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Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a UK public-sector contracting authority. This profile aggregates its public-record procurement — top suppliers, categories, recent awards, open tenders and expiring contracts.

Data period: 2023-11-08 to 2026-11-08Updated 2026-11-08

£31.7M

Total spend

113

Contract awards

89

Unique suppliers

£294K

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has awarded 113 contracts worth £31.7M to 89 suppliers between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, at an average contract value of £294K, with the top five suppliers holding 53% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Tr…

Top-five suppliers hold 53% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Fortrus Limited4£7.3M
Stryker UK Limited2£4.7M
LST Projects1£2.0M
Hexarad group Ltd1£1.7M
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES LIMITED2£1.2M
Advanced Demand Side Management (ADSM)1£1.0M
Enovis UK ltd2£787K
Abbott Medical U.K. Limited1£751K
FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE (UK) LIMITED1£703K
Canon (UK) Ltd2£682K
Medtronic Limited4£651K
Philips Electronics UK Limited2£590K
Shockwave Medical Inc1£549K
D & B Mechanical Ltd1£450K
HealthRota Limited1£444K
TRUSTED TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP LTD2£434K
System C Healthcare Limited1£416K
Terumo UK Limited1£399K
JOHNSON & JOHNSON MEDICAL LIMITED1£364K
Xograph Healthcare Ltd4£300K

Procurement categories

What Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Tr… buys

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.

Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

33
45 awards£15.1M

Repair and maintenance services

50
24 awards£1.9M

Software package and information systems

48
14 awards£6.6M

Health and social work services

85
8 awards£405K

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
6 awards£1.7M

Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

32
4 awards£526K

Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

79
4 awards£1.6M

Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

39
2 awards£141K

Construction work

45
2 awards£2.5M

Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

31
1 award£48K

Public utilities

65
1 award£1.0M

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
1 award£90K

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90
1 award£53K

Recent contracts

Latest Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Tr… contracts awarded

The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

DCH Portesham Redesign Works

D & B Mechanical Ltd · 2026-11-06

£450K

Hips & Knees Stryker

Stryker UK Limited · 2026-08-19

£4.7M

Minimal Access Surgery Medtronic

Medtronic Limited · 2026-08-04

£180K

Maintenance of T1 Ventilators

Hamilton Medical UK Ltd · 2026-05-16

£31K

Annual Plan Delivery Consultancy

TRUSTED TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP LTD · 2026-03-30

£208K

Dorset Digital Maternity System

System C Healthcare Limited · 2026-03-13

£416K

Supply of Cisco Hardware

CDW LIMITED · 2026-03-04

£151K

DCH- Digital Optimisation

Fortrus Limited · 2026-02-06

£1.1M

DCH -Digital Patient Record SaaS

Fortrus Limited · 2026-02-06

£4.6M

.NET Migration Consultancy

TRUSTED TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP LTD · 2025-12-29

£226K

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35

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Market analysis

Bidding into Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Tr… — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

64%

Awards to SMEs

53%

Top-5 supplier share

68%

Framework call-offs

60

Awards to social enterprises

Around 64% of Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Tr…’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 60 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises. Around 68%of awards are call-offs from framework agreements — getting onto the right framework matters as much as the bid itself here.

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Tr…

How much does Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Tr… spend on procurement?

Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Tr… awarded 113 contracts totalling £31.7M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 89 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £294K.

Who are Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Tr…'s top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Tr… by total award value are Fortrus Limited, Stryker UK Limited, LST Projects. The top five suppliers together hold 53% of contract value.

What does Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Tr… buy from suppliers?

Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Tr…'s procurement is concentrated in medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products, repair and maintenance services, 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 2026-11-08

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.

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Source records remain subject to Open Government Licence v3.0 attribution. ENKII doesn't warrant accuracy beyond the source portals' own publication.

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