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OPG Deputyship and Guardianship Surety Bonds

Forecast · plannedNo open deadline

Forecast: a planned procurement that is not yet at tender stage.

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01/ The notice

Key facts

Value: £16,488,311Estimated value stated in the notice
Deadline (UK time): Mon 27 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMTA deadline does not apply to this forecast notice. The source records Mon 27 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT, which is not an open deadline.
Published: 9 Sep 2025
Region: Not stated

02/ The brief

What the notice says

Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.

The Authority is seeking to procure the provision of a service for surety bonds, for both deputyship bonds and guardianship (missing persons) bonds. The Surety Bonds requirement exists to safeguard individuals for whom a Deputy or Guardian has been appointed. In most cases, the Court of Protection requires Deputies or Guardians to provide a form of ‘security’ – a safeguard designed to protect the financial interests of individuals who lack capacity or who are missing. This security is typically provided in the form of a Surety Bond, which is guaranteed by an insurance company and remains standard practice under current legal arrangements.

The requirement is for a sole supplier to deliver the Surety Bonds for Deputies and Guadian’s consisting of:

Responsible and accountable for the end-to-end provision, administration and management of all Surety Bonds

Compliant with statutory obligations

There is an indicative launch date of September 2025, an indicative award date of November 2025 and Go Live date of March 2026. The proposed contract length will be for 6 years. Please note,

that all key decisions including budgets, contract length and dates are yet to be approved through internal governance and therefore may change.

This notice is for Information only and the Authority reserves the right to not proceed to tender. Additionally the Authority reserves the right to discontinue the tender process and not to award the contract.

The information contained in this notice, including information relating to the nature and scope of the requirements, the estimated value, the service classification of this requirement or the list of CPV codes, is only indicative of current thinking and is neither exhaustive nor binding, and the Authority reserves the right at its absolute discretion to amend it at the time of issue or any further notices or at any other time. The publication of this notice in no way obliges the Authority to commence any competitive tender process. Any contracts are subject to the relevant legal and Cabinet Office controls and policies. The Authority reserves the right to source items included through other means (e.g. an existing contract or framework).

03/ Classification

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.

66000000

04/ History

Releases of this notice

7 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.

1 May 2025
Planning notice
Planning notice published 1 May 2025.
Release 018587-2025
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23 May 2025
Planning notice
Planning notice published 23 May 2025. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Release 026322-2025
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20 Aug 2025
Planning notice
Planning notice published 20 August 2025. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Deadline in this release: Mon 13 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST.
Release 050233-2025
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9 Sep 2025
Planning notice update
Planning notice update published 9 September 2025. The source does not state what changed.
Deadline in this release: Mon 27 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT.
Release 054934-2025
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2 Oct 2025
Planning notice update
Planning notice update published 2 October 2025. Stated change: Tender dates have been updated within the Submission.
Deadline in this release: Mon 17 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT.
Release 061629-2025
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20 Oct 2025
Tender notice
Tender notice published 20 October 2025. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Deadline in this release: Fri 21 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT.
Release 066843-2025
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2 Apr 2026
Notice
Notice published 2 April 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Release 031074-2026
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05/ Limits

What the source does not tell us

None recorded for the fields above. Attached documents are not read, so this is not a full account of the tender.

06/ Questions

About this notice

Ministry of Justice published this notice.

Estimated value stated in the notice: £16,488,311.

08/ Related

Where to go next

These links follow a fixed rule applied to this notice’s buyer, text and CPV codes. They are not advice on whether to bid.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-050bce
Source: Find a Tender
Stage: planning · planned
Last verified: Mon 6 Apr 2026, 21:44 BST
Read at: Thu 22 Oct 2026, 19:56 BST

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