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Gambling harms reduction programme – gambling blocking product
Public Health Wales · NHS and health
In brief
Public Health Wales has announced plans to buy IT and software work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The estimated value is £100,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 1 year, starting 1 April 2027.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for IT and software contracts across the UK (from 1288 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
The objective of this potential future procurement process is to appoint a service provider capable of providing licenses for blocking software that:
o Blocks a wide range of gambling websites, apps and other digital methods of gambling & has high reliability and accessibility for all participants
o Difficult to remove from devices and difficult to circumvent restrictions
o Is safe and secure service
o Has Bilingual service provision (Welsh)
o Has Multilingual service provision
o Is based on lived experience
o Difficult to remove from devices and difficult to circumvent restrictions
Full details of this service requirement can be obtained by emailing Bethan Dyke to request a copy of the document.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 091770-2026
About the buyer
Public Health WalesLast 12 months
Procurements
41Awards
17Suppliers it has used most for IT and software
- Cyber Media1 contract
- Minitab Ltd1 contract
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From notice 091770-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 29 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 29 September 2026.