Tarbert Heritage Scheme: Textile Heritage Community Project - Threads of the Sea (HES/Lottery Funded) (RETENDER)
The contract covers the design and delivery of “Threads of the Sea,” a community-led textile heritage project exploring and interpreting Tarbert’s maritime heritage through knitting, embroidery, spinning and dyeing. Argyll and Bute Council, a local authority serving the communities and public functions of Argyll and Bute, is seeking an experienced facilitator or facilitator team to lead the commission. Expected deliverables include broad community engagement, the revitalisation and reinterpretation of traditional textile skills, intergenerational learning and social activities, and the creation of high-quality public artworks rooted in Tarbert’s people and place, with textile practice supporting storytelling, cultural exchange, wellbeing and community cohesion. The estimated contract value is £10,000, although no contract duration or delivery timetable is stated. Delivery is centred on Tarbert within the UKM6 region. The most critical stated qualification is demonstrable relevant experience as a facilitator or team delivering comparable community-led textile heritage or arts projects.
Buyer: Argyll and Bute Council. Source: Public Contracts Scotland. Updated 8 Oct 2026.
Key facts
- Estimated value: £10k
- Bids close: 30 Oct 2026
- Location: Highlands and Islands, Scotland
- Procedure: Open procedure
- Category: Artistic services (92312000)
From the official notice
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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Questions about this tender
When is the deadline?
Bids close on 30 Oct 2026.
What is it worth?
The estimated value is £10k.
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