Quick answer — West Dorset District CouncilLast refreshed 30 Oct 2018

At a glance

West Dorset District Council has awarded £6.7m across 48 suppliers.

Why: Top supplier share 29% · 0 open notices now · 0 awards in last 90 d (£0) · SME share 16% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals
Top-supplier concentration29%
Modifications · 90 d0
SME spend share16%
Pipeline · open now0
Awards · 90 d0

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

West Dorset District Council is a contracting authority, based in United Kingdom. Tracks 54 published notices and 54 awards on PublicSupply.

54
Notices published
54
Awards
48
Suppliers engaged
2016
First award on file

Spend profile

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

£0
12 m spend
£0
Prior 12 m
YoY change
£48k
Median award
Awards (£m)12m moving avg
West Dorset District Council — 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)

0

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

Unspecified54 · £6.7m

Instrument type

contract50 · £6.3m
call off4 · £416k
Source:Contracts Finder: 54

Awarded contracts · 0 live

All contracts with a published award notice where West Dorset District Council is the contracting authority.

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
North Dorset Strategic Landscape and Heritage Sensitivity AssessmentLUC71410000£47k30 Oct 2018active
Lyme Regis Harbourmaster's Office extensionC G Fry & Son Ltd.45000000£344k19 Sept 2018active
Housing Benefits - WURTI processingCapita Software Services75310000£48k15 Jul 2017active
Extension of the Danwood Managed Print Contract (One Quarter)THE DANWOOD GROUP LIMITED30120000£35k15 Oct 2017active
Cashless ParkingJust Park Parking51214000£25k15 Apr 2018active
DCP Public Conveniences CleaningKINGDOM SERVICES GROUP LIMITED90910000£422k16 Apr 2018active
New Dorset for You centralised development environment for online forms.FIRMSTEP LTD72000000£80k16 Jan 2018active
IT Service TransititionProactive People72261000£28k01 Feb 2018active
Installation of Public Access System for WDDC and WPBC Planning SystemIDOX Software Ltd48000000£26k04 Jan 2018active
Call HandlingINFORM COMMUNICATIONS LTD48000000£36k03 Apr 2018active
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Top suppliers · by total award value

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

1
GC
1 contract · 03 Oct
£1.9m
29% of total
2
ID
1 contract · 14 Dec
£600k
9% of total
3
KS
1 contract · 16 Apr
£422k
6% of total
4
CL
1 contract · 26 Mar
£367k
5% of total
5
FS
1 contract · SME · 19 Sept
£344k
5% of total
6
IS
2 contracts · 04 Jan21 Feb
£325k
5% of total
7
RB
£312k
5% of total
8
EP
1 contract · 12 Dec
£260k
4% of total
948
···
40 other suppliers
long tail · 6 SMEs
£2.1m
32% of total
various

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Construction works
13 contracts
£3.4m
53%
Office equipment, IT
3 contracts
£648k
10%
Business, legal, advisory
8 contracts
£617k
10%
Software packages, IT
8 contracts
£523k
8%
Sewage, waste, environment
1 contract
£422k
7%
Architecture, engineering
6 contracts
£403k
6%
Recreational, cultural, sport
1 contract
£260k
4%
IT services, software
3 contracts
£137k
2%

Activity heatmap

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

Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Construction works
Office equipment, IT
Business, legal, advisory
Software packages, IT
Sewage, waste, environment
Architecture, engineering
LessMore (£m awarded)

Commercial & procurement leadership

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

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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.

West Dorset District Council 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.

16%
SME supplier share
target 33%
8
SME award rows
1
VCSE award rows
48
Distinct suppliers
⚠ Below target. SME supplier share at 16% vs Cabinet Office target of 33%.

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Statutory & accountability

Legal status, identifiers & accountable officers.

Identifiers & contact

Type
Contracting authority
Region
United Kingdom

Board & accountable officers

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Accountable officer + board roster

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