Clusters and Collaborations for Success

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

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.