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Dorset Council

Awarded
supplies
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Key details

Contracting authority
Dorset Council
local council
Region
DORCHESTER
Delivery: South West, United Kingdom
Contract value
£265,540ex VAT
Submissions closed
26 November 2025
Published
16 February 2026

Procurement

Contract period
1 February 2026 - 31 January 2029
3 years
Procedure type
Call-off from a framework agreement
CPV classifications
  • 30000000 Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

What happened

Dorset Council awarded this contract to Continuous Data Print (UK) Ltd worth £265,540 on 22 Jan 2026. The contract runs until 31 Jan 2029.

Description

**THIS IS A NOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARD ONLY** Dorset Council sought a suitably qualified and experienced supplier to deliver both printing and distribution services for its residents' magazine, Dorset Council News (DCN), under a single contractual arrangement.

DCN has been published since 2019 and is currently issued twice yearly (March and October) to approximately 187,000 households.

The supplier will be responsible for the printing of a 16-page A4 magazine in full-colour using four colour lithographic printing.

Dorset Council's requirements are for a single supplier capable of delivering both printing and distribution services for DCN over a three-year contract, with the option to extend for up to two additional years (3 + 1 + 1).

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Continuous Data Print (UK) Ltd
Companies House: 02820094
Award value
£265,540
Award date
22 January 2026

Contact

Address
County Hall, Colliton Park, Dorchester, DT11XJ

Identifiers

Buyer reference
HD / BSSM / 1124
Notice ID
4ada899f-4074-4058-b55b-1a417d11a6d4-884055
OCID
ocds-b5fd17-c3e84a35-1290-4c8d-91ea-5e6b805b205a

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