--- title: "002696 - Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) for a Commercial Property Finder" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05a9f4" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05a9f4" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05a9f4.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05a9f4.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2025-10-07" --- # 002696 - Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) for a Commercial Property Finder Buyer: DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a9f4 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05a9f4) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05a9f4.json) ## Summary Durham County Council is currently in the planning stage of a public procurement process titled "002696 - Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) for a Commercial Property Finder". The Council seeks to explore market options for creating a commercial property database, essential for their property search facilities offered to the business community. This service falls under the "Software package and information systems" and "Commercial property management services" industry categories. Located in County Durham, the engagement process has a key milestone, with a deadline set for market engagement questionnaire submissions on 24th October 2025, at noon. The total procurement value is £27,000 gross, while the contract is slated to begin on 15th January 2026 and end on 14th January 2028. The project is considered below threshold and is a part of services procurement activities. This tender presents a solid opportunity for businesses specialising in software development related to property management and consultancy services, particularly those experienced in creating databases with dynamic search capabilities. Companies with expertise in providing accurate, up-to-date data services and reporting functions could find this contract particularly suitable. Businesses capable of integrating search capabilities into existing websites and generating detailed market trend reports would be well-positioned to compete for this opportunity. Given the emphasis on growth through technology and analytics, tech firms and consultancies could leverage this project to gain a foothold or expand their services in the public sector, especially within the sub-central government domain. ## Notice Durham County Council (DCC) are looking to explore the market options for a commercial property database. The system will be an integral part of our property database search facility offer that we provide to the business community. The contractor will be responsible for accurate and timely updates to the data and submitting monitoring reports of visitor engagement, registration and trend analysis. Overview of our Requirements: * To provide a property search capability for Business Durham (BD) * Provide a reliable search capability of land and property for BD staff and its clients and enquirers via a database * Be searchable by clients via the Business Durham website * Be accurate and up to date * Have a reporting function which allows presentation of result searches to clients and analysis of trends for management analysis on a quarterly basis * Include Business Durham properties * Public facing search fields * Interactive search map of County Durham * Ability to download a pdf of results * Login area for clients to access full details and review search results * Staff login area to access reports * Provide bi-annual detailed market trends reports. * Flag and highlight newly added properties * Highlight and promote Business Durham properties in the search results ### Planning Information Market Engagement questionnaire can be accessed free of charge by registering on the Open Portal which be accessed via open-uk.org Deadline for completed submissions via the Open Portal is Friday 24th October 2025 at 12 noon. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063043-2025 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 7 Oct 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Dec 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 15 Jan 2026 - 14 Jan 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £22,500 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | DURHAM | | Post town | Durham | | Postcode | DH1 5WB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | | ITL 3 | TLC41 Durham | | Local authority | County Durham | | Electoral ward | Framwellgate and Newton Hall | | Westminster constituency | City of Durham | | Delivery location | TLC14 Durham | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems - 70 - Real estate services - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 48000000 - Software package and information systems - 70332200 - Commercial property management services - 71315200 - Building consultancy services ## Release History - 7 Oct 2025 at 16:27 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063043-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063043-2025 7th October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://www.durham.gov.uk/ - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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