--- title: "Mathewsgreen Community Centre" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078026" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-078026" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078026.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078026.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Wokingham Borough Council" published: "2026-10-02" --- # Mathewsgreen Community Centre Buyer: Wokingham Borough Council Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078026 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-078026) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078026.json) ## Summary Wokingham Borough Council intends to appoint an operator for Matthewsgreen Community Centre on Howlett Grove, Wokingham. The service is to run the centre as an inclusive community venue that can sustain itself financially. The operator will manage the facility, build a varied programme of activities and events, and increase community use. This is a community facility management and support service, rather than a contract to supply goods or carry out construction work. The planned service concerns the centre in Wokingham and combines day-to-day venue management with developing its role and activity as a local community hub. The process is at the planning stage: the Council has set out its intention to procure an operator, but this is not an invitation to tender. It is seeking expressions of interest as part of preliminary engagement; the stated return date for expressions of interest is 1 November 2026 at 11pm. The planned contract period runs from 1 April 2027 to 1 April 2037. The procurement is arranged as one lot. No procedure, evaluation method, budget or estimated contract value is stated in the available process details. Interested organisations are asked to refer to the questionnaire and scoring matrix in Document 4 and to describe their relevant experience and vision for operating and managing the centre. This is likely to suit organisations experienced in operating community centres or comparable public-facing venues, particularly those able to combine reliable facility management with inclusive community development. The Council is looking for an operator that can develop a varied programme of activities and events and increase local use, while running the venue on a financially self-sustaining basis. Suppliers should be ready to explain relevant experience and present a clear vision for the centre’s future operation and management in response to the questionnaire and scoring matrix. The work calls for the capacity to manage an ongoing venue and shape its programme, rather than deliver a one-off service. Organisations with strengths in community engagement, event programming and sustainable venue operations will be well placed to consider the planned procurement. ## Notice Matthewsgreen Community Centre, Howlett Grove, Wokingham. The Council is inviting organisations to submit an Expression of Interest to operate Matthewsgreen Community Centre as a financially self-sustaining, inclusive community venue. The operator will be expected to manage the Centre, develop a varied programme of activities and events and increase community use. ### Planning Information The Council is inviting organisations to submit an Expression of Interest to operate Matthewsgreen Community Centre as a financially self-sustaining, inclusive community venue. The operator will be expected to manage the Centre, develop a varied programme of activities and events and increase community use. If you are interested in being part of this venture, we invite you to submit your Expression of Interest referring to the questionnaire and scoring matrix in Document No 4 and highlighting your relevant experience and vision for the future operation and management of Matthewsgreen Community Centre. The deadline for the return of your Expression of Interest via WBC ProContract Website is 11pm on Sunday 1st November 2026 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093543-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | 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 | 2 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 1 Apr 2037 | | 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 | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Wokingham Borough Council | | Locality | WOKINGHAM | | Postcode area | Reading | | Postcode | RG40 1BN | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ16 Berkshire West | | Local authority | Wokingham | | Electoral ward | Emmbrook | | Westminster constituency | Wokingham | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 98133100 - Civic betterment and community facility support services ## Release History - 2 Oct 2026 at 16:44 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093543-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093543-2026 2nd October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://WWW.wokingham.gov.uk - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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