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Tate - Tate Modern Blavatnik L2 South Gallery re-design - Creating a flexible and sustainable exhibition space - Request for Information

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TATE GALLERY

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30 Oct 2024 at 16:05

Summary of the contracting process

The Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery is planning a procurement process for redesigning the Tate Modern Blavatnik L2 South Gallery to create a flexible and sustainable exhibition space. The project, titled "Tate - Tate Modern Blavatnik L2 South Gallery re-design - Creating a flexible and sustainable exhibition space - Request for Information," focuses on architectural, construction, engineering, and inspection services in London, with the procurement currently in the planning stage. The procurement process, which seeks specialised designers to design modular, movable, and re-configurable walls, is expected to significantly reduce costs, materials, labour, and waste while enabling multiple layouts for different exhibition projects. A future notice date is set for 4 December 2024, with the build period aimed for early November 2025.

This tender presents ample opportunities for businesses specialising in sustainable design and construction to showcase their innovative solutions. Companies with expertise in modular and re-configurable structures, particularly those focused on reducing carbon footprints, will find this tender particularly beneficial. The project offers a chance to collaborate with a prestigious cultural institution like Tate, gaining visibility and contributing to pioneering sustainable exhibition production methods that could influence the wider art sector. Small and medium-sized enterprises specialising in eco-friendly building materials and flexible design solutions might find this an ideal opportunity to grow their portfolios and establish themselves as leaders in sustainable architectural practices.

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Notice Title

Tate - Tate Modern Blavatnik L2 South Gallery re-design - Creating a flexible and sustainable exhibition space - Request for Information

Notice Description

Last financial year, over PS400k was spent on alternations of the Tate Modern gallery spaces, mainly dismantling and re-building walls to suit the layout requirements for each exhibition. This practise also contributes to one of the largest portions of the carbon footprint generated by exhibitions production. The next three exhibitions scheduled for Blavatnik L2 South Gallery are The Genesis Exhibition: Do Ho Suh, Light&Magic and Ana Mendieta. Each of these will require very different typology of artworks and different wall configurations, entailing significant structural changes that will further compound negative cost and carbon footprint trends. It is highly likely that, following current practice, a number of walls built for Light&Magic, will be demolished for the following show. The Genesis Exhibition: Do Ho Suh, scheduled prior to this, also provides a unique window of opportunity where we will be required to completely dismantle all walls in the gallery space, thus creating a blank canvas to work from. OUR AIMS - WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE The TM Programme team would like to turn this challenge into an opportunity, where we are taking advantage of a completely empty space to design a new gallery that could be adapted for multiple exhibition projects. This project will commission specialised designers to design a set of modular, movable and re-configurable walls to use in Blavatnik L2 South Gallery. This would allow us to respond to project-specific spatial needs by achieving multiple layouts with flexible setworks, making substantial efficiencies in construction costs, materials, labour and waste. Blavatnik L2 South Gallery will enable us to pilot new ways of working in exhibition productions, providing a template that could be applied to other spaces at Tate Modern and other sites. This will also highlight Tate as a leader in developing new approaches to sustainable and circular exhibition production approaches for the wider art sector.

Lot Information

Lot 1

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR We would like to understand from the market; -Whether the precedent exists for the creation of a set of modular, re-configurable, and sustainable set of walls to suit multiple exhibition projects, on a long-term basis. -Any thoughts on the design of such walls, how they would look, be constructed etc. -The typical makeup of the materials to be used in such walls, to ensure that they are robust enough, and their typical lifespan to ensure the project returns the kind of carbon footprint reduction expected. -Whether it is feasible for such walls to be designed and constructed in time for the early November 2025 build period of Light&Magic. -Typical costings you would expect e.g. cost per m2, build costs, design costs to allow us to understand the potential cost savings as opposed to the build and break cycle as now. -Anything else you consider would be helpful, recommendations, ideas, we are interested in what you know!

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b2b0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035220-2024
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

22 - Printed matter and related products

45 - Construction work

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

22314000 - Designs

45212311 - Art gallery construction work

71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71242000 - Project and design preparation, estimation of costs

79421200 - Project-design services other than for construction work

79930000 - Specialty design services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Oct 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
4 Dec 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TATE GALLERY
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
declan.mcalister@tate.org.uk
Contact Phone
+44 2078878811

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 4RG
Post Town
South West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
TLI London

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
Vincent Square
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

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