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002749 - Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) for Business Durham Business Support Intelligence Platform (BSIP)

Durham County Council · Local authority

In brief

Durham County Council has announced plans to buy IT and software 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 £120,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 1 August 2027.

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

Business Durham aims to procure a provider who can design and implement an information system that will meet Business Durham's data requirements now and for the future. The project brief has been designed by a working group with representation from the four pillars of Business Durham plus marketing, business services and leadership teams. Each representative has provided an overview of their needs, in terms of inputting client/business data, reporting and analysis. Full system requirements can be accessed in the PME documents. This opportunity forms part of our preliminary market engagement, offering you the opportunity to share feedback and comments before the opportunity is released for formal tender submissions. Interested providers can access the written response questions, free of charge, by registering on the Open Portal at www.open-uk.org The deadline for completed responses is Tuesday 21st July at 12 noon.

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 063291-2026

About the buyer

Durham County CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

267

Awards

159

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From notice 063291-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 6 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.