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003257 - Digital Road Management Platform

Durham County Council · Local authority

In brief

Durham County Council is looking for suppliers for IT and software work (North East).

The estimated value is £600,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 2 years, up to 6 years with extensions, starting 1 July 2027.

Bids close at 10am, Friday 30 October 2026.

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Can I win this?

Key dates

Questions by
11:59pm, Monday 26 October 2026
Bids by
10am, Friday 30 October 2026

How bids are scored

Implementation Plan 10% · System Demonstration 10% · Price 80%

Price matters most. Expect to compete hard on cost.

Competition

Usually high: a median of 14 bids per contract for this buyer (from 81 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

The Highway Network Management Team at Durham County Council (DCC) is responsible for overseeing and managing the county's road network, supporting both operational delivery and strategic network planning. The service delivers a range of activities including coordination of 40,000+ street works activities per year, network monitoring, permit management, and traffic management interventions. The Council is seeking to procure a single, modern Digital Road Management Platform to improve efficiency, data visibility, and service delivery. The proposed system will need to support both office-based and field-based operations. The system will be primarily used by highway network management…Read the full description
The Highway Network Management Team at Durham County Council (DCC) is responsible for overseeing and managing the county's road network, supporting both operational delivery and strategic network planning. The service delivers a range of activities including coordination of 40,000+ street works activities per year, network monitoring, permit management, and traffic management interventions. The Council is seeking to procure a single, modern Digital Road Management Platform to improve efficiency, data visibility, and service delivery. The proposed system will need to support both office-based and field-based operations. The system will be primarily used by highway network management officers, traffic engineers, inspectors, and support staff across the service. The digital road management platform will provide an electronic administration platform for the effective management for the highway network management team and the platform must link into the Department for Transports Street Manager system. For the avoidance of doubt, the Digital Road Management Platform will support the Council's management, coordination and oversight of activities on the highway network. The platform is not required to assess, determine, approve or refuse permit applications, nor is it required to undertake or replace the Council's inspection functions. These activities will remain the responsibility of the Council and its authorised officers.

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How to bid

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  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.
  4. Send clarification questions before 11:59pm, Monday 26 October 2026.
  5. Make sure your bid arrives before 10am, Friday 30 October 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 055317-2026
  2. Tender notice · UK4, notice 090091-2026

About the buyer

Durham County CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

267

Awards

161

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From notice 055317-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 11 June 2026, last updated 23 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.