Coming up· published 23 Oct 2025
002794 - Preliminary Market Engagement - Welfare Rights Service
Durham County Council · County Durham, North East
Durham County Council is planning 002794 - Preliminary Market Engagement - Welfare Rights Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in County Durham.
Source: Find a Tender, published 23 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 07:46
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2029
Contract ends
3 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Durham County Council is planning 002794 - Preliminary Market Engagement - Welfare Rights Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in County Durham. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2029. It lasts 3 years.
Find a Tender published it on 23 October 2025. The notice number is 067651-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05d209.
Summary of the contracting process
Durham County Council is initiating a public procurement process for a project titled "002794 - Preliminary Market Engagement - Welfare Rights Service". This project falls under the services industry, with specific interest in telecommunications, financial consultancy, health, and guidance and counselling services. Located in the UKC14 region of Durham, United Kingdom, the procurement is currently in the planning stage, and significant preliminary market engagement has been scheduled.
Interested parties should note that the preliminary market engagement document and relevant material can be accessed via the NEPO Open Portal, with a due date of 7 November 2025 for responding to the scheduled engagement processes. The contract is anticipated to commence on 1 April 2026 and conclude by 31 March 2029.
Given the light-touch procurement regime, this project is highly suitable for both well-established organisations and emerging enterprises seeking to establish a foothold in public sector contracts. Engaging in the early stages of the market engagement could provide insightful contributions to the service framework, enhancing competitive advantage.
The notice in full
Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) for Welfare Rights Service to gather feasibility only - this is not for organisations to express interest in delivering the service.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2029 (3 years)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planning
- Lots
- Planning
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 067651-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d209
- CPV code
- 64200000 - Telecommunications services; 66171000 - Financial consultancy services; 85100000 - Health services; 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
- CPV division
- 64 - Postal and telecommunications services; 66 - Financial and insurance services; 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Town
- Durham
- Postcode
- DH1 5WB
- Electoral ward
- Framwellgate and Newton Hall
- Constituency
- City of Durham
- Delivery area
- Durham
- Region
- North East
- Sub-region
- Durham
- Area
- Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Durham County Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Durham, DH1 5WB · North East · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
Questions about 002794 - Preliminary Market Engagement - Welfare Rights Service
When will the 002794 - Preliminary Market Engagement - Welfare Rights Service tender open?
Durham County Council has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How long is the 002794 - Preliminary Market Engagement - Welfare Rights Service contract?
The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2029 (3 years).
Who is the buyer for 002794 - Preliminary Market Engagement - Welfare Rights Service?
Durham County Council, based in County Durham, North East.
How do I bid for 002794 - Preliminary Market Engagement - Welfare Rights Service?
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What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
- Answer any market engagement questions.
- Gather your evidence and case studies now.
- Check your policies are up to date.
- Watch for the tender notice.
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