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

DORSET COUNCIL · published 16 Feb 2026. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

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Contracts Finder release ID4ada899f-4074-4058-b55b-1a417d11a6d4-884055
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-c3e84a35-1290-4c8d-91ea-5e6b805b205a
Buyer identifierGB-LAE-PUR
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

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Award value
£265,540
award field
Tender value
£265,540
tender field
Procurement method
Call-off from a framework agreement
Category
goods
CPV
30000000
Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
Delivery
South West, United Kingdom
No postcode
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

**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).

Tender statuscomplete
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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release16 Feb 2026
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published26 Nov 2025
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published1 Feb 2026
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published31 Jan 2029
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

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SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 16 Feb 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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