Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c00-cb71-72db-81da-5ee750c40c3b/tarbert-heritage-scheme-textile-heritage-community-project-threads-of-the-sea

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

[Argyll and Bute Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/argyll-and-bute-council)

Often single bidder

Estimated value

£10,000

Published

8 Oct 2026

Deadline

11 days left

30 Oct 2026

## Who can bid

- Small contract value

    Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services.
- Open procedure

    Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage.

## About this tender

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:

- Engage the Tarbert community in creative exploration of local maritime heritage
- Revitalise and reinterpret traditional textile skills
- 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.

## CPV classification

Artistic services

Source

Public Contracts Scotland · Notice rls-25-OCT566246

[View official notice](https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566246)

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