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# Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) for the procurement of Adult Skills Fund sub-contractors for DurhamLearn

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-engagement-pme-for-the-procurement-of-adult-skills-fund-sub-contractors-ocds-h6vhtk-060ed4). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Durham County Council: "Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) for the procurement of Adult Skills Fund sub-contractors for DurhamLearn". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 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-nhs-116)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC14
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-engagement-pme-for-the-procurement-of-adult-skills-fund-sub-contractors-ocds-h6vhtk-060ed4#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-060ed4`

## 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/preliminary-market-engagement-pme-for-the-procurement-of-adult-skills-fund-sub-contractors-ocds-h6vhtk-060ed4#tl-md)

## Description
he 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.
This preliminary market engagement questionnaire is to gauge the scope of interest from potential providers, based in the North East Combined Authority region.
DurhamLearn, supporting the NECA Local Growth Plan, aims to invest in skills, improve access to employment and reduce the digital divide. "By unlocking the potential of our people through increased skills, better and more employment, and improved health outcomes, we can increase productivity and help drive the UK's Growth Mission."
DurhamLearn will focus on:
• A range of non-accredited programmes to help those furthest from the labour market
• Accredited qualifications
• Short intensive employer led courses, allowing skills specific training into work
The questionnaire focuses on the following key areas.
• developing the authority's requirements and approach to the procurement
• identifying providers that may be able to supply the services required.
The benefits to your organisation in participating in this process include:
• the chance to assess whether the opportunity will be suitable and of interest to you
• the chance to attract new training organisations
There is no commercial advantage or disadvantage to your organisation being involved in this exercise.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 31/07/2026 to 31/07/2029

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F006766-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-01-26T15:32:06.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T09:12:33.394Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-060ed4