Catering for STEAM - Museum of The Great Western Railway
Swindon Borough CouncilEstimated Value
Not specified
Deadline
28 September 2026
Published
28 August 2026
Type
Not specified
Overview
Swindon Borough Council is seeking to explore future options for the delivery of conferencing, banqueting, special events and café catering at STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway, Swindon.The Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) questionnaire have been produced to enable Swindon Borough Council to engage with potential suppliers and to understand the market and the potential interest in this opportunity. Any information provided will only be used for research purposes. The supporting questionnaire does not constitute an Invitation to Tender process, and will not be judged against any criteria, nor will it inform any potential tender process in the future, and no award of any contract will be made as part of this process.
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Swindon Borough Council is asking catering providers to complete a market‑engagement questionnaire about future conferencing, banqueting, special‑event and café services at the STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway. This is a research exercise, not a formal tender, and no contract will be awarded from it.
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- 1
Green Destinations Ltd
2 contracts wonlatest 25 Sept 2026£4m
total awarded
- 2
PENSHURST CONSTRUCTION LTD
£15m
total awarded
- 3
Midlands Building and Maintenance Limited
2 contracts wonlatest 15 Jul 2026£8m
total awarded
- 4
CANTILLON GROUP LTD
2 contracts wonlatest 30 Jun 2026£536,239
total awarded
- 5
SWINDON COMMUNITY ACTION LIMITED
£2m
total awarded
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Swindon Borough CouncilKey Dates
Published
28 August 2026
Submission deadline
28 September 2026
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