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title: "Swindon's New Entertainment Venue PME"
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# Swindon's New Entertainment Venue PME

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/swindon-s-new-entertainment-venue-pme-ocds-h6vhtk-06f19b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Swindon Borough Council: "Swindon's New Entertainment Venue PME". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £40,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Swindon Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/swindon-borough-council-ons-e06000030)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £40,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Architectural, engineering and planning services, Arts-facility operation services, Building and facilities management services, Engineering design services, Entertainment building construction work (+2 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKK14
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/swindon-s-new-entertainment-venue-pme-ocds-h6vhtk-06f19b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06f19b`

## 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/swindon-s-new-entertainment-venue-pme-ocds-h6vhtk-06f19b#tl-md)

## Description
Swindon's New Entertainment Venue PME. As the Wyvern Theatre nears the end of its life, Swindon Borough Council are looking to bring forward a flexible modern entertainment venue that replaces and is an enhancement on the Wyvern Theatre, meeting Swindon’s cultural, technical and audience needs.
This preliminary market engagement exercise seeks to explore the market for operator and delivery partners for this exciting opportunity.
The Council wishes to undertake preliminary market engagement to gain an understanding of interest from the market in being an design, build, operate and delivery partner for the proposed venue. The Council will also use this information to design a competitive procurement process that meets both its own requirements and the needs of the market.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 44211100, 45212170, 45212322, 71240000, 71320000, 79993000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 31/07/2027 to 31/07/2055

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F083603-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-03T15:09:38.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T04:44:13.436Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06f19b