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Durham County Council

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

Software & IT SystemsCPV 48100000
Value£90k
Deadline
Published11 Mar 2026
RegionNationwide
Who to contact
zoe.embleton@durham.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£90ktotal contract value
median £91k
this tender£0£1.1m

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The brief

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.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The system must support high volume processing

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.

02

The system must integrate with existing infrastructure

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.

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Source & provenance
OCID
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Stage
planning · Planning
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
021606-2026
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