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# 003174 - Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) for Education Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) Processing System

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/003174-preliminary-market-engagement-pme-for-education-fixed-penalty-notice-fpn-processing-ocds-h6vhtk-0666e3). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Durham County Council: "003174 - Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) for Education Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) Processing System". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £90,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Durham County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/durham-county-council-ons-e06000047)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £90,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Industry specific software package
- **Delivery Location:** UKC14
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/003174-preliminary-market-engagement-pme-for-education-fixed-penalty-notice-fpn-processing-ocds-h6vhtk-0666e3#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0666e3`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/003174-preliminary-market-engagement-pme-for-education-fixed-penalty-notice-fpn-processing-ocds-h6vhtk-0666e3#tl-md)

## Description
The council are inviting suppliers to participate in preliminary engagement to gain insight from the market with the purpose of making any potential future exercise, well framed, feasible, focused and of likely interest to the market.
Durham County Council requires a secure, end to end digital system to manage the full lifecycle of Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) relating to school attendance. The system must support high volume processing (2,500-3,000 notices per term; peaks of >7,500 referrals annually) and reduce manual workload through automation, intelligent validation, and workflow management.
The system must integrate with existing infrastructure and replace current manual processes involving Microsoft Forms, spreadsheets, Word mail merges, SharePoint/Extranet uploads, and manual cross-checks.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 48100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 31/05/2026 to 31/05/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F021606-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-11T09:01:21.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T11:56:11.768Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0666e3