Selling to Dorset councils
Whether you call it selling, purchasing, procurement, contracting or tendering, these pages are designed to guide you through the opportunities that exist for doing business with the county council and the six borough and district councils across Dorset.
Dorset Procurement is a Joint Procurement Service between the local authorities in Dorset that became operable on 1 April 2010. Dorset County Council hosts Dorset Procurement on behalf of the councils listed below.
Details of contracts that are currently available, or coming up for tender, for these councils can be found through the links below:
Weymouth and Portland Borough Council
The
Joint Procurement Service Sustainable Procurement Strategy (pdf, 470kb) (opens in a new window) 
provides further information about the Joint Procurement Service.
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Winning the Contract - a free online public procurement course for businesses
A free resource to help businesses learn about public procurement and how to bid for public sector contracts is now available.
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EU Services Directive
The EU Services Directive aims to break down barriers to cross border trade in services between countries in the EU.
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Dorset Public Sector Network
The Dorset Public Sector Network (DPSN) is a framework agreement through which public service delivery organisations can procure wide area network provision and associated telecommunication services through a readily available catalogue of services. Each organisation may have a contract with the DPSN supplier that is specifically tailored to meet the needs of that organisation without the need to run a separate procurement.
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Name: Dorset Procurement Mailbox
Email: dp@dorsetcc.gov.uk
Tel: 01305 221250
Full details for Dorset Procurement Mailbox
