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DORSET COUNCIL

Further competition from PfH Business Solutions and Supply Management Framework - Printing and Distribution Services for Dorset Council's Residents Magazine

Office & Computing EquipmentCPV 30000000
Value£266k
Awarded26 Nov 2025
Published16 Feb 2026
RegionSouth West
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£266ktotal contract value
median £95k
this tender£0£2.0m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Office & Computing Equipment band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 8,857 valued Office & Computing Equipment tenders in our corpus.

The brief

**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).

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Dorset Council sought a suitably qualified

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.

02

The supplier will be responsible for

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

03

Dorset Council's requirements are for a single

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).

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Source & provenance
OCID
4ada899f-4074-4058-b55b-1a417d11a6d4
Stage
contract · Contract
Source
Contracts Finder
Buyer ref
HD / BSSM / 1124
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