Tenders/Evaluation Scoping Studies (2 Lots)

Evaluation Scoping Studies (2 Lots)

Gambling Commission

Published: Nov 3, 2026

Updated: Nov 4, 2026

About This Opportunity

This is a consulting contract in the Research sector, with a focus on Policy Research. Located in United Kingdom, Europe, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums.

Published through UK Contracts Finder, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for consulting in the Research sector. Consulting assignments are typically evaluated with a strong emphasis on the technical proposal, including the methodology and qualifications of key experts. Shortlisted firms may be invited to submit financial proposals in a second stage. Interested parties should review the full documentation on the original source before submitting their proposal.

Description

The Gambling Commission is seeking to appoint one or two suppliers to conduct two separate evaluation scoping studies under two separate lots. Both studies will contribute to the Commission's aims of increasing our capacity to evaluate new requirements and policies, using data and analytics to make gambling regulation more effective and demonstrate how our understanding of our outcomes and our approach to evaluation has improved. The recommendations and outputs from both studies will inform the Commission's future evaluation approaches and contribute to wider policy considerations. Lot 1 is focused on the identification of optimum approaches for evaluating the complex topic of harm reduction approaches, including customer interaction. Lot 2 is focused on exploring how collaborative approaches and co-production can be applied to evaluation in the gambling sector. The opportunity is hosted via the Government Commercial Agency's e-Sourcing Portal, Jaggaer, and is being sourced through the Research and Insights Dynamic Purchasing System (RM6126). Suppliers registered on this DPS can access the opportunity. For further details regarding the Research and Insights DPS, please visit https://www.gca.gov.uk/agreements/RM6126. For further details regarding the DPS registration process, please visit https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/dps/RM6126?nav=0 Please note, the DPS is owned by the Government Commercial Agency and not the Gambling Commission. Therefore, please direct any queries regarding the DPS to the GCA Customer Service Team on info@gca.gov.uk or call on 0345 410 2222. CPV: Research services (73110000). Procedure: Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system. Suitable for SMEs. Suitable for VCSEs

Data provenance

This notice is sourced from UK Contracts Finder and was originally published on November 3, 2026. Last refreshed today. Reference: 26-021. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.

About Gambling Commission

Gambling Commission has issued 21 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 2 currently open and 12 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Information & Communication Technology, Consulting, and Research & Innovation. All notices are published for United Kingdom. Notices are distributed via UK Contracts Finder and UK FTS - Find a Tender Service. Most recent publication: November 3, 2026.

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This is a Consulting contract in the Research & Innovation sector. The classification helps bidders match the opportunity to their qualifications and registered scope of supply.

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The contract is for delivery in United Kingdom. Foreign bidders should review local registration, taxation, and any in-country presence requirements before submitting.

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Visit UK Contracts Finder to access the full notice, required documents, and submission instructions. Quote reference 26-021 when communicating with the contracting authority.

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This notice was issued by Gambling Commission in United Kingdom. The authority is responsible for evaluating bids, awarding the contract, and managing performance.