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003325 - Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) for a Pensions Administration System
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 £1,600,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 4 years, up to 8 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2028.
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 Pension Fund (the Fund) is exploring the market for a modern, secure and fully integrated Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) administration solution to support the delivery of pension services to members and participating employers.
The Fund is seeking to understand the capabilities currently available within the market and how technology can support the administration of the LGPS, improve member and employer engagement, increase automation, enhance data quality and ensure ongoing compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements.
This Preliminary Market Engagement exercise is intended to inform the Fund's future procurement strategy and help shape detailed requirements for any subsequent procurement exercise. Suppliers are invited to provide information on their solutions, implementation approaches, innovation, product roadmaps and experience within the LGPS sector.
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 Friday 2nd October 2026 at 12 noon.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- 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.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 087492-2026
About the buyer
Durham County CouncilLast 12 months
Procurements
267Awards
159Suppliers it has used most for IT and software
- Access UK Limited2 contracts
- Adam Matthew Digital Limited1 contract
- Aryza UK Services Limited1 contract
- Changing Social Ltd1 contract
- Civica UK Limited1 contract
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From notice 087492-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 15 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 27 September 2026.