---
title: "GMCA 1626 - Lived experience involvement in GM gambling harms action plan delivery."
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0781a4"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Greater Manchester Combined Authority"
published: "2026-10-06"
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# GMCA 1626 - Lived experience involvement in GM gambling harms action plan delivery.

Buyer: Greater Manchester Combined Authority  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0781a4

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## Summary

Greater Manchester Combined Authority commissioned a service to facilitate GaMHive, a structured network of people in Greater Manchester with personal experience of gambling addiction or gambling-related harm. The purpose is to put their lived experience at the centre of shaping the region’s gambling-harm reduction programme. The work is a combination of gambling-related services and equal-opportunities consultancy. Delivery is in Greater Manchester.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Gambling with Lives. The authority used a direct award without competition, below the applicable threshold. The contract was signed on 17 June 2026 and runs from 10 August 2026 to 9 August 2027. Its value is £27,075 excluding VAT (£32,490 including VAT). There was one lot, covering the GaMHive facilitation service. The published procurement data does not state evaluation criteria or supplier eligibility requirements.

For organisations considering similar work for Greater Manchester Combined Authority, this award indicates demand for community-led gambling-harm reduction support that can organise and sustain a network of people with direct lived experience. A credible provider would need to engage sensitively with people affected by gambling-related harm, facilitate their ongoing involvement, and translate their perspectives into input that can shape a regional action plan. Experience in gambling harms and equal-opportunities or participation work would be relevant to this combination of service and consultancy. The selected provider is a large voluntary and community organisation, showing that this requirement can suit an established mission-led supplier with the capacity to convene and support a structured regional network.

## Notice

Facilitating GaMHive as a structured network of individuals in Greater Manchester who have personal experience with gambling addiction or gambling-related harms. It aims to ensure their voices are central to shaping the region's gambling harm reduction programme.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094248-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 10 Aug 2026 - 9 Aug 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £27,075 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Greater Manchester Combined Authority |
| Locality | MANCHESTER |
| Postcode area | Manchester |
| Postcode | M1 6EU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester |
| Local authority | Manchester |
| Electoral ward | Deansgate |
| Westminster constituency | Manchester Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Gambling with Lives |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 92350000 - Gambling and betting services
- 98200000 - Equal opportunities consultancy services

## Release History

- 6 Oct 2026 at 13:04 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094248-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094248-2026
  6th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.gamblingwithlives.org
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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