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Electric Theatre - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Forecast: a planned procurement that is not yet at tender stage.
01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- Not statedValue not stated in source
- Deadline (UK time)
- No open deadlineA deadline does not apply to this forecast notice.
- Published
- 21 Sep 2026
- Region
- Not stated
02/ The brief
What the notice says
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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.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 92000000
- 92300000
- 92310000
04/ History
Releases of this notice
2 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 21 Sep 2026Planning notice
Planning notice published 21 September 2026.
Release 089299-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 21 Sep 2026Planning notice update
Planning notice update published 21 September 2026. The source does not state what changed.
Release 089304-2026
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05/ Limits
What the source does not tell us
- The source does not state a usable value.
06/ Questions
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- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-0776c0
- Source
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- Stage
- planning · planning
- Last verified
- Mon 28 Sep 2026, 08:16 BST
- Read at
- Fri 23 Oct 2026, 01:06 BST
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