Tarbert Heritage Scheme: Textile Heritage Community Project - Threads of the Sea (HES/Lottery Funded) (RETENDER)
Details
- Value
- £10,000
- Topic
- Artistic services
- Published
- 8 October 2026
- Submission
- 30 October 2026in 3 weeks
Tender 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 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.
Timeline
- Completed: Tender published8 October 2026Current notice
- Next: Submission date30 October 2026in 3 weeks
About the buyer
Argyll and Bute Council is a local authority on Scotland's west coast, running procurement through its own dedicated team based in Kilmory. Suppliers register with Public Contracts Scotland, the portal where every tender is advertised. Registered suppliers can set up alerts for opportunities that match their trade. Existing council or national frameworks and contracts take priority before a new competition is run. Larger opportunities are run as single or dual-stage tenders through that same portal. One team manages both procurement and ongoing contract management for the council.
UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).
Over the past 5 years, most of Argyll and Bute Council's contract awards have been in architectural and engineering services, business services and health and social work.
Relevant CPV codes
- 92312000 · Artistic services
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