | 2 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 9 |
Dorset Council: 38%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 21 |
| 10–20% | 29 |
| 20–30% | 44 |
| 30–40% | 46 |
| 40–50% | 47 |
| 50–60% | 52 |
| 60–70% | 45 |
| 70–80% | 27 |
| 80–90% | 44 |
| 90–100% | 63 |
Dorset Council: 53%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 0 |
| 10–20% | 2 |
| 20–30% | 6 |
| 30–40% | 13 |
| 40–50% | 25 |
| 50–60% | 70 |
| 60–70% | 109 |
| 70–80% | 88 |
| 80–90% | 54 |
| 90–100% | 27 |
Each column is a group of local authorities with similar figures. The coloured column holds Dorset Council.See the full scoreboard
Contracts ending in the next 90 days
Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.
No contracts we hold from Dorset Council end in the next 90 days.
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| TPPL Dorset Council NEPO HGV Lot 1 - 11 x Highway Vehicles (32847) | DAF Trucks Ltd | £1.35m | 25 Sept 2026 |
| Printing of Election and Electoral Registration Materials | Civica Election Services | — | 4 Sept 2026 |
| Dorset Children's online policies and procedures for Children's Homes, Foster Carers and Supported Lodgings | Signis Limited | £30k | 3 Sept 2026 |
| Supply and delivery of bulk de-icing rock salt for winter highway maintenance | Compass Minerals UK Limited | £1.09m | 28 Aug 2026 |
| Dental Epidemiology Survey (Oral Health Survey) | Somerset NHS Foundation Trust | — | 4 Aug 2026 |
| Dorset Learning Centre Transport | P&D Contracts (Weymouth) Ltd, M&J Taxi, 24x7 Ltd | — | 8 Jul 2026 |
| Household Recycling Centre, Waste Transfer Stations and Associated Services | W&S Waste Management Ltd | £130m | 26 Jun 2026 |
| Sherborne Library Extended Access | Westmade Ltd | — | 4 Jun 2026 |
| eTendering Software - Procontract | Proactis Limited | — | 19 May 2026 |
| Grouted Asphalt Surface Treatments 2026- 2029 | Miles Macadam Limited | — | 15 May 2026 |