Awarded contract

Postal Vote Management System

Details

Buyer: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Supplier(s): Democracy Counts Ltd
Duration: 1 year
Published: 29 July 2026
Source: uk:public_contracts_scotland:contracts_register

Timeline

Completed: Award published29 July 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date29 July 2026
Next: Contract expiry date30 July 2027in 10 months

About the buyer

Dumfries and Galloway Council is the local authority for the Dumfries and Galloway region in south-west Scotland. Tenders are advertised through Public Contracts Scotland, the national portal used by public bodies across Scotland. Larger contracts often route through Scotland Excel framework agreements, the collaborative procurement body owned by Scottish councils. A dedicated procurement team operates from Carruthers House in Dumfries, the council's headquarters. Low-value, low-risk work goes out as direct quotes rather than full tenders, a route aimed at small, local suppliers. Annual procurement performance is reported under the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Dumfries and Galloway Council's contract awards have been in health and social work, construction work and repair and maintenance.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@dumfries-and-galloway-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@dumfries-and-galloway-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@dumfries-and-galloway-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@dumfries-and-galloway-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@dumfries-and-galloway-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@dumfries-and-galloway-council.gov