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Claydach Gateway
A design consultancy tender to enhance the historic Clydach Gateway site in Monmouthshire, integrating heritage preservation, landscape improvements, and visitor facilities.
The project focuses on the Clydach Gateway, a heritage and recreational site comprising the Scheduled Monument remains of the Clydach Ironworks (1795–1871), alongside a car park and picnic area within the Blaenavon World Heritage Site and Bannau Brycheiniog National Park. Monmouthshire County Council, with funding from the Welsh Government’s Heads of the Valleys Legacy scheme, seeks a consultant to assess, design, and oversee site enhancements. These include new visitor welcome facilities, connectivity between the ironworks, picnic site and car park, improved accessibility and inclusivity, reinstatement of historic trails, interpretation, signage, and biodiversity measures. The appointed consultant will manage the project through design, consultation, permissions, tender preparation, and implementation, with delivery scheduled from late 2025 to March 2027.
Location
Sector
Civic, Heritage
Intervention
Landscape and heritage-led visitor gateway enhancement and site masterplanning
Website
Tender Portal
Tender Stage
ITT
Deadline
15 September 2025
Project Value/Scale
£150k
Consultant Team
Principal Designer (CDM 2015)
Landscape Architect / Masterplanner
Signage, Interpretation & Graphic Designer
Heritage & Conservation Advisor (Scheduled Monument context, CADW liaison)
Ecology / Biodiversity Consultant
Community & Stakeholder Consultant
Quantity Surveyor
Landscape Architect / Masterplanner
Signage, Interpretation & Graphic Designer
Heritage & Conservation Advisor (Scheduled Monument context, CADW liaison)
Ecology / Biodiversity Consultant
Community & Stakeholder Consultant
Quantity Surveyor
Submission Criteria
Q1. Experience (30%): Evidence of relevant past projects, especially heritage, landscape, and visitor experience design.
Q2. Resources (25%): Named personnel, roles, qualifications, and experience.
Q3. Project Management (25%): Methodology, timescales, work programme.
Q4. Risk Management (10%): Risk register (top 10 risks) and mitigation measures.
Q5. Communication & Stakeholder Engagement (10%): Communication plan and stakeholder strategy.
Pricing Submission (30%): Detailed cost breakdown against key deliverables (scored using lowest cost methodology)