ClosedRecreation and culture

Human Cell Atlas creative commission for the Tomorrow Gallery[E16]

London, United KingdomScience Museum Group[E1]

In plain English

What they want: Introduction : Tomorrow: The Bennett Gallery will be the Science Museum's new landmark gallery exploring how today's scientific discoveries are shaping our future. It will be the destination for our audiences to discover and learn about the most exciting and impactful science stories transforming lives today and extending what we know about ourselves, our home and our universe.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 17 Mar 2025, 17:00 UTC. UTC: 17 Mar 2025, 17:00 UTC.
Published 21 Feb 2025.
Value: Not stated by the buyer.
Buyer: Science Museum GroupSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
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This opportunity is closed and its deadline has passed. Reports are not available for it.

Deadline[E4]: 17 Mar 2025, 17:00 UTC
Value: Not stated
Published[E14]: 21 Feb 2025
Procedure[E13]: Open procedure (below threshold)
Source: UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 3 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Introduction : Tomorrow: The Bennett Gallery will be the Science Museum's new landmark gallery exploring how today's scientific discoveries are shaping our future. It will be the destination for our audiences to discover and learn about the most exciting and impactful science stories transforming lives today and extending what we know about ourselves, our home and our universe. This project will transform one of our most prominent and highly visited locations, currently home to the Exploring Space gallery, where 80% of our audience pours through the museum every day. The gallery will create a step-change in how we excite, inspire, and engage our audiences with current science, technology and innovation. We regularly work with artists, makers and designers across our sites, adding to the permanent collection, developing exhibitions and galleries, and contributing to our events programme. Invitation to the artist, maker or designer : We are seeking a bold, vibrant response to the themes raised by the Human Cell Atlas (HCA) initiative to be as a centrepiece of the gallery The Human Cell Atlas project is a global consortium of scientists striving to map every cell in the human body to transform our understanding of health and find new ways of diagnosing and treating disease. We wish to showcase one of biology's most ambitious and significant projects and speak to the role scientific enquiry plays in revealing what it is to be human. In engaging with the HCA's mission, this piece also plays a role in evoking a sense of unfolding scale that emerges across the gallery, …[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: British Oversea Territories.[E7]
ConditionDelivery location: Channel Islands.[E6]
ConditionDelivery location: Europe.[E11]
ConditionDelivery location: Isle of Man.[E10]
ConditionDelivery location: Rest of the World.[E9]
ConditionDelivery location: United Kingdom.[E8]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

UnknownThe notice does not state a value.
UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC
The deadline (2025-03-17T17:00:00.000Z) has passed.
Source document d5e2f121-b948-4a16-8ded-9b24db56253a-830748

Evidence

16 facts

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E1
The buyer is Science Museum Group.
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E2
The notice is classified under CPV 92312000 (Artistic services).
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E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
Document d5e2f121-b948-4a16-8ded-9b24db56253a-830748, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Tenders must be submitted by 17 Mar 2025, 17:00 UTC.
“2025-03-17T17:00:00Z”
Document d5e2f121-b948-4a16-8ded-9b24db56253a-830748, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“Introduction : Tomorrow: The Bennett Gallery will be the Science Museum's new landmark gallery exploring how today's scientific discoveries are shaping our future. It will be the destination for our audiences to discover and learn about the most exciting and impactful science st…”
Document d5e2f121-b948-4a16-8ded-9b24db56253a-830748, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery location: Channel Islands.
Document d5e2f121-b948-4a16-8ded-9b24db56253a-830748, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/2, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
Delivery location: British Oversea Territories.
Document d5e2f121-b948-4a16-8ded-9b24db56253a-830748, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/1, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
Delivery location: United Kingdom.
Document d5e2f121-b948-4a16-8ded-9b24db56253a-830748, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/6, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
Delivery location: Rest of the World.
Document d5e2f121-b948-4a16-8ded-9b24db56253a-830748, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/5, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
Delivery location: Isle of Man.
Document d5e2f121-b948-4a16-8ded-9b24db56253a-830748, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/4, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
Delivery location: Europe.
Document d5e2f121-b948-4a16-8ded-9b24db56253a-830748, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/3, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
This notice changes or updates a call for competition.
“tenderAmendment”
Document d5e2f121-b948-4a16-8ded-9b24db56253a-830748, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E13
The procedure is: Open procedure (below threshold).
Document d5e2f121-b948-4a16-8ded-9b24db56253a-830748, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E14
The notice was published on 21 Feb 2025.
“2025-02-21T08:45:10Z”
Document d5e2f121-b948-4a16-8ded-9b24db56253a-830748, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E15
Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.
Document d5e2f121-b948-4a16-8ded-9b24db56253a-830748, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E16
The notice is titled "Human Cell Atlas creative commission for the Tomorrow Gallery".
Document d5e2f121-b948-4a16-8ded-9b24db56253a-830748, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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