Buyer · UK public sector
Tenders awarded by Dorset Council
Live data from Contracts Finder and Find a Tender. 20 awards we have tracked from Dorset Council, with the suppliers winning the work and how their procurement is shifting.
20
awards tracked
£22.9m
total contract value
£1.2m
average award size
58.8%
awarded to SMEs
Recent awards
Latest tenders awarded by Dorset Council
Grouted Asphalt Surface Treatments 2026- 2029
Awarded to Miles Macadam Ltd on 14 May 2026 · Surface work for highways
£1.5m
In-situ Road recycling 2026-29
Awarded to Stabilised Pavements Limited on 5 May 2026 · Surface work for highways
£1.5m
Microsoft Licensing Provider 2026
Awarded to Boxxe Limited on 29 Apr 2026 · Software supply services
Undisclosed
GB-Dorchester: TPPL Dorset Council HCC Lot 2 - Up to 5 x VW Transporter Shuttle Life Vehicles (29608)
Awarded to Lookers Group on 11 Mar 2026 · Specialist vehicles
£182k
Further competition from PfH Business Solutions and Supply Management Framework - Printing and Distribution Services for Dorset Council's Residents Magazine
Awarded to Continuous Data Print (UK) Ltd on 22 Jan 2026 · Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
£266k
Revenues & Benefits Telephony/Chatbot Service
Awarded to Inform Communications on 19 Dec 2025 · Software package and information systems
£321k
Adult Social Care Connected Toolkit
Awarded to Imosphere Ltd on 9 Dec 2025 · Industry specific software package
£47k
e-Tourism Solution: Design, Support and Hosting Agreement
Awarded to Granicus-Firmstep Limited on 1 Oct 2025 · Software package and information systems
£151k
Procurement of a Single Highways Asset Management ICT System
Awarded to Symology Ltd on 29 Sept 2025 · Software package and information systems and Software-related services
£1.3m
Wareham Level Crossing - Provision of Crossing Attendants
Awarded to STM Group (UK) Ltd on 23 Sept 2025 · Security services and Public security, law and order services
£659k
West Farm, Accommodation and Support for young adults - Lot 19 DCF2
Awarded to Salvation Army Housing Association on 7 Sept 2025 · Health and social work services
£579k
Dorset Carers Service - Further competition from Lot 22 DCF2
Awarded to Help and Care on 28 Jul 2025 · Health and social work services
£3.1m
Spend pattern
What Dorset Council buys, and how the spend behaves
Dorset Council has issued 20 tracked awards worth £22.9m across the period we monitor. The average award sits at £1.2m. Spend skews towards Health and social work services, Surface work for highways and Surface dressing and Paving and asphalting works and Carriageway resurfacing works and Surface work for highways and Surface coating construction work and Resurfacing works and Surface work for footpaths and Various surface works and Surface work for roads. The largest single award we have on record went to ACS Testing Limited,Jackson Drilling Holdings Limited,Leyden Kirby Associates Limited T/A The LK Group,SOCOTEC UK Limited for £4m, on a Framework for Site Investigation and Materials Testing Services notice. SMBs hold 58.8% of recorded awards, well above the public-sector average, so smaller bidders genuinely win here. Activity is accelerating sharply month on month.
Where Dorset Council actually spends
Health and social work services
3 awards · £7.3m
Surface work for highways
2 awards · £3m
Surface dressing and Paving and asphalting works and Carriageway resurfacing works and Surface work for highways and Surface coating construction work and Resurfacing works and Surface work for footpaths and Various surface works and Surface work for roads
2 awards · £705k
Software package and information systems
2 awards · £472k
Site-investigation services
1 award · £4m
Biggest single award
£4m
Framework for Site Investigation and Materials Testing Services
Won by ACS Testing Limited,Jackson Drilling Holdings Limited,Leyden Kirby Associates Limited T/A The LK Group,SOCOTEC UK Limited on 16 Jul 2025
Busiest month
Jun 25
4 awards published, totalling £5.1m.
Last 30 days vs the prior 30: sharply up.
Top suppliers
Who is winning the work
ACS Testing Limited,Jackson Drilling Holdings Limited,Leyden Kirby Associates Limited T/A The LK Group,SOCOTEC UK Limited
1 award · £4m total
Agincare Enable
1 award · £3.7m total
Help and Care
1 award · £3.1m total
U-Drive
1 award · £3m total
Miles Macadam Ltd
1 award · £1.5m total
Stabilised Pavements Limited
1 award · £1.5m total
Capita Business Services
1 award · £1.5m total
Symology Ltd
1 award · £1.3m total
Related sectors
The categories where Dorset Council concentrates its spend.
- Health and social work services →
- Surface work for highways →
- Surface dressing and Paving and asphalting works and Carriageway resurfacing works and Surface work for highways and Surface coating construction work and Resurfacing works and Surface work for footpaths and Various surface works and Surface work for roads →
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