Community Growing Space - Thornwell, Chepstow

What this is

Chepstow Town Council commissioned a landscape designer to develop a design proposal transforming an overgrown site next to Thornwell School (the former caretaker's house and garden) into a nature-friendly community garden with 10-12 individual growing plots plus a shared community garden. Scope: full site clearance (retaining a mature maple as a key feature with root protection and shading considered), regrading, and layout drawings. Estimated GBP 48,999.99 excluding VAT, delivery August 2026 - March 2027; below-threshold open competition on Sell2Wales. Deadline was 29 May 2026 12:00 — the notice is expired.

Key points

• Community-garden design (10-12 growing plots) at Thornwell, Chepstow
• GBP ~49k, Aug 2026 - Mar 2027
• Deadline passed (29 May 2026) — notice expired
• Quality-led (70/30); the retained maple tree drives the layout
• Small SME-friendly town-council commission

Who can bid

Below-threshold open competition (Welsh regulations); tender brief attached on Sell2Wales.

How it is scored

Quality 70% · Price 30% Quality 70% / cost 30%; design must retain the mature maple with adequate root protection and manage shading of plots.

Money

GBP 48,999.99 ex VAT (deliberately below the GBP 49k threshold).

How to submit

Via the Sell2Wales Postbox by 29 May 2026 12:00 — CLOSED (enquiries by 22 May).

Clarifications

clerk@chepstow.co.uk / Sell2Wales Q&A.

Contract period

1 August 2026 - 31 March 2027.

Classification

CPV 77000000 — Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services Wales