Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice
Published 9 Sept 2026, 10:28 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Gambling Related Harms — UK public procurement notice

Authority: Worcestershire County Council (Local council)

ServicesSME suitableVCSE suitable
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice

What is being bought

Published requirement description

*This notice is for market engagement and request for information only*

Worcestershire County Council's Public Health Team wishes to understand the extent of gambling harm across Worcestershire and how harm could be reduced or prevented. We would like to hear from organisations who have experience of conducting research with health, local authority and VCS services, to support the development of a gambling needs assessment.

In November 2024, the UK Government confirmed a new statutory levy on gambling operators, introduced in April 2025. The levy provides increased, independent and sustainable funding for the research, prevention and treatment of gambling-related harms across Great Britain. We would like feedback from providers who have experience in conducting research with VCS and statutory organisations and services. We are keen to hear from VCSEs, SMEs and those based in Worcestershire.

CPV: Health and social work services · Research services · Social research services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1PlannedSMEVCSE
Contract period: 10 Sept 2026 — 23 Sept 2026Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: West Midlands
73110000 Research services79315000 Social research services85000000 Health and social work services

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
Unspecified in notice
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
9 Sept 2026, 10:28 BST
Last source update
9 Sept 2026, 10:28 BST
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesResearch servicesSocial research services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f54c

How it was run

Submission deadline

Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published15 days ago
    9 Sept 2026, 10:28 BST
  2. Contract starts15 days ago
    10 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
  3. Market engagement1 day ago
    23 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST*This notice is for market awareness, engagement and request for information only* Worcestershire County Council invites interested organisations to provide feedback via the following MS Forms survey: forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx

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
    9 Sept 2026, 10:28 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Worcestershire County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PRPQ-4584-WLPQ County Hall, Spetchley Road, Worcester, West Midlands, WR5 2NP [email protected]

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure