Official UK procurement notice
Competition for the 4th UK National Lottery Licence
Authority: Gambling Commission (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Gambling Commission has concluded the process to award a licence to deliver the UK National Lottery. The current licence to operate the National Lottery expires in 2024 the 4th National Lottery Licence Competition was conducted to identify the operator of the next licence which will commence following the expiry of the 3rd Licence.
CPV: Banking and investment services · Information technology services · Lottery formulary · Lottery machines · Lottery operating services · Lotto games
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The 4th National Lottery Licence is published on the Gambling Commission’s website (Awarded
The 4th National Lottery Licence is published on the Gambling Commission’s website (assets.ctfassets.net/j16ev64qyf6l/43P3uxx… ↗).
In FY 2021/22, total sales for the UK National Lottery reached GBP 8 090 700 000. In FY 2021/22 the retail channel accounted for 57.8% of ticket sales at GBP 4 676 425 000, with the digital channel (42.2%) growing by 0.2% to GBP 3 414 275 000. Over the 28 years the National Lottery has been in operation, this has added up to more than GBP 85 000 000 000 awarded in prizes and the creation of >6,500 millionaires.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- The Commission has awarded the Fourth Licence to the Proposed Licensee which proposed the highest credible and deliverable Good Causes Contribution for the Fourth Licence whilst first ensuring support for the Commission’s Statutory Duties of propriety and protecting Participants' interests
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure with prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0023 Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/23/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 31 Oct 2022, 19:04 GMT
- Last source update
- 31 Oct 2022, 19:04 GMT
- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-030746- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037ddfFind a Tender
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allwyn Entertainment Ltd | £7,834,932,296 †very large published value · not counted until verified, check the notice | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 030746-2022-1 · Allwyn Entertainment Ltd
- Signed
- 15 Sept 2022
- Value
- £7,834,932,296
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Allwyn Entertainment LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.