--- title: "Pre-Market Engagement - Financial Transactions Data (26-025)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06d127" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06d127" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06d127.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06d127.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "GAMBLING COMMISSION" published: "2026-07-22" --- # Pre-Market Engagement - Financial Transactions Data (26-025) Buyer: GAMBLING COMMISSION Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06d127 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06d127) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06d127.json) ## Summary The Gambling Commission is in the planning stage of a tender process titled "Pre-Market Engagement - Financial Transactions Data (26-025)," aimed at acquiring a dataset of financial transactions. The process, targeted at the services category with a focus on data services and market research, is occurring in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The Commission has initiated pre-market engagement to gather insights and capabilities from potential suppliers, especially in identifying gambling transactions within complex datasets. An Expression of Interest is open to suppliers, with a submission deadline set for 19th August 2026, and a webinar is scheduled for 6th August 2026 to discuss engagement activities and requirements. The contract period is anticipated to start on 1st February 2027 and may extend until January 2032. This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specializing in data services and analytics, particularly those with advanced capabilities in processing and classifying financial transactions. Companies that provide anonymised financial data, alongside expertise in gambling identification algorithms or collaboration for third-party assessments, would be well-positioned to compete. Additionally, the project offers potential growth areas by engaging in the unique requirement of tracking financial behaviours and trends, especially within the gambling sector. Businesses with innovative solutions for delivering complex datasets and deriving actionable insights will find this engagement beneficial for business expansion and establishing a foothold in government-oriented data services. ## Notice 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 is available to download via the MyTenders portal under 'additional information'. 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 Commercial@gamblingcommission.gov.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069301-2026 | | 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 | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 Jul 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 21 Sep 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Feb 2027 - 31 Jan 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £532,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | GAMBLING COMMISSION | | Locality | BIRMINGHAM | | Post town | Birmingham | | Postcode | B2 4BP | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham | | Local authority | Birmingham | | Electoral ward | Ladywood | | Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 72300000 - Data services - 79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics ## Release History - 22 Jul 2026 at 14:49 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069301-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069301-2026 22nd July 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/ - https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/53d329b1-3e94-4724-a427-bb2a9c103204@7dddff92-1de6-4835-9963-84e7cc44cea2 - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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