Contract Register and Procurement

Request

I am submitting a Freedom of Information request in relation to your organisation's contract register, procurement strategy, and key contact information.

1. Contract Register
2. Please provide a complete and current extract of your organisation's contract register or equivalent database. We are not asking you to compile new information or manually populate missing fields - we simply request the register in its existing form, preferably in Excel or CSV format.

Response

Thank you for your request which has been processed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).

In your email you have requested information in relation to the Gambling Commission’s contract register. The Gambling Commission’s responses to your questions are as follows:

1. Contract Register - please provide a complete and current extract of your organisation's contract register or equivalent database.

Please see the attached spreadsheet containing information falling within the scope of your request.

2. Total Number of Active Contracts - please confirm the total number of contracts currently listed as active.

All the contracts listed on the register are active.

3. Procurement Strategy (2025/2026) - please provide your organisation's Procurement Strategy for 2025/2026. If this is part of a multi-year strategy (e.g., 2024-2028), please provide the most recent version covering 2025/2026 or indicate when this will be available. If any parts are redacted, please identify the redacted sections and the reason.

The Commission does not have a published procurement strategy. However, information regarding our Procurement Practice can be found on the following webpage: Procurement: Supplying to the Gambling Commission.

4. Contact Information - if possible, please provide the name, job title, phone number, and email address for the following roles:

Responsible officer for API access or data sharing (if applicable) Individual managing the contract register Finance Director Head/Director of Procurement or Purchasing Head/Director of ICT Head of Estates and Facilities Relevant Committee Member, Councillor, or Board Member for Procurement/Finance

Any information falling within the scope of this part of your request, would constitute personal data and is therefore exempt from disclosure.

The Data Protection Act 2018 requires the processing of personal data to be fair and lawful. It would be disproportionate for us to publicly disclose these details unless there is a strong public interest in doing so. These individuals have a legitimate expectation that their personal details will not be disclosed in the context in which they are held.

On balance, this information is therefore exempt under section 40(2) of the FOIA. Any enquiries can be directed to procurement@gamblingcommission.gov.uk.

In order to be of some assistance, details of our executive team can be found here: Executive Team.

5. Additional Notes - if your contract register is available via an online portal, please ensure all records are accessible (as some portals may only show summary data). If your organisation uses a contract management system or CRM, please confirm whether it allows for data exports.

The Commission can confirm that the contract register is not available via an online portal.

We can also confirm that the Commission does not use a contract management system or CRM.

Review of the decision

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your Freedom of Information request you are entitled to an internal review of our decision. You should write to FOI Team, Gambling Commission, 4th floor, Victoria Square House, Victoria Square, Birmingham, B2 4BP or by reply to this email. 

Please note, internal review requests should be made within 40 working days of the initial response. Requests made outside this timeframe will not be processed.

If you are not content with the outcome of our review, you may then apply directly to the Information Commissioner (ICO) for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have already exhausted the review procedure provided by the Gambling Commission. 

It should be noted that if you wish to raise a complaint with the ICO about the Commission’s handling of your request for information, then you are required to do so within six weeks of receiving your final response or last substantive contact with us.

The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office (opens in new tab), Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

Information Management Team
Gambling Commission

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