Open tenders / Architecture, engineering & surveying
Planned procurement · Notice 083603-2026
Swindon's New Entertainment Venue PME
- Value
- £40m
- Stage
- Early notice
- Where
- South West
- Lots
- 1
- Suitable for SMEs
- Not stated
- Contract
- 1 Aug 2027 – 31 Jul 2055
In plain English
Swindon Borough Council is exploring the market ahead of replacing the Wyvern Theatre with a new flexible entertainment venue, looking for a design, build, operate and delivery partner. This is preliminary market engagement only, not a live tender, with the eventual contract expected to run from 2027 to 2055 and an estimated value of £40,000,000.
Good fit for: Large construction, architecture and venue-operation firms or consortia capable of design, build and long-term operation of a major cultural venue.
- Preliminary market engagement only - not yet open for bids
- Very high estimated value (£40,000,000) likely to favour larger contractors or consortia
- Long contract period (2027 to 2055) requiring long-term operational capacity
Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.
What the buyer says
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.
What happens next
This is an early notice: the buyer is planning a tender, and its documents come when the tender is published. Read the official notice for the details.
Procedure: not stated. Published 3 Sep 2026.
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