Property Owner Finder Service

2024-06-03

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Published date: 3 June 2024

Open opportunity - This means that the contract is currently active, and the buying department is looking for potential suppliers to fulfil the contract.

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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)

What is an 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?

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.

How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

About the buyer

Contact name

Alice Crocker

Address

Dorset Council
County Hall, Colliton Park
Dorchester
DT1 1XJ
England

Telephone

+44 1305221719

Email

alice.crocker@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk

Website

https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk

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