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title: "Industry Partnership and Sponsorship Opportunity: Dragon's Heart Institute Spread & Scale Academy 2026"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06d769"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "CARDIFF AND VALE UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD"
published: "2026-07-30"
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# Industry Partnership and Sponsorship Opportunity: Dragon's Heart Institute Spread & Scale Academy 2026

Buyer: CARDIFF AND VALE UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06d769

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## Summary

The Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, in conjunction with the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, seeks expressions of interest for industry partnerships, sponsorships, and exhibition opportunities at the Dragon's Heart Institute Spread & Scale Academy 2026. This event is scheduled to take place from 12th to 14th October 2026 at St David's Hotel, Cardiff Bay. The opportunity is currently in the planning stage, with a closing submission deadline for expressions of interest on 28th August 2026. The Institute offers a three-day intensive programme focusing on the improvement and scaling of innovations in health and social care, bringing together stakeholders across multiple sectors. The procurement category is classified under services, with a budget of £60,000 GBP, and it falls under the industry category of exhibition, fair, and congress organisation services.

This tender offers significant opportunities for organisations specialising in innovation and transformation within health and social care sectors. Businesses with expertise in digital and technology solutions, artificial intelligence, medical technology, life sciences, and workforce development would find this opportunity particularly beneficial. Additionally, those offering improvement, transformation, and implementation support services are encouraged to participate. By becoming industry partners, sponsors, or exhibitors, companies can engage directly with over 100 influential delegates, which presents an excellent networking and collaboration platform to advance their business growth and bolster their presence in the healthcare innovation landscape.

## Notice

Opportunity for organisations to become industry partners, sponsors and marketplace exhibitors at the Dragon's Heart Institute Spread & Scale Academy 2026, taking place from 12-14 October 2026 at St David's Hotel, Cardiff Bay. NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP), on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and the Dragon's Heart Institute, invites expressions of interest from organisations wishing to become industry partners, sponsors and marketplace exhibitors at the Spread & Scale Academy 2026, taking place from 12 to 14 October 2026 at St David's Hotel, Cardiff Bay. The Spread & Scale Academy is a three-day intensive programme designed to support health and social care teams to spread, adopt and scale proven innovations and service improvements. Delivered by the Dragon's Heart Institute in partnership with the Billions Institute, the Academy brings together multidisciplinary teams from health, social care, local government, the third sector and partner organisations who are actively leading transformation and improvement projects. Since 2019, the Academy has trained over 1,000 learners across 241 project teams, achieving significant impact including the spread of solutions across organisations, financial savings and environmental benefits. This opportunity offers organisations direct engagement with more than 100 delegates including senior leaders, clinicians, managers, improvement specialists and transformation teams from across Wales. Delegates attend with active projects and are seeking ideas, expertise, technologies and partnerships that can help them accelerate improvement and innovation. Areas of Interest Expressions of interest are welcomed from organisations whose expertise, products or services support innovation and transformation within health and social care, including: Digital and technology solutions Artificial intelligence and advanced analytics Medical technology and digital health innovation Life sciences and pharmaceutical organisations Improvement, transformation and implementation support services Workforce development and capability-building organisations Organisations operating in other relevant sectors that can demonstrate value to Academy delegates are also encouraged to express interest. Partnership Opportunities This notice is issued to seek expressions of interest only. This is not a procurement exercise and does not constitute a call for competition. Participation in the Academy as a sponsor, exhibitor or industry partner does not provide any preferential access to procurement opportunities, purchasing decisions or future contracts with Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership or any other NHS body. Any future procurement activity arising from delegate projects would be conducted separately through appropriate public sector procurement routes in accordance with applicable legislation and organisational governance requirements. This partnership opportunity is intended solely to facilitate learning, networking, collaboration and knowledge exchange. Where expressions of interest exceed the number of available partnership opportunities, submissions will be evaluated against published criteria. Additional Information Further details regarding sponsorship packages, exhibition arrangements, event attendance and associated benefits will be provided to interested organisations following receipt of expressions of interest. Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and NWSSP look forward to engaging with organisations that can contribute to the success of this event and support innovation, partnership working and improved outcomes across healthcare services. Contact Details Expressions of interest should be submitted via email to: Sarah Yellen sarah.yellen@wales.nhs.uk, once EOI is received a Template will be shared for organisations to complete and submit by the closing date of Submission deadline: Friday 28 August 2026 For enquiries regarding the Academy: Huw Griffiths Head of the Dragon's Heart Institute dragons.heart@wales.nhs.uk Further information about the programme is available at: https://dragonsheart.org/programme/spread-and-scale/

### Planning Information

This opportunity offers organisations direct engagement with more than 100 delegates including senior leaders, clinicians, managers, improvement specialists and transformation teams from across Wales. Delegates attend with active projects and are seeking ideas, expertise, technologies and partnerships that can help them accelerate improvement and innovation. The the Spread & Scale Academy 2026, is taking place from 12 to 14 October 2026 at St David's Hotel, Cardiff Bay.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072097-2026 |
| 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, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Jul 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 28 Aug 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 11 Oct 2026 - 14 Oct 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £60,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CARDIFF AND VALE UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD |
| Additional buyers | NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST) |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF14 3UZ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Heath |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79950000 - Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services

## Release History

- 30 Jul 2026 at 10:40 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072097-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072097-2026
  30th July 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
- https://dragonsheart.org/programme/spread-and-scale/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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