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

Details

Topic
Education and training services
Published
26 January 2026
Submission
27 February 2026

Tender 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.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Pre-tender published26 January 2026
    Current notice

About the buyer

Durham County Council delivers local government services across County Durham, and buys as a local authority with its own corporate procurement team. Tenders and quotations are handled through the NEPO OPEN Portal, the council's online etendering system. Larger opportunities also appear on the government's Find a Tender Service under the Procurement Act 2023. Durham is one of twelve north-east councils sourcing goods and services through the North East Procurement Organisation. Specialist professional services can be sourced through the Bloom NEPRO framework across nineteen categories. The council also procures on behalf of additional public bodies beyond Durham itself.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Durham County Council's contract awards have been in health and social work, construction work and transport equipment.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 80000000 · Education and training services

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