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Tarbert Heritage Scheme: Textile Heritage Community Project - Threads of the Sea (HES/Lottery Funded) (RETENDER)

Argyll and Bute Council

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08 Oct 2026 at 01:00

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Summary of the contracting process

Argyll and Bute Council seeks a suitably experienced facilitator, or team, to design and deliver Threads of the Sea, a community-led textile heritage project in Tarbert. Using knitting, embroidery, spinning and dyeing, the project will explore the area’s maritime heritage and involve a wide cross-section of the community in creating place-based artworks. The work is intended to revive traditional textile skills, support storytelling and cultural exchange, strengthen social connection and wellbeing, and encourage learning between generations. It also aims to produce high-quality public artworks rooted in local people and place. This is a heritage and community arts service, classified under CPV 92312000. Delivery is in Tarbert; the project is funded by Historic Environment Scotland and Lottery funds.

The buyer invited offers through an open procedure for one lot. The tender deadline was 30 October 2026 at 12:00, with bids submitted electronically in English; the enquiry deadline is not stated. The maximum budget for the whole requirement is £10,000. The contract period is 720 days. The process reached the tender stage; no cancellation or withdrawal is recorded. The published evaluation basis and eligibility requirements are not described in the structured tender information. Bidders cannot submit variants. The tender set the bid-opening time as 30 October 2026 at 12:00, and the evaluation period was due to start at that time. The listed contract period and budget apply to the single project rather than separate service packages.

This opportunity suits a facilitator or collaborative team combining textile-making practice with community engagement and heritage interpretation. Suppliers should be able to plan and deliver participatory activity using traditional crafts, including knitting, embroidery, spinning and dyeing, and turn local maritime stories into meaningful, visible public artworks. The brief calls for engaging a broad mix of residents and supporting intergenerational learning, social connection and wellbeing, so experience working inclusively with communities and creating a welcoming programme is relevant. A strong fit will also require the ability to connect craft activity with place-based storytelling and cultural exchange, and to deliver work of high artistic quality. The project is a focused, single-lot commission with a modest overall scale; a team approach may suit suppliers who need to combine creative, facilitation and heritage skills.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Tarbert Heritage Scheme: Textile Heritage Community Project - Threads of the Sea (HES/Lottery Funded) (RETENDER)

Notice Description

The purpose of this commission is to appoint a suitably experienced facilitator (team) to design and deliver a community-led textile heritage project, entitled, Threads of the Sea. The project will use traditional textile crafts (knitting, embroidery, spinning and dyeing) to explore and interpret Tarbert's maritime heritage, engaging a wide cross-section of the community in the creation of meaningful, place-based artworks. The project seeks to: 1) Engage the Tarbert community in creative exploration of local maritime heritage 2) Revitalise and reinterpret traditional textile skills 3) Foster social connection, wellbeing, and intergenerational learning 4)Create visible, high-quality public artworks rooted in place and people Textile practice will be used as both a heritage interpretation tool and a social activity, supporting storytelling, cultural exchange, and community cohesion.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The purpose of this commission is to appoint a suitably experienced facilitator (team) to design and deliver a community-led textile heritage project, entitled, Threads of the Sea. The project will use traditional textile crafts (knitting, embroidery, spinning and dyeing) to explore and interpret Tarbert's maritime heritage, engaging a wide cross-section of the community in the creation of meaningful, place-based artworks. The project seeks to: 1) Engage the Tarbert community in creative exploration of local maritime heritage 2) Revitalise and reinterpret traditional textile skills 3) Foster social connection, wellbeing, and intergenerational learning 4)Create visible, high-quality public artworks rooted in place and people Textile practice will be used as both a heritage interpretation tool and a social activity, supporting storytelling, cultural exchange, and community cohesion.. This is project is funded by HES/Lottery Funds. There is a maximum budget, for the whole requirement, of 10,000.00 GBP only.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000845172
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566246
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

CPV Codes

92312000 - Artistic services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£10,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Oct 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
30 Oct 20263 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
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
Argyll and Bute Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LOCHGILPHEAD
Postcode
PA31 8RT
Postcode Area
Paisley
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM2 Highlands and Islands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM20 Highlands and Islands
Delivery Location
TLM6 Highlands and Islands
Local Authority
Argyll and Bute
Electoral Ward
Mid Argyll
Westminster Constituency
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566246
    Tarbert Heritage Scheme: Textile Heritage Community Project - Threads of the Sea (HES/Lottery Funded) (RETENDER) - The purpose of this commission is to appoint a suitably experienced facilitator (team) to design and deliver a community-led textile heritage project, entitled, Threads of the Sea. The project will use traditional textile crafts (knitting, embroidery, spinning and dyeing) to explore and interpret Tarbert's maritime heritage, engaging a wide cross-section of the community in the creation of meaningful, place-based artworks. The project seeks to: 1) Engage the Tarbert community in creative exploration of local maritime heritage 2) Revitalise and reinterpret traditional textile skills 3) Foster social connection, wellbeing, and intergenerational learning 4)Create visible, high-quality public artworks rooted in place and people Textile practice will be used as both a heritage interpretation tool and a social activity, supporting storytelling, cultural exchange, and community cohesion.

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