Notice Information
Notice Title
Tate Galleries - Principal Contractor - Tate Britain Garden
Notice Description
Tate Britain is creating a bold new garden for London in collaboration with celebrated garden designer Tom Stuart-Smith and the Royal Horticultural Society. Generously funded by the Clore Duffield Foundation, the Clore Garden will transform Tate Britain's exterior and offer beautiful natural spaces for residents, students and visitors to enjoy. The Clore Garden will: * transform Tate Britain's landscape, enhancing existing architecture and restoring sightlines * amplify biodiversity through diverse planting, and improve sustainability * create space to enjoy art outside the gallery, with works shared from Tate's collection * feature a new cafe terrace with room for outdoor programmes, talks and learning events * include a new classroom for school groups and adult learners to connect art with nature (separate contract). Complementing Tate Britain's classical architecture, the garden's organic design will invite discovery year-round. From magnolias and blossom in spring, to seed heads and evergreens in autumn and winter, there will be eye-catching plants to delight in across the seasons. The garden will be fully accessible with quiet spaces, seating and interactive water features. The project includes the removal of and creative refabrication of existing landscaping to create new fluid pathways through the garden. The project includes a separate new purpose-built garden classroom which is subject to an interdependent but separate procurement exercise. The garden includes key features aimed at celebrating the beauty of nature, creating a space of amenity where artwork can be explored in a different context whilst simultaneously allowing areas of public enjoyment and education to take place concurrently. The garden project includes works to elevate and improve existing listed features such as gates and railings, works to improve legibility and access and, additionally, key areas of interaction through a bespoke water feature and pond. New services will be provided including a proposed irrigation borehole, a new irrigation system, pathway lighting and event power. Works subject to a Section 278 Order, include the revised front layby, kerb lines and associated drainage and utilities. The contract will be let as a traditional contract under a JCT Standard Building Contract, with tenderers acting as the Principal Contractor. The tenderers will act as Principal Contactor as defined in the Construction Design Management Regulations 2015 which will include the role to oversee a directly appointed contractor the Garden Classroom.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0580f4
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045889-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Works
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
45 - Construction work
-
- CPV Codes
45000000 - Construction work
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £4,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £4,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 12 Sep 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 13 Nov 2025 - 30 Sep 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- TATE
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1P 4RG
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
- Delivery Location
- TLI32 Westminster
-
- Local Authority
- Cornwall
- Electoral Ward
- Threemilestone & Chacewater
- Westminster Constituency
- Truro and Falmouth
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045889-2025
4th August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045888-2025
4th August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Notice URLs
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