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003726 - Internal Audit Management System

Durham County Council

Buyer didn’t say if suitable for small firms

Estimated value
£170,000
Excluding VAT
Where
North East England
Buyer in North East England
Trade
IT, software and digital
Industry specific software package
Documents
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Time to bid
8 full UK working days before the closing day, Thu 5 Nov 2026 (England and Wales bank holidays left out). Questions to the buyer close on Fri 30 Oct 2026, 4 working days from now.
Time allowed
The buyer allowed 34 days from publication to the closing day: longer than the median for open IT and digital tenders (31 days).
Value
£170,000 is below the median (£1m) of the 128 open IT and digital tenders that state a value.
This buyer
9 more open tenders from Durham County Council listed here.
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The summary is the start of the buyer’s own description, word for word. The full description and the documents are on the official notice.

Replacement of Internal Audit Software system. Full requirements can be found in Document 3a. Contract Specification and PSQ Appendix 1 of the tender documents, which are available free of charge at www.open-uk.org

Official notice
Find a Tender, notice 094532-2026
Buyer
Durham County Council
Buyer’s region
North East England
Where the work is
North East England
Listed on Evendraft under
North East England
Published
2 Oct 2026
Tender deadline
5 Nov 2026, 10:00 UK time
Questions by
30 Oct 2026, 10:00 UK time
Estimated value
£170,000 (excluding VAT)
Trade
IT, software and digital
CPV codes
  • 48100000 Industry specific software package
Procedure
Below threshold - open competitionOne stage: any supplier can send a full tender.
Framework
Not stated on the notice
Lots
Not divided into lots
Suitable for small businesses The buyer’s answer
Not stated on the notice
Suitable for charities and social enterprises The buyer’s answer
Not stated on the notice
Good for small firms Evendraft’s filter
No (not marked suitable for small businesses by the buyer)Good for small firms means the buyer marked it suitable for small businesses, the estimated value is £1m or less (or not stated), it is open to new suppliers, and it is not a framework with more than 20 places. Tenders where the buyer didn't say are left out.
Documents
On Open UK

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