002749 - Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) for Business Durham Business Support Intelligence Platform (BSIP)
Durham County CouncilEstimated Value
Up to £120,000
Deadline
Not specified
Published
6 July 2026
Type
Not specified
Overview
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.
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Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
Karbon Homes
4 contracts wonlatest 5 Aug 2026£794,855
total awarded
- 2
Michael Coghlan Football Coaching
4 contracts wonlatest 5 Aug 2026£967,950
total awarded
- 3
Terry Group Limited
£1m
total awarded
- 4
AKARI CARE LIMITED
£196,197
total awarded
- 5
DURHAM CHRISTIAN PARTNERSHIP
£903,748
total awarded
Karbon Homes is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Durham County CouncilKey Dates
Published
6 July 2026
Submission deadline
Not specified
Notice type
planning
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