Lottery operating services

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The Gambling Commission intends to undertake a process to award a licence to deliver the UK National Lottery. The current licence to operate the National Lottery expires in 2023 and we will shortly be launching the 4th National Lottery Licence Competition to identify the operator of the next licence. We will be running a competition through which potential operators (including consortia) can apply to become the Licensee for the 4th National Lottery Licence. Prior to launching the competition, we intend to seek feedback on the draft competition materials (ITA and Licence), as part of market engagement, from parties interested in participating in the future competition. This PIN notice serves to notify the market of the upcoming release of the Draft ITA and Licence. In FY 2018/19, total sales for the UK National Lottery reached 7 200 000 000 GBP, an increase of 255 000 000 GBP on the previous year. Every week 12 000 000 people take part in the National Lottery Lotto game and there are 8 000 000 winners each week across all games. Over the 25 years the National Lottery has been in operation, this has added up to more than 71 000 000 000 GBP awarded in prizes and the creation of >5 000 millionaires. The Gambling Commission is undertaking an engagement process to encourage participation in the 4th National Lottery Licence Competition between now and the end of January 2020; if you are interested in this opportunity, please register to access the relevant background information and process documentation on the e-procurement portal at this link: https://gamblingcommission.app.jaggaer.com