Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice
Published 29 Sept 2026, 11:38 BST

Official UK procurement notice

GAMBLING HARMS REDUCTION PROGRAMME – GAMBLING BLOCKING PRODUCT

Authority: Public Health Wales NHS Trust (Central government)·On behalf of: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£100,000≈ £100k / year · £120,000 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected 2 Nov 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 1 yrstarts 1 Apr 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The objective of this potential future procurement process is to appoint a service provider capable of providing licenses for blocking software that:

o Blocks a wide range of gambling websites, apps and other digital methods of gambling & has high reliability and accessibility for all participants

o Difficult to remove from devices and difficult to circumvent restrictions

o Is safe and secure service

o Has Bilingual service provision (Welsh)

o Has Multilingual service provision

o Is based on lived experience

o Difficult to remove from devices and difficult to circumvent restrictions

Full details of this service requirement can be obtained by emailing Bethan Dyke to request a copy of the document.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Planned 1 yrSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 — 30 Mar 2028 (1 yr)Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: UK
48000000 Software package and information systems72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
29 Sept 2026, 11:38 BST
Last source update
29 Sept 2026, 11:38 BST
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077c40

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedearlier today
    29 Sept 2026, 11:38 BST
  2. Market engagementin 14 days
    13 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTPlease contact [email protected] for a copy of the PME document for completion.
  3. Tender notice expectedin 34 days
    2 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract startsin 183 days
    1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    29 Sept 2026, 11:38 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

Public Health Wales NHS Trust

Contracting authorityPublic undertakingWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-NHS: RYT 2 Capital Quarter, Tyndall Street, Cardiff, Wales, CF10 4BZ

Other public bodies

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure