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

Durham County CouncilcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-06c481Procurement Act 2023planning

Estimated value

£120k

goods

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

1

0 awarded

Published

06 Jul 2026

This is a preliminary market engagement notice

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Description

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.

Scope

Reference
OPEN20261533
Total value
£120,000 excluding VAT
£144,000 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
31 Jul 2027 to 31 Jul 2030
Possible extension to 31 Jul 2032
Main category
goods
CPV classifications
48000000
Contract locations
North East England, United Kingdom