003257 - Digital Road Management Platform
- Buyer
- Durham County Council
- Value
- £600,000
- Closes
- 30 October 2026
- Where
- Durham, the North East
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
Durham County Council needs a digital platform to manage their road network and coordinate over 40,000 street works activities per year. The software must work for office and field staff, track permits, monitor traffic, and connect to the government's Street Manager system.
What the buyer wants
• Supply and implement a single Digital Road Management Platform that supports both office-based and field operations • Integrate the platform with the Department for Transport's Street Manager system • Enable coordination of street works, network monitoring, permit management, and traffic management for highway staff across the council
Likely requirements
Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.
This contract is almost certainly for a specialist software/IT platform provider or large systems integrator. A sole trader tradesperson (builder, cleaner, electrician) would be disqualified unless they are bidding as part of a larger consortium with significant software development expertise.
How to bid
This is an open tender: any eligible business can respond directly to the buyer by the deadline, with no framework membership needed.
How to write a tender response
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