Highways & Engineering Term Contract
- Buyer
- Dorset Council
- Value
- £291,666,667
- Closes
- 7 December 2026
- Where
- Dorchester, the South West
- Type
- Dynamic purchasing system (open to join)
In plain English
Dorset Council is setting up a large framework agreement, estimated at about £291.7 million, to choose one strategic partner that will work alongside its in-house highways team on road, drainage and flood-risk projects. The partner will carry out specific works and services on the council's roads, bridges, drainage, street lighting and related assets. The contract is based on the NEC4 standard contract suite.
What the buyer wants
• Deliver highways, flood risk management and related infrastructure works and services, ordered through individual Works Orders and Time Charge Orders. • Add capacity, specialist skills and resources to the council's in-house workforce, particularly for larger, more complex or more technical works. • Operate under the NEC4 Framework Contract and first call-off NEC4 Term Service Contract, as a single provider within a mixed economy delivery model.
Requirements
What could rule a small business out: The council is appointing a single strategic partner for a very large, multi-year framework of this kind, so a small business would most likely be ruled out by the scale of the contract and the single-supplier model.
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How to bid
This is a Dynamic Purchasing System: an open list of approved suppliers. You can apply to join at any time while it runs, and once accepted you can bid for the individual contracts the buyer runs through it.
Where to apply
Bids go through Supplying the South West. Make a free account there, then search for this tender's title.
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Questions about this tender? The official notice gives the buyer's contact.
How dynamic purchasing systems work
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