Published date: 3 June 2024
This notice was replaced on 19 August 2024
This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:
Awarded contract (published 19 August 2024)
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Contract summary
Industry
Real estate services - 70000000
Location of contract
England
Value of contract
£0
Procurement reference
DORST001-DN720019-39093201
Published date
3 June 2024
Closing date
4 July 2024
Closing time
2pm
Contract start date
1 October 2024
Contract end date
30 September 2026
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (below threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
Dorset Council is seeking a supplier to provide owner tracing services, free of charge.
There are currently 1300 homes which are long term empty (6 months or more) of which 335
have been empty for 2 years or more (Council Tax data; October 2023).
The Housing Standards Team currently has ongoing enforcement action relating to 93 long
term empty properties, with four cases currently subject to compulsory purchase proceedings.
It is common for the owners of abandoned properties to be absent and their whereabouts
unknown or difficult to trace.
Dorset Council is seeking a supplier to provide owner tracing services.
As part of their business offering, a number of Professional Probate Research companies provide free absent owner tracing services to public authorities.
The service provider then offers a discretionary, chargeable service to identified owners or
next of kin on a no obligation basis. This chargeable service normally involves resolving
issues with the estate, helping with probate and other similar matters. This chargeable service
is not part of the Council's involvement.
There is also the potential opportunity to undertake focussed investigations of certain empty
property groups, including Class F exemption Council Tax cases.
About the buyer
Contact name
Alice Crocker
Address
Dorset Council
County Hall, Colliton Park
Dorchester
DT1 1XJ
England
Telephone
+44 1305221719
alice.crocker@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
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