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Pre-Market Engagement - Financial Transactions Data (26-025)

Gambling Commission

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24 Jul 2026 at 13:10

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
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22 Jul 2026 at 15:49

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Gambling Commission is exploring the potential purchase of a large, ongoing dataset of anonymised financial transactions made by British adult residents. The service would provide data at individual-transaction level, including date and time, amount, running balance, merchant name and description, with Merchant Category Codes or another suitable classification system. The main purpose is to support analysis of gambling transactions within complex financial data. Each anonymised individual would need a unique identifier so they can be tracked over time. The buyer is also interested in demographic information such as age and gender, and potentially measures such as the Problem Gambling Severity Index, financial wellbeing or credit rating. Delivery would cover the United Kingdom. The service category includes data services and market, economic and statistical research.

This procurement is at the planning stage and is currently being shaped through pre-market engagement, rather than inviting tenders. The buyer expects a subsequent notice on 21 September 2026. The planned contract period is 1 February 2027 to 31 January 2030, with a possible extension to 31 January 2032. The estimated value is £532,000 excluding VAT, or £665,000 including VAT. The engagement includes an Expression of Interest expected by 19 August 2026 and a buyer webinar on 6 August 2026 from 12:00 to 12:45. The engagement will explore market capability, data-access models and indicative cost models. The buyer has not yet settled the final procurement approach, and the proposed requirement is structured as one lot.

This will suit data providers able to supply a substantial, continuously updated financial-transactions dataset covering British adults, with reliable transaction-level fields and persistent anonymised identifiers. Strong candidates are likely to have established data collection, anonymisation, security and governance arrangements, together with the capacity to provide data over several years. Suppliers should be able to classify transactions using Merchant Category Codes or an equivalent system. A particularly important differentiator will be a state-of-the-art algorithm for identifying gambling transactions in complex financial data. Organisations without that capability may still be relevant if they can support controlled access for an appropriate third party to perform the identification. Providers with linked demographic, gambling-harm, financial-wellbeing or credit information may offer additional value, subject to suitable anonymisation and data-use arrangements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Pre-Market Engagement - Financial Transactions Data (26-025)

Notice Description

The Gambling Commission is commencing pre market engagement to inform the potential procurement of a financial transactions dataset. The purpose of this engagement is to: - Understand market capability to provide financial transactions data - Understand market capability and approaches to identify gambling transactions within a complex financial transactions dataset - Understand possible models for data access - Explore indicative cost models We are interested in hearing from organisations that can provide a large, ongoing, dataset of British adult residents' anonymised financial transactions data. This dataset must include: - Delivery at the level of individual transactions, with everything required for us to build the metrics that we need, such as the date and time, the amount, running balance, merchant name and description. - Classification into Merchant Category Codes (MCC) or some other appropriate classification system. From our previous work using Open Banking data, we know that gambling is particularly difficult to identify, so prospective suppliers must either be able to demonstrate that they possess a state-of-the-art gambling identification algorithm or be willing to share the data with a third party for the purposes of gambling identification. The solution may also include the following desirable attribute: - Demographic and other information about each individual. This should include age and gender. It could also include a measure of gambling harms such as the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) or a measure of financial wellbeing such as their credit rating. Each anonymised individual must be associated with a unique identifier so they can be tracked over time. The Gambling Commission encourages interested organisations to engage with our Expression of Interest request.

Planning Information

The Gambling Commission is commencing pre market engagement, which is open to all suppliers, to inform the potential procurement of a financial transactions dataset. Expression of Interest (EOI) We are inviting interested organisations to complete our Expression of Interest (EOI) document in advance of 19th August 2026 to help inform the proposed procurement. The Expression of Interest (EOI) document can be accessed by emailing procurement@gamblingcommission.gov.uk Questions regarding our Expression of Interest (EOI) or this pre-market engagement must be submitted via the MyTenders portal. Responses to our Expression of Interest (EOI) must be submitted via the MyTenders portal by the stated engagement deadline. Webinar The Gambling Commission will host a webinar to provide an overview on this premarket engagement activity, our requirements and how interested suppliers can get involved on Thursday 6th August, 12:00 - 12:45 To register for the webinar, please use this link: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/53d329b1-3e94-4724-a427-bb2a9c103204@7dddff92-1de6-4835-9963-84e7cc44cea2 *Please note - the session will be recorded and made available to all parties that have registered an interest. There will be an opportunity to submit questions during the webinar. A summary of questions raised, together with responses, will be anonymised, compiled, and issued to all registered interested parties to ensure transparency and equal access to information. Suppliers who did not register for or attend the webinar may request a copy of the webinar recording and Q&A document by emailing procurement@gamblingcommission.gov.uk

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d127
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070279-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

72300000 - Data services

79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£532,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
21 Sep 20265 days to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Feb 2027 - 31 Jan 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Gambling Commission
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B2 4BP
Postcode Area
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Ladywood
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

Further Information

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