Official UK procurement notice
Welsh Government Export Cluster Programme
Authority: Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government (Central government)
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe overarching objective of the Export Cluster Programme is to contribute to the wider aims of the Export Action Plan for Wales by bringing together, in clusters, like-minded businesses (predominantly SMEs) within Wales' five priority export sectors to support an increase in their individual and collective export performance.
Welsh Government is looking to award this contract to the highest scoring bidder to manage, operate and deliver one, or more, of these export development clusters on a pan-Wales basis.
CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · all with a published value (£2,000,000 together) · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Renewables & Clean EnergyAwardedRenewalPublished value£400,000
Renewables & Clean Energy. Please see tender documents for details of this lot
- Economic & financial standing
Please see tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
Please see tender documents
Lot #2Consumer ProductsAwardedRenewalPublished value£400,000
Consumer Products. Please see tender documents
- Economic & financial standing
Please see tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
Please see tender documents
Lot #3High-value ManufacturingAwardedRenewalPublished value£400,000
High-value Manufacturing. Please see tender documents
- Economic & financial standing
Please see tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
Please see tender documents
Lot #4Medtech & DiagnosticsAwardedRenewalPublished value£400,000
Medtech & Diagnostics. Please see tender documents
- Economic & financial standing
Please see tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
Please see tender documents
Lot #5TechnologyAwardedRenewalPublished value£400,000
Technology. Please see tender documents
- Economic & financial standing
Please see tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
Please see tender documents
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Technical 1: 30%
- Technical 2: 30%
- Technical 3: 20%
- Commercial: 20%
Published award criteria (4)
- Technical 1: Delivery Approach
- Technical 2: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Technical 3: Programme Management
- Commercial: Cost submission
- Economic & financial standing
Please see tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
Please see tender documents
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Oct 2025, 14:29 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Oct 2025, 14:29 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 22 Sept 2025
- Authority reference
C018/2025/2026- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-037814- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051de0Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Please see tender documents
- Risks
Please see tender documents
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Aug 2025, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 8 Aug 2025, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- cy, en
E-Tender Information:
etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗
- The first person from your Organisation to use the Platform will be required to register on behalf of the Organisation.
- Registration involves accepting a User Agreement, and providing basic information about your Organisation and about the User
performing the Registration.
- The User who performs the Registration becomes the Super User for the Organisation.
- On registering on the Platform the Super User will select a Username and will receive a password.
- The Password will be sent by e-mail to the email address that was specified in the User Details section of the Registration page.
- In order to log-in to the Platform please enter your Username and Password.
- Note: If you forget your Password then visit the homepage and click “Forgot your password?”
- Registration should only be performed once for each Organisation.
- If you think that someone in your Organisation may have already registered on this Platform then you must not register again.
- Please contact the person who Registered (i.e. the Super User) in order to arrange access to the Platform.
- Contact the Helpdesk immediately if you are unable to contact the Super User (for example if they have left your Organisation).
- Note: If your Organisation is already registered on the Platform then you must not make any additional registration. Please contact the
Helpdesk to gain access to the Platform.
- ITT responses must be uploaded to the BravoSolution portal by 2pm
How To Find The ITT:
- Once logged in you must click on ‘PQQs/ITT’s Open to all Suppliers’
- The e-tender references for this contract are: project_59839, itt_118389.
- Click on the title to access summary details of the contract. If you are still interested in submitting a tender, click the ‘Express an Interest
button’. This will move the PQQ/ITT from the ‘Open to all Suppliers’ area to the ‘My PQQ/ITT’s’ on the home page.
- You will then see the full details of the PQQ/ITT in the qualification and technical envelopes along with any relevant documents in the
‘Attachments’ area.
- Should you have any questions on the PQQ/ITT, please use the ‘Messages’ area to contact the buyer directly – Please do not contact the
named person at the top of this notice.
NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on
Sell2Wales at www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch… ↗
Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s
economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental
considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are:
Community benefits will be non-core
(WA Ref:128426)
The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.
Timeline
22 May 2025 → 20 Oct 2025 · 10 dates- Planning notice published22 May 2025, 13:53 BST
- Next notice expected1 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published7 Jul 2025, 14:12 BST
- Clarification questions by8 Aug 2025, 14:00 BST
- Submission deadline15 Aug 2025, 14:00 BST
- Award decision expected by399 days ago22 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts389 days ago3 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent383 days ago9 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published382 days ago9 Oct 2025, 14:29 BST
- Standstill ends371 days ago20 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 22 May 2025- Pipeline notice published22 May 2025, 13:53 BSTUK1
- Tender notice published7 Jul 2025, 14:12 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published9 Oct 2025, 14:29 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected21 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Renewables & Clean Energy1 award | |||
| Kinetic Cube Ltd SME23 Oct 2025 – 22 Oct 2026 · up to 19 Oct 2029Extensions: One year plus one year plus one year | £399,000 | 7 Oct 2025standstill to 20 Oct 2025 | Standstill |
| Lot 2 · Consumer Products1 award | |||
| Kinetic Cube Ltd SME23 Oct 2025 – 22 Oct 2026 · up to 19 Oct 2029Extensions: One year plus one year plus one year | £399,000 | 7 Oct 2025standstill to 20 Oct 2025 | Standstill |
| Lot 3 · High-value Manufacturing1 award | |||
| Kinetic Cube Ltd SME23 Oct 2025 – 22 Oct 2026 · up to 19 Oct 2029Extensions: One year plus one year plus one year | £393,300 | 7 Oct 2025standstill to 20 Oct 2025 | Standstill |
| Lot 4 · Medtech & Diagnostics1 award | |||
| Kinetic Cube Ltd SME23 Oct 2025 – 22 Oct 2026 · up to 19 Oct 2029Extensions: One year plus one year plus one year | £399,000 | 7 Oct 2025standstill to 20 Oct 2025 | Standstill |
| Lot 5 · Technology1 award | |||
| Kinetic Cube Ltd SME23 Oct 2025 – 22 Oct 2026 · up to 19 Oct 2029Extensions: One year plus one year plus one year | £393,300 | 7 Oct 2025standstill to 20 Oct 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Renewables & Clean Energy | 4final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Consumer Products | 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
| 3 · High-value Manufacturing | 4final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
| 4 · Medtech & Diagnostics | 4final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
| 5 · Technology | 5final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Kinetic Cubed LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (9)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications The tender documents are available on https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/
- Technical specifications See tender documents
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender