Buyer Name: Gloucestershire County Council
Buyer Address: Shire Hall, Gloucester, UKK13, GL1 2TH, United Kingdom
Contact Email: patricia.flegg@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Probate Researchers Services
Buyer Contact Info
Status
complete
complete
Procedure
limited
limited
Value
n/a
n/a
Published
09 Jan 2026, 14:25
09 Jan 2026, 14:25
Deadline
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Contract Start
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Contract End
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Category
services
services
CPV
79140000 - Legal advisory and information services
79140000 - Legal advisory and information services
Region
n/a
n/a
Awarded To
Fraser and Fraser, Finders Genealogists Ltd, Anglia Research Ltd
Fraser and Fraser, Finders Genealogists Ltd, Anglia Research Ltd
Official Source
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Description
A concession Framework for Probate Researchers Services
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Opportunity Context
Lots
Lot 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.
Lot 1 Status: cancelled
Lot 1 Has Options: No
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Quality
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Social Value
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