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Published 20 Feb 2025, 11:22 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Probate Researchers Services for Gloucestershire County Council

Official notice

Authority: Gloucestershire County Council (Local council)

Services
Published estimate£125,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 27 Mar 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This Concession framework agreement will be for up to 3 suppliers for 4 years with no option to extend. The framework will be owned by Gloucestershire County Council ("the Council"). The Council and the successful contractors will be parties to the Framework Agreement.

Gloucestershire County Council (GCC) is looking to utilise the services of probate researchers to help identify, locate and support entitled relatives/executors to administer the estate. GCC would be looking to use probate researchers as a means of recovering debt, managing empty/unoccupied properties, and allowing deputyship accounts to be closed.

CPV: Research services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Published value£125,000
Delivery: South West

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Further details are given in the Selection Questionnaire (SQ) and Selection Questionnaire (SQ) Tenderer Explanatory Document available on the Councils e-tendering portal www.supplyingthesouthwest.orq.uk ↗ using project reference DN762597 to view the opportunity and register your interest.

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0023 Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/23/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
20 Feb 2025, 11:22 GMT
Last source update
20 Feb 2025, 11:22 GMT
Authority reference
DN762597
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-006117
Classification (CPV)
Research services
Delivery area
South West (UKK13)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e4c0 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

Further details are given in the procurement documents available on the Councils e-tendering portal www.supplyingthesouthwest.orq.uk ↗ using project reference DN762597 to view the opportunity and register your interest.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
27 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 Feb 2025 → 27 Mar 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    20 Feb 2025, 11:22 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    27 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Gloucestershire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Shire Hall, GLOUCESTER, South West, GL12TGContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria