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# 003476 - Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) for the Pest Control Management System

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/003476-preliminary-market-engagement-pme-for-the-pest-control-management-system-ocds-h6vhtk-067ed5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Durham County Council: "003476 - Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) for the Pest Control Management System". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £80,000. 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:** £80,000 (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/003476-preliminary-market-engagement-pme-for-the-pest-control-management-system-ocds-h6vhtk-067ed5#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-067ed5`

## 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/003476-preliminary-market-engagement-pme-for-the-pest-control-management-system-ocds-h6vhtk-067ed5#tl-md)

## Description
The Pest Control Team at Durham County Council delivers services to residents (approximately 13,000 visits per year) as well as businesses, third-sector organisations, and public bodies (450+ annual contracts plus ad hoc treatments each year). Such work includes:
• Free surveys to quote for chargeable works
• One-off, time limited, pre-paid treatment jobs.
• One-off treatment and proofing jobs that are invoiced for after the work has been completed.
• Annual contracts that include scheduled monitoring visits and callouts, which are invoiced for at the start of the contract.
• Free public health investigations.
The service currently uses a variety of paper-based and electronic systems, so it is looking to procure a single, modern platform to manage its work. Such a system will need to be capable of managing both the office and field-based elements of the work whilst also integrating with relevant corporate systems (e.g. customer portal, finance, etc). The system will also need to ensure data protection, security, accessibility, and public sector compliance.
This notice 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 Friday 24th April 2026 at 12 noon.

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

- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2026 to 31/08/2030

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F032305-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-09T10:57:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T07:15:20.961Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-067ed5