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title: "Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) for The Provision of FCA Regulated Debt Advice Services in County Durham"
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# Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) for The Provision of FCA Regulated Debt Advice Services in County Durham

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-engagement-pme-for-the-provision-of-fca-regulated-debt-advice-services--ocds-h6vhtk-0778ab). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Durham County Council: "Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) for The Provision of FCA Regulated Debt Advice Services in County Durham". 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-ons-e06000047)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Financial consultancy services, Guidance and counselling services, Other community, social and personal services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-engagement-pme-for-the-provision-of-fca-regulated-debt-advice-services--ocds-h6vhtk-0778ab#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0778ab`

## 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-provision-of-fca-regulated-debt-advice-services--ocds-h6vhtk-0778ab#tl-md)

## Description
Durham County Council (DCC) is undertaking a market engagement exercise to inform its consideration of future arrangements for the provision of regulated debt advice services for County Durham residents. The information gathered will help DCC understand market capacity, capability and delivery approaches, and will be used to support the development of the future service specification, commissioning approach and procurement strategy. The current contract is due to expire on 31 March 2027.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 66171000, 85312300, 98000000

- **Contract Period:** 01/04/2027 to 31/03/2029
- **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%2F090166-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-23T13:14:41.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T16:34:36.979Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0778ab