Official UK procurement notice
Royal Cornwall Hospitals Charity External Lottery Manager
Authority: Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Recreational, cultural and sporting services (92) Delivery: South West (UKK30)
Published estimate£550,000≈ £183k / year · £660,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 14 Jul 2025awarded 18 Feb 2026
Award (standstill) to THE FUNDRAISING FOUNDRY LIMITED
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Oct 2028 · up to 31 Oct 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Nov 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRoyal Cornwall Hospitals Charity is looking to appoint an External Lottery Manager to run its new lottery.
- No preliminary market engagement: Market engagement was undertaken prior to the procurement act coming into force. All providers on the Gambling Commission's external lottery manager licence register were contacted with a soft market test document.
CPV: Lottery operating services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£550,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (6)
- Proposed Service Delivery Model: 20%
- Mobilisation Plan: 5%
- Contingency Plans: 5%
- Supplier Presentation: 10%
- Commercial Submission: 50%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (6)
- Proposed Service Delivery Model
- Mobilisation Plan
- Contingency Plans
- Social Value
- Supplier Presentation
- Commercial Submission
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 18 Jun 2025, 16:09 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Feb 2026, 14:32 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 9 Sept 2025
- Authority reference
NHS2266- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-033452- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054f54Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
- Submission deadline
- 14 Jul 2025, 09:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 14 Jul 2025, 09:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
18 Jun 2025 → 2 Mar 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published18 Jun 2025, 16:09 BST
- Clarification questions by14 Jul 2025, 09:00 BST
- Submission deadline14 Jul 2025, 09:00 BST
- Award decision expected by9 Sept 2025, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts361 days ago1 Nov 2025
- Assessment summaries sent251 days ago19 Feb 2026
- Latest notice published250 days ago19 Feb 2026, 14:32 GMT
- Standstill ends239 days ago2 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Jun 2025- Tender notice published18 Jun 2025, 16:09 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published19 Feb 2026, 14:32 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete19 Feb 2026, 14:32 GMT
- Contract signature expected4 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £550,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Named bidders 1published on the award notice
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE FUNDRAISING FOUNDRY LIMITEDNHS2266 - Royal Cornwall Hospitals Charity External Lottery Manager1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030 · up to 31 Mar 2033Extensions: Upto a maximum of 3-years extension | £550,000 | 18 Feb 2026standstill to 2 Mar 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonTHE FUNDRAISING FOUNDRY LIMITED · East of England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- THE FUNDRAISING FOUNDRY LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender