Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c5f-890d-703f-ad2c-cde750791a7b/dorset-highways-contractor-resource-labour-top-up-framework awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Dorset Highways Contractor Resource (Labour Top - Up) Framework [Dorset Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/dorset-council) Estimated value £10,000,000 Published 10 Aug 2020 Deadline Closed 9 Sept 2020 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Dorset Council (Dorset Highways Operations), in collaboration with Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, are looking to establish a Framework of contractors whom can complement the Councils in-house Highways Operations Teams when they do not have capacity to deliver required works or services. The Framework will be divided into the following lots: - Lot 1 Skilled and Semi-Skilled Highway Construction Operatives - Lot 2 Bricklayer/Stone Mason - Lot 3 Carpenter/Shuttering Carpenter - Lot 4 Welder/Blacksmith - Lot 5 Steel Fixer - Lot 6 Kerb Layer - Lot 7 Traffic Management Operatives - Lot 8 Excavator and Backhoe Loader Operatives (JCB or equivalent) - Lot 9 Slab Layer/Block Layer ## CPV classification Joinery and carpentry installation work Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/ce59163c-1b5e-40e8-8bcc-cac224b03a58) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Dorset Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/dorset-council) [Sector More Construction work tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/construction-work) ## More tenders like this [Bannister Sports Centre Athletic Track Soft Market Testing Exercise · Harrow Council · 38 days left · 26 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1540d-d9e4-71cb-ad57-1603e9042fec/bannister-sports-centre-athletic-track-soft-market-testing-exercise) [Treloweth Community Hall Alterations and Extension Project · Carn Brea Parish Council · 49 days left · 7 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a154e4-4991-71db-baac-ffae413f1c41/treloweth-community-hall-alterations-and-extension-project) [Norwich City Verges Mowing 2026 · Norse Eastern Ltd · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15476-5fd9-70eb-b920-a66dc3e661e1/norwich-city-verges-mowing-2026) [Gwasanaethau Toeau - Gwaith cyfalaf wedi'i gynllunio ac atgyweiriadau ymatebol / Roofing Services - Planned capital works and responsive repairs · Denbighshire County Council · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15476-6094-72b9-928b-5c887e7ceea4/gwasanaethau-toeau-gwaith-cyfalaf-wedii-gynllunio-ac-atgyweiriadau-ymatebol) [Repair of St Michaels and All Angels Church Wall · Aylsham Town Council · 31 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15476-6316-7235-8948-8f108b3da399/repair-of-st-michaels-and-all-angels-church-wall) [Building Minor Works · Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited · 25 days left · 13 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15408-9087-7003-bd47-df7bc19d7ff7/building-minor-works)