Estimated Value
Up to £65,000
Deadline
18 September 2026
Published
28 August 2026
Type
Not specified
Full Description
Sandwell Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced organisation to undertake a comprehensive Gambling Harms Needs Assessment and support the development of a local Gambling Harms Strategy. The successful supplier will work with key stakeholders to assess local need, identify priority populations and areas for intervention, and provide evidence-based recommendations to inform future commissioning, prevention and partnership activity.
Objectives
- Undertake a population-level needs assessment covering all age groups
- Understanding of gambling behaviours across different communities in Sandwell
- A clear picture of the local gambling landscape
- Assess harms across online and in-person gambling
- Identify and understand the impact on affected others (families, carers, communities)
- Deliver an in-depth qualitative research component
- Map current services, pathways and gaps
- Identify priority populations and inequalities.
- Explore the relationship between ethnicity, racism and gambling-related harms in Sandwell, including any differential experiences, barriers to support and evidence relating to structural inequalities
- Develop an evidence-based local Gambling Harms Strategy aligned to national guidance, including the OHID menu of interventions, and local system priorities
- Produce a delivery plan with prioritised, actionable recommendations
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- 1
Stourbridge Paving Ltd
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- 2
McPhillips (Wellington) Ltd
4 contracts wonlatest 13 Mar 2026ends 30 Jul 2027£9m
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- 3
ZE Passivhaus Services Ltd
3 contracts wonlatest 29 May 2026ends 29 May 2028£42,900
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- 4
Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust
3 contracts wonlatest 20 Mar 2026ends 31 Mar 2030£13m
total awarded
- 5
Acorn Environmental Management Group
2 contracts wonlatest 29 Sept 2026ends 31 Oct 2030£2m
total awarded
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Sandwell Metropolitan Borough CouncilKey Dates
Published
28 August 2026
Submission deadline
18 September 2026
Notice type
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PROCUREMENT SUMMARY Procedure: Open Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. Contract Length: 24 Months + 12 Month Extension + 12 Month Extension. Maximum Contract Duration: 48 Mo