Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Dorset Council
Top-five suppliers hold 85% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Dorset Council buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
85444834457971377055986030907772Recent contracts
Latest Dorset Council contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Dorset Learning Centre Transport
P&D Contracts (Weymouth) Ltd · 2026-07-07
£7.0M
GB-Dorchester: TPPL Dorset Council NEPO HGV Lot 5 - 2 x MVC 4x2 Gully Tanker 18t GVW Vehicle - DAF XB Chassis (28086)
Bucher Municipal Ltd · 2026-06-29
£499K
Grouted Asphalt Surface Treatments 2026- 2029
Miles Macadam Limited · 2026-05-13
£1.5M
Family Information Directory
Idox Software Ltd · 2026-05-12
In-situ Road recycling 2026-29
Stabilised Pavements Limited · 2026-05-04
£1.5M
GB-Dorchester: TPPL Dorset Council HCC Lot 2 - Up to 5 x VW Transporter Shuttle Life Vehicles (29608)
Lookers Group · 2026-03-11
£182K
Further competition from PfH Business Solutions and Supply Management Framework - Printing and Distribution Services for Dorset Council's Residents Magazine
Continuous Data Print (UK) Ltd · 2026-01-22
Revenues & Benefits Telephony/Chatbot Service
Inform Communications · 2025-12-19
Adult Social Care Connected Toolkit
Imosphere Ltd · 2025-12-09
£47K
e-Tourism Solution: Design, Support and Hosting Agreement
Granicus-Firmstep Limited · 2025-10-01
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Tenders currently inviting bids. SMEs can respond via the official tender portal.
Passenger Transport - Dynamic Purchasing System
Deadline: 2027-04-30
£80.0M
Road Surface Treatments - DPS
Deadline: 2028-09-27
£12.0M
Dorset Care, Support, Housing and Community Safety Framework
Deadline: 2032-03-31
£1.7bn
Dorset Care, Support, Housing and Community Safety Framework
Deadline: 2032-03-31
£1.7bn
Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, Dorset Council typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
Framework for the Hire of Operated and Self-Operated Plant Machinery
Expires: 2026-09-30
Dorset Integrated Prevention Partnership Services
Expires: 2026-09-30
£5.7M
Digital Place for Local Public Services
Expires: 2026-09-30
Housing First - Dorset Integrated Prevention Partnership Support Services - Further competition - Lot 19
Expires: 2026-09-30
£484K
Highways Waste and Recycling Framework 2022
Expires: 2026-09-30
Adult Social Care Connected Toolkit
Expires: 2026-12-09
£47K
Highways Construction Materials Framework 2022
Expires: 2026-12-18
The Supply of Plastic Wheeled Bins, Recycling Containers and Plastic Sacks
Expires: 2027-02-28
Provision of NRSWA Inspection and Consultancy Services
Expires: 2027-04-30
£1.3M
Local Healthwatch Service and Independent Complaints Advocacy (NHS Services)
Expires: 2027-04-30
£1.5M
Market analysis
Bidding into Dorset Council — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
66%
Awards to SMEs
85%
Top-5 supplier share
11%
Framework call-offs
22
Awards to social enterprises
Around 66% of Dorset Council’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 22 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Dorset Council
How much does Dorset Council spend on procurement?
Dorset Council awarded 64 contracts totalling £615.6M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 58 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £12.1M.
Who are Dorset Council's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Dorset Council by total award value are Agincourt Care Home Ltd, Abbots Care Ltd, Apex Prime Care Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 85% of contract value.
What does Dorset Council buy from suppliers?
Dorset Council's procurement is concentrated in health and social work services, construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus), software package and information systems, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-09-15
This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.
Source portals
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- · Contracts Finder
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