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PHW-STA-63444 GAMBLING HARMS PREVENTION COMPETITIVE GRANTS PROGRAMME

Public Health Wales NHS Trust

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11 Aug 2026 at 11:07

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Public Health Wales NHS Trust commissioned an external partner to administer a two-year competitive grants programme for voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations delivering gambling-harm prevention across Wales. The work covers the full grant lifecycle: a secure online application portal, promotion, expressions of interest, applicant webinars, assessment-panel coordination, scoring and moderation, conflict-of-interest declarations, due diligence, grant-agreement execution, applicant communications, complaints and appeals, support for funded organisations, six-monthly progress monitoring and a final programme report. Public Health Wales retains final decisions on allocations and pays successful applicants directly. Funded activity is limited to preventative public health interventions, including awareness campaigns, targeted action with high-risk groups and community outreach; clinical treatment and crisis response are excluded. All applicant-facing provision must meet equivalent English and Welsh standards, and digital systems must comply with UK GDPR.

This procurement is complete and has been awarded through a below-threshold direct procedure without competition. The single lot was awarded to WCVA, with the award recorded as active. The contract was signed on 10 July 2026 and runs from 27 July 2026 to 8 December 2028. Its value is £112,498 excluding VAT and £134,997.60 including VAT. The requirement is classified as administration services. The selected partner operates the programme and makes recommendations following assessment, while Public Health Wales keeps final authority over funding allocations. The procurement therefore concerns delivery and administration of the grants scheme rather than the funded gambling-harm interventions themselves. The contract is being delivered for Public Health Wales NHS Trust, with process management by NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership.

This award indicates demand for specialist administration of publicly funded prevention grants in Wales, particularly where the administrator must manage a complete, auditable grant lifecycle rather than provide the underlying clinical or crisis services. A credible competitor would need experience supporting VCSE applicants and funded organisations, designing and maintaining secure online application systems, handling expressions of interest, communications, webinars and feedback, and coordinating structured assessment and moderation. It would also need robust pre-award and post-award due diligence, grant-agreement management, progress monitoring and programme-level reporting. Equivalent English- and Welsh-language delivery across systems, materials, events and communications is central to the requirement, alongside UK GDPR compliance. Organisations combining grant-management capability, public-sector governance, community reach and bilingual Welsh delivery would be best placed for comparable work with this buyer.

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Notice Title

PHW-STA-63444 GAMBLING HARMS PREVENTION COMPETITIVE GRANTS PROGRAMME

Notice Description

Public Health Wales is procuring an experienced external partner to operationalise and administer a two-year, time-limited competitive grants programme for Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations. Funded via the statutory gambling levy, this initiative acts as a transitional bridge to sustain essential prevention capacity within the third sector while permanent statutory public health infrastructure is established across Wales. The programme aims to maintain crucial community reach into populations not routinely accessed by statutory services, while generating systematic evidence to inform future commissioning. Public Health Wales retains final decision-making authority over all funding allocations and will issue grant payments directly to successful applicants based on the partner's recommendations.The appointed partner is responsible for the end-to-end operational delivery of the grant lifecycle. Key responsibilities include hosting and maintaining a secure online application portal, distributing marketing materials, managing an Expression of Interest process, and running applicant webinars. The partner will also coordinate the assessment panel by managing scoring, moderation, and conflict-of-interest declarations. Following panel recommendations, the administrator will conduct robust pre-award and post-award due diligence, manage the execution of grant agreements, and handle all applicant communications, including feedback, complaints, and appeals. Ongoing duties involve supporting funded organisations, monitoring six-monthly progress reports, and producing a final programme-level summary report.A strict requirement of this contract is absolute bilingual compliance, meaning all applicant-facing systems, materials, webinars, and communications must be delivered to an equivalent standard in both English and Welsh, fully aligning with the Welsh Government's statutory Welsh language standards. Additionally, all digital infrastructure must strictly comply with UK GDPR. Funded activities under this programme are restricted entirely to preventative public health interventions--such as public awareness campaigns, targeted high-risk cohort actions, and community outreach--with clinical treatment and crisis response initiatives explicitly excluded from the scope.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e10b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076114-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

CPV Codes

75100000 - Administration services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£112,498 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
27 Jul 2026 - 8 Dec 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Public Health Wales NHS Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF10 4BZ
Postcode Area
Cardiff
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Cardiff
Electoral Ward
Butetown
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff South and Penarth

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

WCVA

Further Information

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