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title: "Preliminary Market Engagement - Oldham Events Space Operator"
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# Preliminary Market Engagement - Oldham Events Space Operator

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-engagement-oldham-events-space-operator-ocds-h6vhtk-03a6f9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** The vision for the new Oldham Events Space is to create a new Events Space that will be known across Oldham and Greater Manchester as a centre for Music, Culture, Conferences and Community Events. It will be known as a space that’s open for use across all demographics and a space that creates its own identity, a space that is used throughout the day 7 days a week for events of varying scales from small community events to a space for local cultural talent to develop through to commercial conferences and events for 500+ people.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Oldham Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/oldham-council-ons-e08000004)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Real estate services, Recreational, cultural and sporting services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03a6f9`

## 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/preliminary-market-engagement-oldham-events-space-operator-ocds-h6vhtk-03a6f9#tl-md)

## Description
The vision for the new Oldham Events Space is to create a new Events Space that will be known across Oldham and Greater Manchester as a centre for Music, Culture, Conferences and Community Events.
It will be known as a space that’s open for use across all demographics and a space that creates its own identity, a space that is used throughout the day 7 days a week for events of varying scales from small community events to a space for local cultural talent to develop through to commercial conferences and events for 500+ people.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 92000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** Oldham Council is undertaking this preliminary market engagement to consult with potential Operators to inform our approach to the procurement and selection of an Operator for the new Oldham Events Space being created within the Spindles redevelopmen...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F005072-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-02-20T16:13:30.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-06T16:49:03.859Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03a6f9