Scope
Reference
OPEN20251746
Description
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
Total value (estimated)
- £22,500 excluding VAT
- £27,000 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 15 January 2026 to 14 January 2028
- 2 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 70332200 - Commercial property management services
- 71315200 - Building consultancy services
Contract locations
- UKC14 - Durham CC
Engagement
Engagement deadline
24 October 2025
Engagement process description
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.
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
1 December 2025
Contracting authority
Durham County Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMPB-8772-VYWM
Corten House, Dunholme Close
Durham
DH1 5WB
United Kingdom
Email: zoe.embleton@durham.gov.uk
Website: http://www.durham.gov.uk/
Region: UKC14 - Durham CC
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government