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Dorset Council: public contracts and tenders
Dorset Council awarded 51 public contracts worth €887.6M where a value is stated since 2025-02-24; the transport equipment contract held by DAF Trucks Limited ends on 2026-10-26 (end date stated). Source: Arcadium Data, data as of .
Awarded value = the award values the notices state (EUR at the notice date), 50 of 51 awards; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.
Buyer
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Dorset Council |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Buyer type | Sub-central government authority |
| City | Dorchester |
| Sources | UK Contracts Finder, UK Find a Tender |
Top suppliers
| Supplier | Registry number | Website | Awards | Value won alone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACS Testing Limited | 2 | n/a | ||
| Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust | 2 | €152.9M | ||
| Jackson Drilling Holdings Limited | 2 | n/a | ||
| Leyden Kirby Associates Limited T/A The LK Group | 2 | n/a | ||
| SOCOTEC UK Limited | 2 | n/a | ||
| Stabilised Pavements Limited | 2 | €3.0M | ||
| W&S Waste Management Ltd | 2 | €274.2M | ||
| The YOU Trust | 2 | €2.1M | ||
| Idox Software Ltd | 02933889 Companies House (GB) | idoxgroup.com | 1 | €110k |
| JustPark | 05956777 Companies House (GB) | justpark.com | 1 | €306k |
| Vita Health Group Ltd | 05002629 Companies House (GB) | vitahealthgroup.co.uk | 1 | €246k |
| Agincare Live-In Care | 1 | n/a | ||
| Agincourt Care Home Ltd | 1 | n/a | ||
| Altogether Care | 1 | n/a | ||
| Blenheim Care Home Ltd | 1 | n/a |
Suppliers named on Dorset Council's award notices (the top 15 of 54); registry number and website where the supplier is linked to its register entry. Winners that could be a private person are withheld.
Contracts ending in the next 18 months
End dates checked against the official notice: 99% right (n=100, 95% CI 94%-100%, 2026-10-26; method).
Award notices of Dorset Council whose contract period ends in the next 18 months: the end date the notice states, else its start or signature date plus the stated duration. 12 contracts; a framework's value is a ceiling and is not shown.
Open calls for tender
| Deadline | Call for tender | Published | Estimated value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-04-30 | Passenger Transport - Dynamic Purchasing System | 2025-04-24 | €93.7M |
| 2028-09-27 | Road Surface Treatments - DPS | 2025-10-07 | €13.8M |
Calls with a deadline of 2026-10-26 or later (not awarded yet).
Spend by sector (CPV divisions)
| Sector | CPV | Awards | Awarded value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health and social work services | 85 | 10 | €549.5M |
| Construction work | 45 | 7 | €11.8M |
| Software packages and information systems | 48 | 6 | €794k |
| Business services | 79 | 4 | €12.1M |
| Transport equipment | 34 | 3 | €4.6M |
| Architecture and engineering services | 71 | 2 | €23.1M |
| IT services | 72 | 2 | €1.5M |
| Waste, cleaning and environmental services | 90 | 2 | €274.2M |
| Mining and basic metals | 14 | 1 | €1.3M |
| Office and computing equipment | 30 | 1 | €305k |
| Transport services | 60 | 1 | €8.2M |
| Other community and personal services | 98 | 1 | €306k |
Award notices with a named winner, by the main CPV code; value = the total the notices state, in EUR at the notice date; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.
Recent awards
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Sources: UK Contracts Finder, UK Find a Tender, read through their open-data feeds without logging in. Buyer = contracting authority as named on the notice; notices are grouped by the normalised name and country.
Source: Arcadium Data tenders database, 3,611,641 official public procurement notices from EU TED and UK Find a Tender, read through their open-data APIs (no logins). Winners that could be a private person (sole traders) are withheld; buyers are public bodies. Data as of 2026-10-26.
Questions
How many public contracts has Dorset Council awarded?
Dorset Council published 51 contract award notices between 2025-02-24 and 2026-10-02; the 50 that state a value add up to €887.6M (official notices, as of 2026-10-26).
Who are Dorset Council's biggest suppliers?
By contract awards: ACS Testing Limited (2), Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust (2) and Jackson Drilling Holdings Limited (2) (as of 2026-10-26). Winners that could be a private person are not named.
Which Dorset Council contracts end soon?
12 contracts awarded by Dorset Council end in the next 18 months. The soonest with a named holder is the transport equipment contract held by DAF Trucks Limited, ending on 2026-10-26 (end date stated) (as of 2026-10-26).
Does Dorset Council have open tenders now?
Yes: 2 calls for tender from Dorset Council are open today (deadline 2026-10-26 or later) (as of 2026-10-26).
What does Dorset Council buy?
Most of Dorset Council's awards are in Health and social work services (CPV 85) (10), Construction work (CPV 45) (7) and Software packages and information systems (CPV 48) (6) (as of 2026-10-26).
Cite as: Arcadium Data, "Dorset Council tenders and contracts: 51 awards, suppliers, contracts ending", https://arcadiumdata.io/tenders/buyers/dorset-council-gb/, data as of 2026-10-26.