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Gambling Lived Experience Action Group

West Sussex County Council

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Planning

17 Aug 2026 at 09:12

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

West Sussex County Council plans to commission a service providing a Gambling Lived Experience Action Group in West Sussex. The work is a health service focused on gathering evidence from people who are currently experiencing, or have experienced within the previous three years, gambling-related harm. Participants may have gambled themselves or may be family members or friends affected by another person’s gambling, and may or may not have received formal treatment or support. The service will organise feedback forums and provide the Council’s Public Health team with evidence for a Gambling Harms Needs Assessment. The findings will help the Council understand the scale and impact of gambling-related harm and develop a coordinated local prevention response. The planned procurement concerns one service requirement.

This procurement is at the planning stage: West Sussex County Council has set out an intention to procure, but the procurement procedure has not started and there is no invitation to tender. The Council expects to use a tender process for health services, with one planned requirement and an estimated value of £22,000. The buyer’s indicative date for the next notice is 1 October 2026. As part of market engagement, the Council is asking potential providers to request a draft specification and complete a market engagement questionnaire. Responses will inform the future specification. The Council states that this engagement is not a call for expressions of interest or a commencement of procurement. Interested providers can also register on its e-tendering portal to receive information about future requirements.

The planned service should suit organisations experienced in engaging people with direct or indirect lived experience of gambling-related harm. Relevant providers are likely to be able to design and facilitate safe, inclusive feedback forums; recruit and support participants with varied experiences; and handle sensitive discussions involving individuals, family members and friends. Useful preparation would include demonstrating experience in community engagement, qualitative research, public health needs assessment or gambling-harm prevention, together with the ability to produce clear evidence and practical findings for a local authority. Providers should be ready to work with people who have and have not used formal treatment or support. The Council is seeking market insight now to shape the specification, so this stage is suited to organisations that can contribute informed feedback before any future competition.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Gambling Lived Experience Action Group

Notice Description

West Sussex County Council is organising Market Engagement for the requirement of providing a Gambling Lived Experience Action Group.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This project will deliver feedback forums with individuals living in West Sussex who are currently experiencing or have recently experienced (within the past three years), gambling-related harm. This includes people who have gambled themselves, as well as family members or friends affected by someone else's gambling. Participants may or may not have received formal treatment or support.

These forums will provide information to West Sussex County Council (WSCC) Public Health for a Gambling Harms Needs Assessment. They will help to understand the scale and impact of gambling-related harm and inform the development of a coordinated local prevention response. Additional information: This notice IS NOT the commencement of the procurement procedure, neither is it a call for expressions of interest. This notice is released to gather more information which will be used to further inform our specification.

WSCC is asking interested service providers to request a copy of a draft specification and complete a market engagement questionnaire the results of which will be used to further inform our specification. Please request the draft specification and the market engagement questionnaire via an email to bsdprocurement@westsussex.gov.uk entering 'Gambling Lived Experience Action Group' in the subject line.

Interested service providers are also encouraged to register on the WSCC's e-Tendering portal (with no commitment to bid) to ensure that information for future requirements is received directly. The link to register on our new portal is:
https://atamis-7669.my.site.com/s/Welcome

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e535
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077936-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning 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

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£22,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Oct 20262 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
West Sussex County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CHICHESTER
Postcode
PO19 1RG
Postcode Area
Portsmouth
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ27 West Sussex (South West)
Delivery Location
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Local Authority
Chichester
Electoral Ward
Chichester Central
Westminster Constituency
Chichester

Further Information

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