Summary
Machine-generated summaryThe buyer is seeking an experienced facilitator or team to design and deliver a community-led textile heritage project called 'Threads of the Sea' in Tarbert, Scotland, funded by HES and the Lottery. The project will use traditional textile crafts such as knitting, embroidery, spinning and dyeing to explore and interpret Tarbert's maritime heritage. It aims to engage a wide cross-section of the community in creating place-based artworks, revitalise and reinterpret traditional textile skills, foster social connection, wellbeing and intergenerational learning, and produce visible, high-quality public artworks rooted in place and people. Textile practice will serve as both a heritage interpretation tool and a social activity supporting storytelling, cultural exchange and community cohesion. Responses may be submitted electronically via the Public Contracts Scotland Postbox facility.
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What this market pays
The buyer has too few awards of its own in this sector, so this is the range of the last 26 awards for Culture, sport & recreation in United Kingdom.
- This notice
- €11,814
- Median award
- €87,512
- Middle half of past awards
- €30,571 to €181,327
The estimate is smaller than three in four past awards.
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The buyer
Full buyer profileArgyll and Bute Council
- notices in the register
- 82
- awards
- 43
- awarded in total
- €4.9M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 39
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 16%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 38%
Based on 43 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.
One dot per award, on the day it was signed, sized by its value. A ring is an award with no published value.
This buyer has no award history in this sector yet. Usual winners, Culture, sport & recreation - United Kingdom
| Company | Wins | Total awarded | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willmott Dixon Construction Ltd | 2 | €3.9M | Jun 2026 |
| Support in Sport (UK) Ltd | 2 | €620,313 | Sep 2026 |
| Bolinda Digital Ltd | 1 | €350,038 | Mar 2026 |
| icecream architecture ice cream | 1 | €247,901 | Feb 2026 |
| Harrow Green Limited | 1 | €209,937 | Apr 2026 |
Based on 39 awards with a linked company profile over the last 2 years.
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Market context
Larger than 14% of the open notices in Culture, sport & recreation across Europe.
- open now in Culture, sport & recreation
- 1,177
- median open notice
- €205,133
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersUnited Kingdom · Culture, sport & recreation
- different companies won awards here
- 37
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 13%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 25
Based on 39 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.
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