--- title: "Tweed Stories and River Tweed Trail Interpretation - Capital Development and Design" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000812754" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000812754" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000812754.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000812754.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "TWEED FORUM" published: "2025-10-10" --- # Tweed Stories and River Tweed Trail Interpretation - Capital Development and Design Buyer: TWEED FORUM Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000812754 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000812754) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000812754.json) ## Summary The Scottish Government has issued a tender for the Tweed Stories and River Tweed Trail Interpretation - Capital Development and Design project under the auspices of the Tweed Forum, located in Melrose, UKM91. This initiative falls within the "Environmental protection" industry category and aims to enhance the River Tweed area. The tender is in the active stage, with an open procurement method. Key deadlines include the tender submission end date on 10th November 2025, with the award period beginning on 11th November 2025. The project will focus on the River Tweed catchment, requiring services to further develop the capital components, including detailed design work to RIBA Stage 4 standards. This contract provides significant opportunities for consultancy and design firms experienced in environmental projects, specifically those with expertise in landscape and digital interpretations. With a budget of £150,000, this project is ideal for businesses looking to expand their portfolio in environmental design and construction for public spaces. Companies specializing in signage, waymarking, and trail development are particularly well-suited to leverage this opportunity to enhance their reputation and contribute to a prominent river revitalisation project that promises both economic and educational benefits across the South of Scotland and North Northumberland. ## Notice Destination Tweed seeks to appoint an experienced consultant/consultant team to lead on the further development of the capital components of the Tweed Stories project. This will require detailed design work to an equivalent RIBA Stage 4 including the production of tender documents. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Destination Tweed (DT) is a unique multi-year partnership led river revitalisation project, which aims to celebrate and share the nature, history and stories of the River Tweed and deliver significant economic, environmental, educational and social benefits to the South of Scotland and North Northumberland. DT will deliver the River Tweed Trail (RTT), a spectacular new source to sea walking and cycling route starting at Moffat before climbing to the source of the river, and on to Berwick Upon Tweed where the river meets the sea. Our vision for Tweed Stories (TS) is that it will enhance the RTT by creating an exceptional interpretive experience both in the landscape and digitally. This brief is focused on the design of the capital components of TS, i.e. how the RTT route is brought to life in the landscape through the design and subsequent construction of signage, waymarking, seating, rest points, interpretation etc. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT541180 | | 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 | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 10 Oct 2025 | | Submission deadline | 10 Nov 2025 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Dec 2025 - 15 Dec 2026 | | 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 | TWEED FORUM | | Locality | MELROSE | | Post town | Galashiels | | Postcode | TD6 9DF | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM91 Scottish Borders | | Local authority | Scottish Borders | | Electoral ward | Leaderdale and Melrose | | Westminster constituency | Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk | | Delivery location | TLM91 Scottish Borders | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 71420000 - Landscape architectural services - 79822500 - Graphic design services ## Release History - 10 Oct 2025 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT541180 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT541180 Tweed Stories and River Tweed Trail Interpretation - Capital Development and Design - Destination Tweed seeks to appoint an experienced consultant/consultant team to lead on the further development of the capital components of the Tweed Stories project. This will require detailed design work to an equivalent RIBA Stage 4 including the production of tender documents. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.tweedforum.org - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000812754 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=812754 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx - https://wwwpubliccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000812754. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000812754.json.