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Clusters and Collaborations for Success

Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 05:22.

Opportunity overview

Welsh Government has awarded the following contracts for the delivery of the Welsh Government's Clusters and Collaborations for Success programme. The opportunity was open to suppliers on Category 2 (Filter 2.1) 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

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Levercliff

Match pending…
Contract value
£395.3k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
18 Jun 2026
Award ID
064002-2026-1
Status
active
Location
Wrexham, UK, LL145NS, United Kingdom

Mentera

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£515.2k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
18 Jun 2026
Award ID
064002-2026-2
Status
active
Location
Aberystwyth, UKL, SY233AH, United Kingdom

BIC Innovation

Match pending…
Contract value
£170.3k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
18 Jun 2026
Award ID
064002-2026-3
Status
active
Location
Bangor, UK, LL574DF, United Kingdom

Lantra

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£166.4k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
18 Jun 2026
Award ID
064002-2026-4
Status
active
Location
Builth Wells, UK, LD23WY, United Kingdom

Mentera

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£137.5k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
18 Jun 2026
Award ID
064002-2026-5
Status
active
Location
Aberystwyth, UKL, SY233AH, United Kingdom

BIC Innovation

Match pending…
Contract value
£171.7k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
18 Jun 2026
Award ID
064002-2026-6
Status
active
Location
Bangor, UK, LL574DF, United Kingdom

Mentera

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£515.6k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
18 Jun 2026
Award ID
064002-2026-7
Status
active
Location
Aberystwyth, UKL, SY233AH, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV77100000 — Agricultural services
  • CPV15000000 — Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
  • CPV55900000 — Retail trade services

Lots

  • Lot 1 Artisan and Fine Food Cluster (inc. Honey Cluster)Value not stated
  • Lot 2 - Drinks and Beverage ClusterValue not stated
  • Lot 3 - Sheep Milk ClusterValue not stated
  • Lot 4 - Nutri-Wales and Functional Food ClusterValue not stated
  • Lot 5 – Horticulture and Growers ClusterValue not stated
  • Lot 6 - Export Development ClusterValue not stated
  • Lot 7 - Seafood ClusterValue not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
C290/2025/2026
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
77100000
Description
Agricultural services

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Lot 1 Artisan and Fine Food Cluster (inc. Honey Cluster)
Description
The successful supplier for the Fine Food Cluster will be expected to: -Provide members with an easy and accessible way to share, support, and solve problems as well as save money by joint purchasing. -The Cluster has groups established for both North and South Wales, who meet on a regular basis. Members from the groups are expected to work collaboratively on projects to generate economic growth. -Support Cluster members to access new and existing markets through group activities. Facilitate attendance of Cluster members at non-Welsh Government attended events. Members must make a fair contribution to attend as outlined above. Host separate meetings for Honey producers as an enhanced Specialist Interest Group, at least quarterly, with specialist site visits as appropriate. -To raise the profile and production of 100% Welsh honey, for example by using collaborative marketing to promote the benefits of pure Welsh honey. -Facilitate attendance of Cluster members at non-Welsh Government attended events. Members must make a fair contribution to attend as outlined above.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
70
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
30
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Lot 2 - Drinks and Beverage Cluster
Description
The successful supplier for the Drinks and Beverage Cluster will be expected to: To facilitate and increase membership of the five Specialist Interest Groups: - Beer & Cider - Wine - Spirits - Water & Soft Drinks - Hot Beverages. To continue the delivery of ongoing strategies already agreed with the Special Interest Groups. To engage with specific trade bodies such as, but not limited to, SIBA, All-Beer Parliamentary Group and Wine GB to facilitate sharing of intelligence as required. In addition to engage with bodes such as Visit Wales. To support the delivery of Welsh Government promotional campaigns as well as undertaking targeted activity that would account for key calendar dates. To support the continued development of apprenticeships and training for the sector, and to liaise with relevant skills providers as appropriate. To facilitate attendance of Cluster members at non-Welsh Government attended events. Members must make a fair contribution to attend. To work in collaboration with SIBA Wales and CAMRA to deliver a Great Welsh Drink Festival in Summer 2026. Planning for this event is currently underway.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
70
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
30
Entry 3
Id
6
Title
Lot 6 - Export Development Cluster
Description
The successful supplier for the Export Development Cluster will be expected to develop and implement a credible, realistic, and innovative strategic approach to further advance the Food and Drink Export Cluster. This should include exploration and testing of mechanisms to mobilise members as active participants at Cluster events, export business case studies, mentors for new exporters, and similar. To increase the capacity and capability of Welsh Food and Drink businesses to successfully and profitability gain export sales and markets, to improve their resilience and spread risk. To use both tried-and-tested and innovative, inclusive approaches which may but do not have to incorporate both virtual and in-person channels to facilitate networking and collaboration.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
70
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
30
Entry 4
Id
7
Title
Lot 7 - Seafood Cluster
Description
The Food and Drink Wales Seafood (Aquatic Food) Cluster serves as an industry development initiative designed to bring together aquatic food businesses (such as fishermen, fishmongers, and aquaculture businesses) across Wales with the ambition to grow, collaborate, innovate, and add value to aquatic food in Wales. The successful supplier for the Seafood Cluster will be expected to: Facilitating collaboration between Welsh seafood businesses to strengthen the sector. Providing tailored business support to develop members’ confidence and capacity for growth, and to share the learning and outcomes from this support with all Cluster members in an innovative and engaging way. Encouraging innovation, knowledge exchange, and the development of value-added products. Promoting the provenance, quality, and sustainability of Welsh seafood both domestically and internationally.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
70
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
30
Entry 5
Id
3
Title
Lot 3 - Sheep Milk Cluster
Description
The successful supplier for the Sheep Milk Cluster will be expected to: Recruit and provide leadership to a group of interested stakeholders that includes farmers, processors, academia, trade partners, other supply chain partners and the Welsh Government. Work alongside Farming Connect, Coleg Glynllifon and relevant stakeholders to engage with farmers, promoting the opportunities of milking sheep and providing technical support and leadership to those entering the sector across Wales. To engage with Contract for Innovation Cymru in respect of projects relating to Sheep milk being delivered under the Agri-Food Technology Challenge Fund. Whilst considering the work already undertaken on feasibility and market research, develop a strategy that will build a market-led Welsh Dairy Sheep Sector, with a clear strategy to attain critical mass, to establish new opportunities for sheep milk products and producers. Working with the Food and Drink Trade Development Programme, identify opportunities for product development and sector innovation, alongside producers, retail sectors and other key partners. Establish a Dairy Sheep Wales brand to become a recognisable and trusted vehicle for the delivery of the objectives of the cluster with clear path to self-governance and funding.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
70
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
30
Entry 6
Id
4
Title
Lot 4 - Nutri-Wales and Functional Food Cluster
Description
The successful supplier for the Nutri-Wales and Functional Food Cluster will be expected to: To work with the Welsh Government Insight Programme to identify future trends and horizon scanning and disseminate this information to cluster members. The cluster team to work with the established Special interest Groups SIGs in other clusters where relevant. To facilitate knowledge transfer exchange (KTE) and skills improvement, to provide an environment for collaboration and viable solution creation and identify potential funding opportunities. To foster and nurture relationships with universities, organisations and research centres to support future collaborations and opportunities, as well as those organisations delivering the Helix Programme. To support R&D activity amongst Cluster members and to identify and co-ordinate applications for suitable funding opportunities to facilitate collaboration. To undertake interactive sessions and workshops to identify opportunities, create cutting-edge innovation ideas, develop cluster activity with new partners and relationships across industry, academia and Government, both nationally and internationally. To incorporate citizen science and consumer insight activities where feasible and relevant through quantitative research and/or focus groups.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
70
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
30
Entry 7
Id
5
Title
Lot 5 – Horticulture and Growers Cluster
Description
The successful supplier for the Horticulture and Growers Cluster will be expected to: To improve the productive efficiency of Welsh horticultural businesses in resource, material and energy use. To support the sourcing and supply chains of Welsh horticultural businesses, and to reduce ‘food miles’. To support horticultural businesses regardless of size of enterprise, i.e. small-scale horticulture and large-scale horticulture. This may require the adoption of specialist interest groups To engage with NutriWales Cluster in relation to Controlled Environment Agriculture production. To facilitate the widespread adoption of best practise, bringing horticulture-based businesses together and to work with initiatives such as Welsh Veg in Schools and the Local Food Partnerships as appropriate. To provide an industry voice for Welsh horticultural businesses. This will include providing a secretariat and organising meetings for the Wales Horticulture Alliance Group and the Wales Plant Health Evidence and Advisory Group. To plan for quarterly meetings for each of these groups.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
70
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
30

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
55900000
Description
Retail trade services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
15000000
Description
Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
55900000
Description
Retail trade services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
15000000
Description
Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL
Item 3
Id
6
Related Lot
6

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
55900000
Description
Retail trade services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
15000000
Description
Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL
Item 4
Id
7
Related Lot
7

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
55900000
Description
Retail trade services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
15000000
Description
Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL
Item 5
Id
3
Related Lot
3

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
55900000
Description
Retail trade services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
15000000
Description
Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL
Item 6
Id
4
Related Lot
4

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
55900000
Description
Retail trade services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
15000000
Description
Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL
Item 7
Id
5
Related Lot
5

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
55900000
Description
Retail trade services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
15000000
Description
Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government
Id
GB-FTS-64011

Identifier

Legal Name
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government

Address

Street Address
Gwasanaethau Caffael Corfforaethol / Corporate Procurement Services, Parc Cathays / Cathays Park
Locality
Caerdydd / Cardiff
Region
UKL
Postal Code
CF10 3NQ
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Name
Kate Smith
Telephone
+44 3000257095

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
NATIONAL_AGENCY
Description
National or federal agency/office
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
01
Description
General public services
Organisation 2
Name
Levercliff
Id
GB-FTS-184401

Identifier

Legal Name
Levercliff

Address

Street Address
Levercliff
Locality
Wrexham
Region
UK
Postal Code
LL145NS
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 3
Name
Mentera
Id
GB-FTS-171316

Identifier

Legal Name
Mentera

Address

Street Address
Unit 3, Science Park
Locality
Aberystwyth
Region
UKL
Postal Code
SY233AH
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 4
Name
BIC Innovation
Id
GB-FTS-184402

Identifier

Legal Name
BIC Innovation

Address

Street Address
Unit 1B, Ffordd Y Llyn, Parc Menai
Locality
Bangor
Region
UK
Postal Code
LL574DF
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 5
Name
Lantra
Id
GB-FTS-70521

Identifier

Legal Name
Lantra

Address

Street Address
Royal Welsh Showground, Llanelwedd
Locality
Builth Wells
Region
UK
Postal Code
LD23WY
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 6
Name
High Court
Id
GB-FTS-111

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court

Address

Street Address
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 2079477501

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
064002-2026-1
Title
Lot 2 - Drinks and Beverage Cluster
Status
active

Related lots

2

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-184401
Name
Levercliff
Award 2
Id
064002-2026-2
Title
Lot 3 - Sheep Milk Cluster
Status
active

Related lots

3

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-171316
Name
Mentera
Award 3
Id
064002-2026-3
Title
Lot 4 - Nutri-Wales and Functional Food Cluster
Status
active

Related lots

4

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-184402
Name
BIC Innovation
Award 4
Id
064002-2026-4
Title
Lot 5 – Horticulture and Growers Cluster
Status
active

Related lots

5

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-70521
Name
Lantra
Award 5
Id
064002-2026-5
Title
Lot 7 - Seafood Cluster
Status
active

Related lots

7

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-171316
Name
Mentera
Award 6
Id
064002-2026-6
Title
Lot 6 - Export Development Cluster
Status
active

Related lots

6

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-184402
Name
BIC Innovation
Award 7
Id
064002-2026-7
Title
Lot 1 Artisan and Fine Food Cluster (inc. Honey Cluster)
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-171316
Name
Mentera

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
064002-2026-1
Award ID
064002-2026-1
Title
Lot 2 - Drinks and Beverage Cluster
Status
active
Date Signed
19 Jun 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
395,250
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
064002-2026-2
Award ID
064002-2026-2
Title
Lot 3 - Sheep Milk Cluster
Status
active
Date Signed
19 Jun 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
515,198.75
Currency
GBP
Entry 3
Id
064002-2026-3
Award ID
064002-2026-3
Title
Lot 4 - Nutri-Wales and Functional Food Cluster
Status
active
Date Signed
19 Jun 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
170,325
Currency
GBP
Entry 4
Id
064002-2026-4
Award ID
064002-2026-4
Title
Lot 5 – Horticulture and Growers Cluster
Status
active
Date Signed
19 Jun 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
166,366
Currency
GBP
Entry 5
Id
064002-2026-5
Award ID
064002-2026-5
Title
Lot 7 - Seafood Cluster
Status
active
Date Signed
19 Jun 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
137,500
Currency
GBP
Entry 6
Id
064002-2026-6
Award ID
064002-2026-6
Title
Lot 6 - Export Development Cluster
Status
active
Date Signed
19 Jun 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
171,730
Currency
GBP
Entry 7
Id
064002-2026-7
Award ID
064002-2026-7
Title
Lot 1 Artisan and Fine Food Cluster (inc. Honey Cluster)
Status
active
Date Signed
19 Jun 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
515,625
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Caerdydd / Cardiff · UKL · CF10 3NQ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKL

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 002819-2026award, contract ·
  2. 064002-2026award, contract ·