--- title: "Oldham Theatre Project - Preliminary Market Engagement Only" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03f94f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03f94f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03f94f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03f94f.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "OLDHAM COUNCIL" published: "2023-09-01" --- # Oldham Theatre Project - Preliminary Market Engagement Only Buyer: OLDHAM COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03f94f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03f94f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03f94f.json) ## Summary The Oldham Council is planning a public procurement process for the Oldham Theatre Project, a construction project to transform historic buildings into a new theatre in Oldham town centre. The project includes an auditorium, studio, community space, café/bar, and administrative facilities. The preliminary market engagement phase aims to align requirements with best practices, gain feedback on delivery and contracting strategy, and inform tender documentation. The future notice date for this opportunity is 31st January 2024. This procurement presents an opportunity for businesses in the construction industry to bid for the transformation of historic buildings into a modern theatre space. Companies specialising in construction, theatre design, community spaces, and hospitality services would be well-suited to compete in this tender. The engagement phase allows vendors to provide insights that shape the final tender documentation, ensuring a competitive and innovative bidding process. ## Notice This project is to transform three historic buildings into a new and innovative theatre in Oldham town centre. This will replace the aging Coliseum Theatre as the town's space for live performance and will provide a broader and more relevant programme of events and productions aimed to better meet the needs and interests of Oldham's residents. The new Oldham Theatre site is located in the heart of Oldham's developing cultural quarter, with aspects onto Union Street and Greaves Street. The space itself will be located on Greaves Street on the site of a former museum between the Post Office building to the north, which faces onto Union Street, a former Quaker Meeting House to the south. This presents an exciting opportunity to engage and collaborate with the surrounding cultural centres, as well as the ability to spill out onto and activate the public gardens. The core components of the redeveloped Oldham Theatre are; A welcoming main entrance and foyer. An auditorium with capacity of up to 300 (in end-on configuration). A dedicated and high specification studio, with average capacity of 120. Flexible education and community space. A vibrant main cafe / bar space - the Garden Room - intended to become a destination for Oldham as a whole, not only theatre visitors. Comfortable, efficient and accessible back of house, dressing room and green room facilities. Meeting and administrative spaces for Coliseum staff. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Oldham Council are undertaking this preliminary market engagement to inform a procurement and delivery strategy. The preliminary market engagement is being carried out under the provisions of Regulations 40 and 41 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102). The primary objectives of this preliminary market engagement are to: Inform the market of the upcoming opportunity. ensure that the requirements are correctly aligned with current and best practice and are proven and affordable. gain insight and feedback on delivery strategy. gain insight and feedback on commercial and contracting strategy. Use the information gathered to inform the tender documentation in accordance with Regulation 18 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102). ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025919-2023 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Works | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 1 Sep 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 31 Jan 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | OLDHAM COUNCIL | | Locality | OLDHAM | | Post town | Oldham | | Postcode | OL1 1UT | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester | | ITL 3 | TLD37 Greater Manchester North East | | Local authority | Oldham | | Electoral ward | Coldhurst | | Westminster constituency | Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton | | Delivery location | TLD North West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 45 - Construction work ### Codes - 45000000 - Construction work ## Release History - 1 Sep 2023 at 16:07 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025919-2023 ## Notice URLs - http://www.oldham.gov.uk/ - https://procontract.due-north.com - https://procontract.due-north.com/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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