Industry Partnership and Sponsorship Opportunity: Dragon's Heart Institute Spread & Scale Academy 2026
About This Opportunity
This is a services contract in the health and medical services and trade and industry sectors, with a focus on Pharmaceuticals. Located in United Kingdom, Europe, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums, with an estimated budget of GBP 60,000.
Published through UK FTS - Find a Tender Service, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for services in the health and medical services sector. Service contracts are typically evaluated on both technical quality and price, and may require bidders to demonstrate relevant experience and qualified personnel. This is an advance notice — the formal tender is expected to be published shortly. Interested parties can use this time to prepare documentation and identify potential partners.
Description
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/
Data provenance
This notice is sourced from UK FTS - Find a Tender Service and was originally published on July 30, 2026. Last refreshed today. Reference: 072097-2026. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.
About Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board has issued 108 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 4 currently open and 86 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Governance & Public Administration, Health & Medical, and Information & Communication Technology. All notices are published for United Kingdom. Notices are distributed via UK FTS - Find a Tender Service and Sell2Wales. Most recent publication: July 30, 2026.
Frequently asked questions about this tender
What type of contract is this?
This is a Services contract in the Health & Medical sector. The classification helps bidders match the opportunity to their qualifications and registered scope of supply.
What is the estimated budget?
The estimated contract value is £60,000 - £60,000. Bidders should ensure their proposals are consistent with this range and account for any local taxes and contract execution costs.
Where will the contract be performed?
The contract is for delivery in United Kingdom. Foreign bidders should review local registration, taxation, and any in-country presence requirements before submitting.
How can I submit a bid?
Visit UK FTS - Find a Tender Service to access the full notice, required documents, and submission instructions. Quote reference 072097-2026 when communicating with the contracting authority.
Who is the contracting authority?
This notice was issued by Cardiff and Vale University Health Board in United Kingdom. The authority is responsible for evaluating bids, awarding the contract, and managing performance.
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