The winner of the estimated 250,000 contract will draw up plans to redesign the level two south gallery within Tate Moderns Herzog & de Meuron-designed Switch House extension and to introduce new modular, movable and re-configurable walls.The project aims to reduce the costs and environmental impact of staging multiple temporary exhibitions within the space displaying a wide variety of artwork typologies with different wall configurations. Last financial year Tate Modern spent 400,000 on gallery space alterations.According to the brief: Last financial year, a large proportion of Tate Modern's Curatorial budget was spent on alternations of the 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.AdvertisementTate Modern 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 in a low cost and circular way.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.The Herzog & de Meuron-designed Tate Modern opened inside Londons former Bankside Power Station 24 years ago. The practice completed the Switch House extension to Tate Modern in 2016.The latest project will explore the potential for creating a modular, re-configurable, and sustainable set of walls which could be used to reduce fit-out costs and the environmental footprint of staging temporary exhibitions.A request for information was published notifying designers of the upcoming opportunity late last year.AdvertisementBids for the latest commission will be evaluated 100 per cent on quality. Applicants must hold employers liability insurance of 5 million, public liability insurance of 5 million and professional indemnity insurance of 5 million.Competition detailsProject title Tate - Tate Modern Blavatnik L2 South Gallery re-design - Creating a flexible and sustainable exhibition spaceClientContract value 250,000First round deadline Midday, 7 February 2025Restrictions TbcMore information https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/502cad43-3692-4578-bcef-c1ff0198f0eb