Dorset Council tenders
Live opportunities and awarded contracts from Dorset Council, aggregated from 600+ UK procurement sources and updated daily.
Dorset Council currently has 9 live tenders open to suppliers. We hold 189 published contract awards from this buyer, so you can see who has won its work before, where the buyer named a supplier. It buys most often in Construction & Works, Healthcare & Medical and Facilities Management. Set up a free alert to be told the next time it publishes something that matches what you do.
What Dorset Council buys
Typical contract size
Based on 106 award notices with values recorded.
Procurement activity
Dorset Council procurement over time
Monthly procurement notice count from this buyer (opportunity notices only, awards excluded). Seasonality is typical: many buyers pause tendering activity in August and December.
Live Dorset Council tenders
Passenger Transport - Dynamic Purchasing System
Inpatient Detoxification and Residential Rehabilitation Services
Community Health Improvement Services
Dorset Care, Support, Housing and Community Safety Framework
Learning and Development Training Services Framework (Learning and Development Training Services Framework)
Dorset Families Matter - Family Support Packages (DPS)
Supporting Progress and Inclusion
Dorset Care, Support, Housing and Community Safety Framework (Dorset Care, Support, Housing and Community Safety Framework)
Passenger Transport - Dynamic Purchasing System
Recent awards by Dorset Council
- Signis Limited£30230 Sept 2026
Dorset Children's online policies and procedures for Children's Homes, Foster Carers and Supported Lodgings
- COMPASS MINERALS UK LIMITED£10,87030 Sept 2026
Supply and delivery of bulk de-icing rock salt for winter highway maintenance
- DAF Trucks Limited£1,347,26225 Sept 2026
GB-Dorchester: TPPL Dorset Council NEPO HGV Lot 1 - 11 x Highway Vehicles (32847)
- CIVICA ELECTION SERVICES LIMITED£170,0004 Sept 2026
Printing of Election and Electoral Registration Materials
- Signis Limited£30,2003 Sept 2026
Dorset Children's online policies and procedures for Children's Homes, Foster Carers and Supported Lodgings
- COMPASS MINERALS UK LIMITED£1,087,00028 Aug 2026
Supply and delivery of bulk de-icing rock salt for winter highway maintenance
Contracts expiring at Dorset Council
Current contracts approaching expiry — likely to be re-tendered. Upgrade to Business to see the predicted re-tender date and track them on your pipeline.
- GB-Dorchester: TPPL Dorset Council NEPO HGV Lot 1 - 11 x Highway Vehicles (32847)£1,347,262expires 26 Oct 2026Incumbent: DAF Trucks Limited · retender date (Business)
- Dorset Integrated Sexual Health and Specialised HIV£42,054,307expires 31 Mar 2027Incumbent: Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust · retender date (Business)
- Passenger Transport - Dynamic Purchasing System£80,000,000expires 2 May 2027Incumbent not recorded · retender date (Business)
- Children and Young People Public Health Service£89,967,015expires 30 Sept 2027Incumbent: DORSET HEALTHCARE UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · retender date (Business)
- Laboratory Testing Services£500,000expires 11 Dec 2027Incumbent: DNA Legal · retender date (Business)
- Healthy Homes Dorset 2024£5,000,000expires 19 Dec 2027Incumbent: Ridgewater Energy Ltd · retender date (Business)
- Incumbent: UNIVERSAL SERVICES (SPORTS EQUIPMENT) LIMITED · retender date (Business)
- Contract for Hospital Based Detoxification Services£7,280expires 4 Jan 2028Incumbent: Universities Hospital Dorset NHS Foundation Trust · retender date (Business)
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About Dorset Council procurement
Dorset Council is a local authority that publishes procurement notices through the UK public tender system. TenderSignal monitors Dorset Council's contract notices, framework agreements, and open competitions across 600+ procurement portals and data sources, giving suppliers a single place to track the opportunities they publish. In total, we have recorded 288 procurement notices from Dorset Council, including 189 awarded contracts. They issued 23 new notices in the past 12 months, with 9 tenders currently open for bids.
What Dorset Council procures
Dorset Council's procurement activity covers Construction & Works, Healthcare & Medical, Facilities Management and several other categories. Suppliers in these markets will find a mix of invitations to tender (ITTs), requests for proposals (RFPs), restricted procedures, and framework call-off opportunities in the notices published. Based on 106 award notices with values recorded, the median contract value is £775k, with an average of £9m. Total awarded contract spend in the last 12 months reached £113m.
How to find Dorset Council tenders
TenderSignal aggregates Dorset Council's tender opportunities continuously, surfacing new contract notices as soon as they are published. Their sourcing activity spans Dorchester, England, South West, Dorset and other areas. Suppliers can register for a free account to receive weekly alerts for new opportunities from Dorset Council and similar buyers, or daily on Pro. Pro subscribers also receive AI-scored relevance ratings, buyer contacts on hard-to-find tenders, and full access to the awarded contract history, making it straightforward to research the competition and assess which public procurement opportunities are worth pursuing.
Dorset Council tenders: frequently asked questions
How do I find Dorset Council tenders?
Every Dorset Council notice we collect is listed on this page, gathered from the portals it publishes on. You can also set a free alert and be emailed when it publishes something new.
Does Dorset Council have any contracts open now?
Yes. Dorset Council has 9 live tenders accepting responses, listed above with their deadlines.
Who wins Dorset Council contracts?
The awards on this page name the winning supplier where the buyer published it, along with the contract value and dates, so you can see who you would be bidding against.