Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Investment Services for the Official Solicitor
Notice Description
This notice relates to the award of a contract for the Provision of Investment Services for the Official Solicitor. The Official Solicitor acts as the administrator of estates and trustee of trusts of last resort, and holds real and personal property such as land, cash, and securities (e.g., stocks and shares). An estate is where the Official Solicitor has been appointed as executor of a deceased person's will or as administrator of an estate of a person who has died without a will. An executor/administrator collects all the deceased's assets and pays all of the debts before distributing what remains to the beneficiaries named in the will or, if there is no will, who is entitled by law to this. Where the Official Solicitor has been appointed to act as a trustee, she has a duty to invest the capital held to produce income to use or pay for the benefit of the beneficiaries of the trust. It is a legal responsibility of the Official Solicitor as Trustees to obtain professional investment advice when managing the assets.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-065d98d8-bafb-4099-b628-3bac74a66abd
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/89a3f87b-d2a1-45d4-a9e6-3bb171339d4e
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
66 - Financial and insurance services
-
- CPV Codes
66100000 - Banking and investment services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,542,522 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £1,542,522 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 24 Feb 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 9 Jul 20257 months ago
- Contract Period
- 3 Oct 2025 - 3 Oct 2030 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MINISTRY OF JUSTICE
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEEDS
- Postcode
- LS1 4AP
- Post Town
- Leeds
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE4 West Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE42 Leeds
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Leeds
- Electoral Ward
- Hunslet & Riverside
- Westminster Constituency
- Leeds South
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/89a3f87b-d2a1-45d4-a9e6-3bb171339d4e
6th August 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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