diff --git a/.yarn/cache/@bbc-web-vitals-npm-2.5.3-3b7fffc29e-66490e7c0c.zip b/.yarn/cache/@bbc-web-vitals-npm-2.5.3-3b7fffc29e-66490e7c0c.zip
deleted file mode 100644
index 364fb51c82e..00000000000
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diff --git a/.yarn/cache/@bbc-web-vitals-npm-2.6.0-6d875ed33b-e2c6bd863f.zip b/.yarn/cache/@bbc-web-vitals-npm-2.6.0-6d875ed33b-e2c6bd863f.zip
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2b066e1b6c7..8979bc79d78 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@bbc/reverb-url-helper": "https://mybbc-analytics.files.bbci.co.uk/reverb-url-helper/bbc-reverb-url-helper-2.5.0.tgz",
-    "@bbc/web-vitals": "2.5.3",
+    "@bbc/web-vitals": "2.6.0",
     "@emotion/cache": "11.14.0",
     "@emotion/react": "11.14.0",
     "@emotion/server": "11.11.0",
diff --git a/scripts/bundleSize/bundleSizeConfig.js b/scripts/bundleSize/bundleSizeConfig.js
index 610650ad578..fd2d65a0eb6 100644
--- a/scripts/bundleSize/bundleSizeConfig.js
+++ b/scripts/bundleSize/bundleSizeConfig.js
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
 
 export const VARIANCE = 5;
 
-export const MIN_SIZE = 944;
-export const MAX_SIZE = 1446;
+export const MIN_SIZE = 935;
+export const MAX_SIZE = 1437;
diff --git a/src/app/components/PageLayoutWrapper/index.tsx b/src/app/components/PageLayoutWrapper/index.tsx
index c40384d7f81..182db566f04 100644
--- a/src/app/components/PageLayoutWrapper/index.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/PageLayoutWrapper/index.tsx
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ const PageLayoutWrapper = ({
   const pageType = pageData?.metadata?.type;
   const reportingPageType = pageType?.replace(/ /g, '');
   const isOfflinePage = pageType === OFFLINE_PAGE;
+  const isWindowValid = typeof window !== 'undefined';
+  const shouldRenderWebVitals = isWindowValid && !isErrorPage && !isOfflinePage;
+
   let wordCount: wordCountType = 0;
 
   if (pageType === 'article') {
@@ -225,7 +228,7 @@ const PageLayoutWrapper = ({
       )}
       <ServiceWorker />
       <ManifestContainer />
-      {!isErrorPage && !isOfflinePage && <WebVitals pageType={pageType} />}
+      {shouldRenderWebVitals && <WebVitals pageType={pageType} />}
       <GlobalStyles />
       <div id="main-wrapper" css={styles.wrapper}>
         <HeaderContainer
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 43806d78007..0ccf7531ec9 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2573,15 +2573,14 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
-"@bbc/web-vitals@npm:2.5.3":
-  version: 2.5.3
-  resolution: "@bbc/web-vitals@npm:2.5.3"
+"@bbc/web-vitals@npm:2.6.0":
+  version: 2.6.0
+  resolution: "@bbc/web-vitals@npm:2.6.0"
   dependencies:
-    cross-fetch: "npm:^3.1.5"
     web-vitals: "npm:^3.3.2"
   peerDependencies:
-    react: ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0
-  checksum: 10/66490e7c0cba2ba552f3df387e8d5ce0ce4f62f9cc905cfe5c903a8846a166af9e7e7e255bfe42cd2fbbd54f426d1b7c2f950c667f0203e3cd421fb138a84cf8
+    react: ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0
+  checksum: 10/e2c6bd863f7d682b763777186f6bb75d34a6ac154b1b2931aec9368dda0dbaf8a561db8d5503034166b43a411b83d86bddad1cf8f4f6b5092e0f263eb0c6d3d5
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
@@ -9173,7 +9172,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"cross-fetch@npm:^3.0.4, cross-fetch@npm:^3.1.5":
+"cross-fetch@npm:^3.0.4":
   version: 3.2.0
   resolution: "cross-fetch@npm:3.2.0"
   dependencies:
@@ -17636,7 +17635,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@babel/preset-typescript": "npm:7.28.5"
     "@babel/runtime": "npm:7.29.2"
     "@bbc/reverb-url-helper": "https://mybbc-analytics.files.bbci.co.uk/reverb-url-helper/bbc-reverb-url-helper-2.5.0.tgz"
-    "@bbc/web-vitals": "npm:2.5.3"
+    "@bbc/web-vitals": "npm:2.6.0"
     "@cypress/webpack-preprocessor": "npm:7.0.1"
     "@emotion/babel-plugin": "npm:11.13.5"
     "@emotion/cache": "npm:11.14.0"