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Published 9 Oct 2025, 14:29 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Welsh Government Export Cluster Programme

Official notice

Authority: Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government (Central government)

5 lotsServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£2,000,000total for 5 lots · £2,400,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 15 Aug 2025awarded 7 Oct 2025
Award (standstill) to Kinetic Cube Ltd5 awards
Contract term 1 yrends 2 Oct 2026 · up to 2 Oct 2029 with extensions · starts 3 Oct 2025

What is being bought5 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The 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 lot
Lot #1Renewables & Clean EnergyAwardedRenewal 1 yrSMEVCSEPublished value£400,000

Renewables & Clean Energy. Please see tender documents for details of this lot

Contract period: 3 Oct 2025 – 2 Oct 2026 (1 yr) · up to 2 Oct 2029 with extensionsValue: £400,000 exc. VAT · £480,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: 1 + 1+ 1 years as extensions
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Please see tender documents

  • Technical & professional ability

    Please see tender documents

Lot #2Consumer ProductsAwardedRenewal 1 yrSMEVCSEPublished value£400,000

Consumer Products. Please see tender documents

Contract period: 3 Oct 2025 – 2 Oct 2026 (1 yr) · up to 2 Oct 2029 with extensionsValue: £400,000 exc. VAT · £480,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: 1+1+1 years extension
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Please see tender documents

  • Technical & professional ability

    Please see tender documents

Lot #3High-value ManufacturingAwardedRenewal 1 yrSMEVCSEPublished value£400,000

High-value Manufacturing. Please see tender documents

Contract period: 3 Oct 2025 – 2 Oct 2026 (1 yr) · up to 2 Oct 2029 with extensionsValue: £400,000 exc. VAT · £480,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: 1 + 1 + 1 years extension
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Please see tender documents

  • Technical & professional ability

    Please see tender documents

Lot #4Medtech & DiagnosticsAwardedRenewal 1 yrSMEVCSEPublished value£400,000

Medtech & Diagnostics. Please see tender documents

Contract period: 3 Oct 2025 – 2 Oct 2026 (1 yr) · up to 2 Oct 2029 with extensionsValue: £400,000 exc. VAT · £480,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: 1 + 1 + 1 year extensions
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Please see tender documents

  • Technical & professional ability

    Please see tender documents

Lot #5TechnologyAwardedRenewal 1 yrSMEVCSEPublished value£400,000

Technology. Please see tender documents

Contract period: 3 Oct 2025 – 2 Oct 2026 (1 yr) · up to 2 Oct 2029 with extensionsValue: £400,000 exc. VAT · £480,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: 1 + 1 + 1 years extension
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Please see tender documents

  • Technical & professional ability

    Please see tender documents

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored · same split on all 5 lots
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
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
Lot distribution rule: The highest scoring bidder for each lot will be awarded as sole supplier for each lot
Conditions of participation · identical on every lot2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Please see tender documents

  • Technical & professional ability

    Please see tender documents

What this means for your bid
  • 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)
Business and management consultancy and related services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051de0 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

Please see tender documents

Review and risk notes
Risks

Please see tender documents

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: CY, EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
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
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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
  1. Planning notice published
    22 May 2025, 13:53 BST
  2. Next notice expected
    1 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Tender notice published
    7 Jul 2025, 14:12 BST
  4. Clarification questions by
    8 Aug 2025, 14:00 BST
  5. Submission deadline
    15 Aug 2025, 14:00 BST
  6. Award decision expected by399 days ago
    22 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  7. Contract starts389 days ago
    3 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  8. Assessment summaries sent383 days ago
    9 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  9. Latest notice published382 days ago
    9 Oct 2025, 14:29 BST
  10. Standstill ends371 days ago
    20 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

4 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 22 May 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    22 May 2025, 13:53 BST
    UK1
  2. Tender notice published
    7 Jul 2025, 14:12 BST
    UK4
  3. Contract award notice published
    9 Oct 2025, 14:29 BST
    UK6
  4. Contract signature expected
    21 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 5
Awarded value £1,983,6005 awards exc. VAT
Bids received 1815 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
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£399,0007 Oct 2025standstill to 20 Oct 2025Standstill
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£399,0007 Oct 2025standstill to 20 Oct 2025Standstill
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£393,3007 Oct 2025standstill to 20 Oct 2025Standstill
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£399,0007 Oct 2025standstill to 20 Oct 2025Standstill
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£393,3007 Oct 2025standstill to 20 Oct 2025Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Renewables & Clean Energy4final-stage tenders40—
2 · Consumer Products1final-stage tenders10—
3 · High-value Manufacturing4final-stage tenders40—
4 · Medtech & Diagnostics4final-stage tenders40—
5 · Technology5final-stage tenders20—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PQYQ-3841-BHTP Gwasanaethau Caffael Corfforaethol / Corporate Procurement Services, Cardiff, Wales, CF10 3NQContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Kinetic Cubed LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PZGW-4426-NPCL 5 Brooklands Place, Sale, North West, M33 3SDContact email

Official documents & specifications (9)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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