Tender

Probate Researchers Services for Gloucestershire County Council

  • Gloucestershire County Council

F24: Concession notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-006117

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04e4c0

Published 20 February 2025, 11:22am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Gloucestershire County Council

Shire Hall

GLOUCESTER

GL12TG

Contact

Strategic Procurement

Email

strategicprocurementteam@gloucestershire.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKK13 - Gloucestershire

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Applications or, where applicable, tenders must be submitted electronically via

https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Probate Researchers Services for Gloucestershire County Council

Reference number

DN762597

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 73110000 - Research services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short 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.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £125,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This concession is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK13 - Gloucestershire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

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.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Concession is awarded on the basis of the criteria stated in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £125,000

two.2.7) Duration of the concession

Duration in months

48


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions, indication of information and documentation required

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

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.2) Conditions related to the concession

three.2.2) Concession performance conditions

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

three.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the concession

Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the concession


Section four. Procedure

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for submission of applications or receipt of tenders

Date

27 March 2025

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Gloucestershire County Council

Gloucester

Country

United Kingdom