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title: "Probate Researchers Services for Gloucestershire County Council"
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# Probate Researchers Services for Gloucestershire County Council

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/probate-researchers-services-for-gloucestershire-county-council-ocds-h6vhtk-04e4c0). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Gloucestershire County Council: "Probate Researchers Services for Gloucestershire County Council". Published status: active. Published Value: £125,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 27 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Gloucestershire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/gloucestershire-county-council-ons-e10000013)
- **Published Value:** £125,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 March 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Research services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK13
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0023
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/probate-researchers-services-for-gloucestershire-county-council-ocds-h6vhtk-04e4c0#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04e4c0`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/probate-researchers-services-for-gloucestershire-county-council-ocds-h6vhtk-04e4c0#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/probate-researchers-services-for-gloucestershire-county-council-ocds-h6vhtk-04e4c0#participate

## 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £125,000

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F006117-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-02-20T11:22:59.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-31T10:29:25.771Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04e4c0