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Gambling Related Harms

Worcestershire County Council

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09 Sep 2026 at 10:28

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Worcestershire County Council’s Public Health Team is exploring research services to assess the extent of gambling-related harm across Worcestershire and identify how that harm could be reduced or prevented. The anticipated work would support development of a gambling needs assessment, drawing on evidence from health services, local authority services and voluntary, community and social enterprise services. It falls within social research, health and social work services, and wider research services. Delivery is intended to cover Worcestershire. The council is particularly interested in organisations with experience of researching gambling-related harms and working with statutory and voluntary-sector services. It has specifically invited feedback from VCSE organisations, SMEs and providers based in Worcestershire, indicating that the eventual requirement may be accessible to smaller and locally based suppliers.

This procurement is at the planning stage and is currently a market-engagement and request-for-information exercise, not an invitation to tender. Worcestershire County Council expects interested organisations to provide feedback through an online survey, with engagement scheduled to run from 10 September to 23 September 2026; the council expects responses by 23 September 2026. The council has not set out a procurement procedure, tender method, contract value or budget at this stage. One planned lot covers the research requirement, with an anticipated period running from 10 September to 23 September 2026. These dates relate to the current engagement activity and planning record rather than a bid deadline for a future contract. Feedback will help shape the potential gambling-needs-assessment requirement before it reaches the market.

This early engagement is most relevant to research consultancies, public-health researchers, universities, specialist gambling-harm organisations, VCSE providers and SMEs able to investigate health and social issues. The council is looking for evidence of experience conducting research with health services, local authorities, voluntary and community organisations, and wider statutory services. Suppliers with knowledge of gambling-related harm, needs assessments, prevention or treatment pathways should be well placed to contribute. Experience bringing together qualitative and quantitative evidence, engaging service providers and communities, and turning findings into practical recommendations would be useful preparation for a later requirement. Worcestershire-based organisations are expressly encouraged to participate, although the stated interest also extends to capable providers elsewhere with relevant research and partnership experience. The immediate value is an opportunity to influence the shape of the future specification, rather than to bid for work now.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Gambling Related Harms

Notice 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.

Planning Information

*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: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=hxj0rDe900WeZUfN5I3IWsKGTmWUY1tKqGogAFf3NZJURVVJUE5XSlJTUldSWlFPTUZRQ1FRRlZBVy4u

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f54c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085243-2026
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
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

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

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

73110000 - Research services

79315000 - Social research services

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
10 Sep 2026 - 23 Sep 2026 30 days
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
Worcestershire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WORCESTER
Postcode
WR5 2NP
Postcode Area
Worcester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG12 Worcestershire CC
Delivery Location
TLG12 Worcestershire CC
Local Authority
Worcester
Electoral Ward
Nunnery
Westminster Constituency
Worcester

Further Information

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