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002696 - Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) for a Commercial Property Finder

Durham County Council · Local authority

In brief

Durham County Council has announced plans to buy IT and software and architecture and engineering work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £22,500 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 2 years, starting 15 January 2026.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 13 bids per contract for this buyer (from 85 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Durham County Council (DCC) are looking to explore the market options for a commercial property database. The system will be an integral part of our property database search facility offer that we provide to the business community. The contractor will be responsible for accurate and timely updates to the data and submitting monitoring reports of visitor engagement, registration and trend analysis. Overview of our Requirements: • To provide a property search capability for Business Durham (BD) • Provide a reliable search capability of land and property for BD staff and its clients and enquirers via a database • Be searchable by clients via the Business Durham website • Be accurate and up to date • Have a reporting function which allows presentation of result searches to clients and analysis of trends for management analysis on a quarterly basis • Include Business Durham properties • Public facing search fields • Interactive search map of County Durham • Ability to download a pdf of results • Login area for clients to access full details and review search results • Staff login area to access reports • Provide bi-annual detailed market trends reports. • Flag and highlight newly added properties • Highlight and promote Business Durham properties in the search results

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 063043-2025

About the buyer

Durham County CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

267

Awards

157

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From notice 063043-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 7 October 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.