Tate Galleries - Tate St Ives - Palais de Danse - Principal Designer

Concepts

• architecture and construction
• palais
• st ives cornwall
• the palais de danse
• tate galleries - tate st ives - palais de danse - principal designer
• design
• ives
• designer
• tate
• danse

Location

Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

Description

Tate are embarking on a £3m refurbishment of grade 2 listed building known as the Palais de Danse (or Palais) in St Ives Cornwall. The building has had a rich history and been an important venue in the town stretching back to the 1800s having been a naval college, a cinema, a dancehall and latterly the second studio of the artist Barbara Hepworth. The building has lain empty since the artists death in the 1970s and a full refurbishment is needed to bring the building back into useful life. The Tate run the adjacent Barbara Hepworth Museum and Garden and the Palais will extend visitors understanding of Hepworth’s work by allowing access into the spaces where she created some of her most iconic larger scaled work.

Total Quantity or Scope

Tate are embarking on a £3m refurbishment of grade 2 listed building known as the Palais de Danse (or Palais) in St Ives Cornwall. The building has had a rich history and been an important venue in the town stretching back to the 1800s having been a naval college, a cinema, a dancehall and latterly the second studio of the artist Barbara Hepworth. The building has lain empty since the artists death in the 1970s and a full refurbishment is needed to bring the building back into useful life. The Tate run the adjacent Barbara Hepworth Museum and Garden and the Palais will extend visitors understanding of Hepworth’s work by allowing access into the spaces where she created some of her most iconic larger scaled work. Alongside displays of materials and artefacts from the period, digital imagery and interactive displays will explain her process and approach. The project will also bring the beautiful dancehall space back into being, extending Tate’s community reach and providing a backdrop for performances, talks, displays, events, learning and wider programmes. Building on the legacy of making in the Palais, the scheme also includes a studio space for an artist in residence or classes and demonstrations. The scheme will see a new vertical circulation core sensitively introduced into the listed fabric, ensuring all visitors can access every level of the building along with a careful upgrade to the fabric to ensure the building meetings contemporary standards. A design team has been appointed and we have an indicative design which responds to Tate’s brief. We are seeking an appropriately experienced principal designer to work with our design team to ensure the project is successfully delivered. This individual or company should be familiar with all aspects of built environment delivery, including recent changes under the Building Safety Act. We anticipate opening the Palais to the public in Q3 2026 with construction completed in Q1 of the same year.

CPV Codes

• 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Renewals are not available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Staff qualifications are relevant.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Legal Justification

Below threshold procurement.

Other Information

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Architectural%2C-construct... To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/XGS4KU89DR GO Reference: GO-202452-PRO-25926617