--- title: "Tate Galleries - Tate Time Machine" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06cc71" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06cc71" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06cc71.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06cc71.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "TATE" published: "2026-07-16" --- # Tate Galleries - Tate Time Machine Buyer: TATE Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06cc71 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06cc71) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06cc71.json) ## Summary The Tate has initiated a public procurement process for the "Tate Time Machine" project, focusing on enhancing the visitor experience at the Tate Modern's Turbine Hall in London. This procurement seeks services within the multimedia software development sector, using an open procedure. Businesses have until 11 September 2026 to submit tenders, with an enquiry period ending on 2 September 2026. The project involves the design and delivery of a prototype for an immersive digital experience, with the potential to secure additional funding for a full rollout contingent upon the prototype's success. The contract, valued at £150,000, is set to start on 30 October 2026, with possible renewal opportunities if funding bids succeed. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in multimedia software development, particularly those with expertise in mixed reality and digital experience design. Successful tenderers will not only develop the prototype but may also be pivotal in securing further funding and executing a comprehensive project rollout, providing long-term growth potential. Companies that demonstrate strong scalability, technical insight, and the ability to contribute creatively to a cutting-edge cultural project will be well-positioned. This is a prime opportunity for SMEs, as the procurement process favours businesses with the capability to handle both immediate and future phases of the project. ## Notice Tate Modern's Turbine Hall is one of London's most iconic artistic spaces, where anyone can come in, look around and encounter art. Since it opened in 2000, over 60 million people have experienced the Turbine Hall. We want visitors to feel that the Hall and Tate Modern are a welcoming space, where they can encounter surprising, exciting and accessible digital experiences that connect them to Tate and spark fun and amazement. We want visitors walking through the Turbine Hall to encounter an easy, direct, playful way of being transported back in time and seeing some iconic Turbine Hall commissions, experiencing 360 / 180-degree recreations of past Turbine Hall commissions through mixed reality. For those who remember the commissions this would spark a memory and sense of connection to Tate. For those who don't remember a commission, they would be surprised by what they see. The experience goes beyond passive viewing by including the option of designing your own commission and seeing the Turbine Hall come alive with your own ideas. Prototyping and Future Contract This tender is for the design and delivery of the Tate Time Machine prototype. It is the first phase of this opportunity, and we want to be clear from the outset about how the two are connected. The prototype is not an end in itself. It is what Tate will use to secure funding from our partners for the full rollout of the experience; this funding bid is currently estimated in the region of PS150,000. The successful supplier will play a central role in that effort: the quality and credibility of what you build will directly shape whether the funding bid succeeds, and we will look to you to support it by providing material, technical insight and, where helpful, taking part in conversations with prospective funders. If that funding is secured, Tate will award the full rollout to the awarded tenderers from this process as an option under this contract, without a further competition, subject to satisfactory completion of the prototype phase and agreement of Phase 2 pricing and terms. This is why the competition is evaluated based on the whole project rather than the prototype alone, and why we are asking you about scalability, extensibility and long-term maintenance: we are appointing a partner for the full experience, not a contractor for a single piece of work. If the bid to our partners is unsuccessful, the contract will conclude at the end of the prototype phase, the option will not be exercised, and no further work will follow. Tate gives no guarantee or commitment that the rollout will proceed, and Tenderers should plan and price the prototype phase on the basis that it may be the entirety of the work awarded. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Options: As above, the initial contract is for a prototype and if a funding bid is successful, there will be an option for the bidder to be awarded the full production and maintenance contract. Renewal: As above, the initial contract is for a prototype and if a funding bid is successful, there will be an option for the bidder to be awarded the full production and maintenance contract for the full length of time. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067055-2026 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 16 Jul 2026 | | Submission deadline | 11 Sep 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Oct 2026 - 28 Feb 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £150,000 | | Lots value | £150,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | TATE | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1P 4RG | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | Vincent Square | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72212520 - Multimedia software development services ## Release History - 16 Jul 2026 at 08:44 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067055-2026 - 16 Jul 2026 at 08:35 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067048-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067055-2026 16th July 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067048-2026 16th July 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://secure.marketdojo.com/signup - https://secure.marketdojo.com/signupTheinvitecodetouseis6B06BDB462.https://tategalleries.marketdojo.comIfyouexperienceanydifficultyinregisteringorparticipating,contacttheHelpDojolivechatorprocurement@tate.org.uk - https://tategalleries.marketdojo.com - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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