Notice Information
Notice Title
Welsh Government Clusters and Collaborations for Success
Notice Description
Welsh Government is intending to procure contracts for the delivery of the Welsh Government's Clusters and Collaborations for Success programme. Applicants are invited from suppliers who have been successful and have a place on Category 2 of the Rural Support DPS. The contract has been divided into seven contract Lots as outlined below: Lot 1 Artisan and Fine Food Cluster (inc. Honey Cluster) Lot 2 Drink & Beverage Cluster Lot 3 Sheep Milk Cluster Lot 4 Nutri-Wales & Functional Food Cluster Lot 5 Horticulture and Growers Cluster Lot 6 Export Development Cluster Lot 7 Seafood Cluster To make an application to be on the Rural Support DPS and to be considered for future tendering opportunities through this process, please refer to the sell2wales notice for the Rural Support DPS for how to apply.
Planning Information
This notice is to inform the market that the Welsh Government intend to issue a mini competition through the Rural Support Dynamic Purchasing System w/c 19/01/2026. To be eligible to take part in the competition, suppliers must have applied and been accepted for Category 2 of the DPS before the tender is published. If you are interested in bidding for this opportunity please note that you will need to have successfully applied to be on to Category 2 of the DPS.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06060f
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003252-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
-
- CPV Codes
15000000 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
55900000 - Retail trade services
77100000 - Agricultural services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,274,499 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Jan 20265 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 19 Jan 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 5 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LLYWODRAETH CYMRU / WELSH GOVERNMENT
- Contact Name
- Kate Smith
- Contact Email
- kate.smith@gov.wales
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CARDIFF
- Postcode
- CF10 3NQ
- Post Town
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL5 South East Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
- Delivery Location
- TLL Wales
-
- Local Authority
- Cardiff
- Electoral Ward
- Cathays
- Westminster Constituency
- Cardiff South and Penarth
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003252-2026
14th January 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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