ClosedResearch and development

Probate Researchers Services[E11]

Gloucester, United KingdomGloucestershire County Council[E1]

In plain English

What they want: 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.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 27 Mar 2025, 12:00 UTC. UTC: 27 Mar 2025, 12:00 UTC.
Published 20 Feb 2025.
Value: GBP 125,000
Buyer: Gloucestershire County CouncilSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents: The tender documents for this notice are on the buyer's own portal, usually behind a free supplier registration. We link to them and do not fetch them, so the report is based on the notice only.

This opportunity is closed and its deadline has passed. Reports are not available for it.

Deadline[E4]: 27 Mar 2025, 12:00 UTC
Value[E12]: GBP 125,000
Published[E9]: 20 Feb 2025
Procedure[E8]: Other -
Source: UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 35 minutes ago

About the requirement

From the notice

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.[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: England, United Kingdom.[E6]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC
The deadline (2025-03-27T12:00:00.000Z) has passed.
Source document c4c54041-4e2d-4839-b727-1ebb095ea9ec-828473

Evidence

12 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is Gloucestershire County Council.
Document c4c54041-4e2d-4839-b727-1ebb095ea9ec-828473, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 73110000 (Research services).
Document c4c54041-4e2d-4839-b727-1ebb095ea9ec-828473, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
Document c4c54041-4e2d-4839-b727-1ebb095ea9ec-828473, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Tenders must be submitted by 27 Mar 2025, 12:00 UTC.
“2025-03-27T12:00:00Z”
Document c4c54041-4e2d-4839-b727-1ebb095ea9ec-828473, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“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. Glouceste…”
Document c4c54041-4e2d-4839-b727-1ebb095ea9ec-828473, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery location: England, United Kingdom.
Document c4c54041-4e2d-4839-b727-1ebb095ea9ec-828473, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.
“tender”
Document c4c54041-4e2d-4839-b727-1ebb095ea9ec-828473, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The procedure is: Other -.
Document c4c54041-4e2d-4839-b727-1ebb095ea9ec-828473, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The notice was published on 20 Feb 2025.
“2025-02-20T11:26:32Z”
Document c4c54041-4e2d-4839-b727-1ebb095ea9ec-828473, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.
Document c4c54041-4e2d-4839-b727-1ebb095ea9ec-828473, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The notice is titled "Probate Researchers Services".
Document c4c54041-4e2d-4839-b727-1ebb095ea9ec-828473, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
The stated value is GBP 125,000.
“125000 GBP”
Document c4c54041-4e2d-4839-b727-1ebb095ea9ec-828473, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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