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Swindon's New Entertainment Venue PME
Swindon Borough Council · Local authority
In brief
Swindon Borough Council has announced plans to buy construction and architecture and engineering work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The estimated value is £40,000,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 28 years, starting 1 August 2027.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Usually high: a median of 9.5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 14 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice 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.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 083603-2026
About the buyer
Swindon Borough CouncilLast 12 months
Procurements
121Awards
49Suppliers it has used most for construction
- Midlands Building & Maintenance Limited2 contracts
- BMD Infrastructure Services Ltd1 contract
- Cantillon Group Ltd1 contract
- DFP Services Limited1 contract
- Daedalus SPV Ltd T/A Daedalus Construction Services1 contract
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From notice 083603-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 3 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.