Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Gloucestershire County Council · Regional or local authority
- Suppliers
- Fraser and Fraser SME, Finders Genealogists Ltd SME, Anglia Research SME
- Value
- Not published
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Legal advisory and information services (CPV 79140000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 001915-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date15 Sep 2025
- Published9 Jan 2026Published 116 days after the contract date
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 in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Probate Researchers Services | Fraser and Fraser SME | — |
| Probate Researchers Services | Finders Genealogists Ltd SME | — |
| Probate Researchers Services | Anglia Research SME | — |
About the suppliers
Fraser and Fraser: every public contract they have won.
Finders Genealogists Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Anglia Research: every public contract they have won.