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# Electric Theatre - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/electric-theatre-preliminary-market-engagement-notice-ocds-h6vhtk-0776c0). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Guildford Borough Council: "Electric Theatre - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Guildford Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/guildford-borough-council-ons-e07000209)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Artistic and literary creation and interpretation services, Entertainment services, Recreational, cultural and sporting services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/electric-theatre-preliminary-market-engagement-notice-ocds-h6vhtk-0776c0#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0776c0`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/electric-theatre-preliminary-market-engagement-notice-ocds-h6vhtk-0776c0#tl-md)

## Description
The Electric Theatre is an iconic and historic building in the heart of Guildford, originally built as an electricity works in 1913 and converted into a theatre in 1997. The venue is currently vacant, with Guildford Borough Council assuming full responsibility for the building and its associated holding costs.
The Council has undertaken a programme of technical surveys and stakeholder engagement to establish a clear evidence base to inform the future of the asset, confirming both the significant cultural value of the venue and a strong community aspiration for its continued use as an arts and performance space. The Council intends to appoint an operator or leaseholder to run the venue on a lease or concession basis pending final classification and is undertaking preliminary market engagement to understand market capacity and appetite among cultural, community and commercial operators before finalising its procurement route and minimum requirements.
This is not a call for competition and does not commit the Council to commence a procurement process.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 92000000, 92300000, 92310000

- **Contract Period:** 11/01/2027 to 10/01/2052

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F089304-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-21T15:01:15.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T19:06:53.688Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0776c0