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title: "Provision of Advice on and execution of specific corporate transactions"
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buyer: "GAMBLING COMMISSION"
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# Provision of Advice on and execution of specific corporate transactions

Buyer: GAMBLING COMMISSION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7461e0d4-99bd-4e68-89c5-c9315deaa244

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## Summary

The Gambling Commission, based in Birmingham, has awarded a contract titled "Provision of Advice on and execution of specific corporate transactions" under the selective procurement method. This tender relates to financial and insurance services, specifically in support of the 4th National Lottery licence competition programme. The contract commenced on 17th June 2019 and is set to conclude on 31st March 2021. The procurement was initiated with a tender period that ended on 10th May 2019.

This contract presents significant opportunities for businesses with expertise in corporate finance and advisory services, particularly those with a focus on the lottery and investment sectors. Companies equipped to provide market engagement strategies, financial assessments, and bid evaluation are well-positioned to participate. Given the varied stages of the contract, from market engagement to transition phases, firms that can demonstrate strong analytical capabilities and innovative financial solutions will be especially competitive.

## Notice

A Corporate Finance advisor / support resource is required to support the 4th National Lottery licence competition programme team - alongside existing independent advisory groups and legal advisors - to augment the skills and experience already in place. This will ensure that the programme can bring to bear detailed knowledge of the Lottery and investor market to deliver the best bids and outcome from the competition. The resource will also (i) undertake robust assessments of the sustainability of the bids from a funding perspective; (ii) advise on the evaluation framework for the competition; (iii) provide expert resource for the relevant parts of bid evaluation; and (iv) advise on any corporate finance issues post-licence award. The volume and type of resource will change through the life of the contract to align with the stages of the programme. To reflect this, it is anticipated that most tasks will be delivered as discrete packages of work. However, there will be a need for advice to be provided on-demand, and as such a call-off arrangement for expert resources will also be required. The resource will undertake the following activities: Market Engagement and Making (up to mid-2020) o Independent review of market engagement activity to-date o Development and delivery of strategies for building market interest, including marketing the financial opportunity to potential investors o Assessing the attractiveness, from the market's perspective, of the National Lottery financial opportunity o Advise on approaches and risks associated with consortium bids Policy and Licence Design (up to end 2019) o Analyse and assess the financial aspects (e.g. investment revenue, and Returns to Good Causes) of policy decisions, for example Retention Structures, Length of Licence, Channels of Sale etc. o Advise on licence design and whether options considered are likely to be differentiators for investors, and/or attract different types of investment o Advise on market's tolerance and appetite for financial risk, to inform policy and licence design activity o Support the Executive Director and the Board in its decision-making on trade-offs between policy outcomes and commercial viability Support the Programme Executive in the overall coordination of activities. Competition Phase (2020 - 2021) o Advise Executive Director and Board on robustness of financial evidence o Advise on financial sustainability of potential bidders, and availability of finance for up-front investment o Support evaluation of bidder's proposals, in order to deliver against the three Statutory duties (e.g. Propriety, Player Protection, maximising value of Return to Good Causes) o Assess financial risk of bidder's proposals for innovation o Support the final negotiation of the licence Transition Phase (2021 to 2023) Advise on any relevant corporate finance issues, for example changes in financing and/or owner

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bcdce970-60fc-4194-b1b8-d8073c8f6d39 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 May 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 10 May 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 May 2019 |
| Contract period | 16 Jun 2019 - 31 Mar 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | GAMBLING COMMISSION |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B2 4BP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Ladywood |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ROTHSCHILD & CO GLOBAL ADVISORY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66000000 - Financial and insurance services

## Release History

- 22 May 2019 at 10:02 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bcdce970-60fc-4194-b1b8-d8073c8f6d39
- 23 Apr 2019 at 13:14 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/621b247e-9c40-4348-bb12-e77811a36913

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bcdce970-60fc-4194-b1b8-d8073c8f6d39
  22nd May 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/621b247e-9c40-4348-bb12-e77811a36913
  23rd April 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/116de013-4774-4c71-9746-05d3e6019afe
  Mini Comp Doc

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