Quick answer — Dorset PoliceLast refreshed 18 Dec 2025

At a glance

Dorset Police has awarded £2.2m across 3 suppliers, with 6 live contracts.

Why: Top supplier share 74% · 2 open notices now · 0 awards in last 90 d (£0) · SME share 25% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals
Top-supplier concentration74%
Modifications · 90 d0
SME spend share25%
Pipeline · open now2
Awards · 90 d0

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

Dorset Police is a contracting authority, based in UK. Tracks 10 published notices and 6 awards on PublicSupply.

10
Notices published
6
Awards
3
Suppliers engaged
2024
First award on file

Spend profile

Award value by month — rolling 24 months. Line shows 12-month moving average.

£0
12 m spend
£570k
Prior 12 m
-100%
YoY change
£1.1m
Median award
Awards (£m)12m moving avg
Dorset Police — monthly award value, rolling 24 months£0m£0m£1m£1m£1mJulOctJanAprJulOctJanApr

Contract pipeline

Forward flow — planned notices through to completed awards in the last 90 days.

Planned

0

Pipeline notices

Open (bidding)

2

Live tenders

Awarded (90d)

0

£0

Frameworks open

0

Framework / DPS routes

Procurement mix

How this buyer procures — by procedure, instrument, and publication source.

Contract type

goods6 · £1.6m
Unspecified4 · £570k

Instrument type

contract10 · £2.2m
Source:Find a Tender: 6Contracts Finder: 4

Awarded contracts · 6 live

All contracts with a published award notice where Dorset Police is the contracting authority.

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) Service (High-Risk) - AWARDVictim Support98000000£018 Dec 2025active
ID 5708985 - PSNI - Supply of Method of Entry Equipment – Framework AgreementWithheld for security reasons35000000£1.6mest.active
1120: A Restorative Justice Support Service for Victims of Crime and ASB in Dorset85300000£0active
1011 Dorset Police LaunchSargo Boats UK Ltd34521300active
1011 Dorset Police Launch - AWARDSargo Boats Uk Limited34521300£570k02 Jul 2024active
1011 Dorset Police Launch34521300£0active

Top suppliers · by total award value

Ranked by cumulative awarded value. YoY = last 12 months vs prior 12 months.

1
WF
£1.6mest.
74% of total
2
SB
2 contracts · 02 Jul
£570k
26% of total
▼ 100%
3
VS
1 contract · 18 Dec
£0
0% of total

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Security, emergency equipment
1 contract
£1.6m
74%
Transport equipment, vehicles
3 contracts
£570k
26%

Activity heatmap

Award volume by CPV division × month. Darker = more £ awarded.

Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Security, emergency equipment
Transport equipment, vehicles
LessMore (£m awarded)

Commercial & procurement leadership

Who signs off contracts, owns frameworks and runs SME engagement.

Coming Q3 2026

Curated leadership roster

Chief commercial officer, framework owners, SME lead and clinical sign-offs per buyer. Top-50 contracting authorities first, rolling out by sector.

Modifications · 0 in 90 d

Variations logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74. Above-tolerance modifications attract a flag.

Total mods
0
Above tolerance
0
Total value
£0
Novations
0

No modifications recorded in the last 90 days.

Dorset Police has not filed a modification notice in the selected window.

Compliance & transparency

FOIA performance, statutory disclosures & prompt payment.

Coming Q4 2026

FOIA & prompt-payment ingestion

Notice timeliness and modification flags are derivable today. FOIA refusal rate, prompt-payment %, KPI reporting and net-zero plans need new data sources — work scoped, ingestion next quarter.

SME & social value

Performance against Cabinet Office targets & PPN 06/20.

25%
SME supplier share
target 33%
1
SME award rows
0
VCSE award rows
3
Distinct suppliers
⚠ Below target. SME supplier share at 25% vs Cabinet Office target of 33%.

Peer benchmark

vs other buyers in the same type. Highlighted row = this buyer.

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News mentions

Major UK press & trade publications.

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Statutory & accountability

Legal status, identifiers & accountable officers.

Identifiers & contact

Type
Contracting authority
Region
UK
Contact
David Wilson
Email
justive.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk

Board & accountable officers

Coming Q3 2026

Accountable officer + board roster

Pulled from gov.uk for arm's-length bodies and from Companies House for company-form buyers — chair, CEO, SRO and sign-off authority per contract band.

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