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Probate Researchers Services

Gloucestershire County Council · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 07:38.

Opportunity overview

A concession Framework for Probate Researchers Services

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Fraser and Fraser

Matched by normalised name
Published award value
Value not stated
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
14 Sept 2025
Award ID
001915-2026-1-1
Status
active
Location
London, UKK13, United Kingdom

Finders Genealogists Ltd

Match pending…
Published award value
Value not stated
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
14 Sept 2025
Award ID
001915-2026-2-2
Status
active
Location
London, UK, United Kingdom

Anglia Research Ltd

Match pending…
Published award value
Value not stated
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
14 Sept 2025
Award ID
001915-2026-3-3
Status
active
Location
Ipswich, UK, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79140000 — Legal advisory and information services

Lots

  • 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.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN762597
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
Concession

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
79140000
Description
Legal advisory and information services

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
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.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
50
Criterion 2
Name
Social Value
Type
quality
Description
15
Criterion 3
Type
price
Description
35

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK13

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Gloucestershire County Council
Id
GB-FTS-24838

Identifier

Legal Name
Gloucestershire County Council

Address

Street Address
Shire Hall
Locality
Gloucester
Region
UKK13
Postal Code
GL1 2TH
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
01
Description
General public services
Organisation 2
Name
Fraser and Fraser
Id
GB-FTS-171031

Identifier

Legal Name
Fraser and Fraser

Address

Locality
London
Region
UKK13
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 3
Name
Finders Genealogists Ltd
Id
GB-FTS-171032

Identifier

Legal Name
Finders Genealogists Ltd

Address

Locality
London
Region
UK
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 4
Name
Anglia Research Ltd
Id
GB-FTS-171033

Identifier

Legal Name
Anglia Research Ltd

Address

Locality
Ipswich
Region
UK
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 5
Name
Gloucestershire County Council
Id
GB-FTS-3499

Identifier

Legal Name
Gloucestershire County Council

Address

Locality
Gloucester
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
001915-2026-1-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-171031
Name
Fraser and Fraser
Award 2
Id
001915-2026-2-2
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-171032
Name
Finders Genealogists Ltd
Award 3
Id
001915-2026-3-3
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-171033
Name
Anglia Research Ltd

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
001915-2026-1-1
Award ID
001915-2026-1-1
Status
active
Date Signed
15 Sept 2025, 00:00
Entry 2
Id
001915-2026-2-2
Award ID
001915-2026-2-2
Status
active
Date Signed
15 Sept 2025, 00:00
Entry 3
Id
001915-2026-3-3
Award ID
001915-2026-3-3
Status
active
Date Signed
15 Sept 2025, 00:00

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Gloucester · UKK13 · GL1 2TH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK13

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 001915-2026award, contract ·