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BCN + Microsoft Growth Hub

Welcome to BCN's Microsoft Partner Hub, giving Microsoft sellers a clear view of our capabilities, our latest wins, our team, and upcoming events - so you know exactly what BCN brings to the table and when to bring us in.

BCN's Microsoft Designations and Specialisations

Microsoft Designations and Specialisations

  • Microsoft Partners
  • Private Cloud Designation
  • Microsoft Copilot Specialisation
  • Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop Advanced Specialisation
  • Threat Protection -Microsoft Specialist
  • icrosoft-Analytics-Specialisation.
  • Microsoft Identity and Access Management specialisation

Driving pipeline together

BCN helps Microsoft sellers accelerate AI, Azure, Security, Copilot and Fabric opportunities across the UK SMB market. Through joint account engagement, call-out days, roadshows and funded assessments, we create pipeline, increase consumption and support customers from strategy through adoption.

Committed ​to Microsoft

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Fluent in Microsoft Partner Programmes and Incentives

Logistics

  • 6

    Core Designations

    Plus 8 x Specialisations​ Support Service Services Designation​ Private Cloud Designation ​ Fast-Track Partner ​ Copilot JumpStart ​

  • 21%

    Growth in SMB Azure FY26

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  • £1m

    NCE Revenue FY26

  • $1.2m

    Microsoft funding utilised FY26

BCN's Journey to Frontier Firm and Alignment with Microsoft

SMB Roadshows: Collaboration to drive pipeline together

Through a series of Microsoft and Arrow-backed SMB roadshows and call-out days, BCN created a scalable growth engine that brought Microsoft solutions directly to SMB customers, accelerating AI, Security and cloud adoption while generating qualified co-sell opportunities for Microsoft and BCN.

 

BCN’s approach

SMB Roadshows

Joint seller activation — supported by Microsoft

Through a series of Microsoft and Arrow-backed SMB roadshows and call-out days, BCN created a scalable growth engine that brought Microsoft solutions directly to SMB customers, accelerating AI, Security and cloud adoption while generating qualified co-sell opportunities for Microsoft and BCN.

 

  • Call-Out Day: Azure

    Focus: Azure Migration and Optimisation (including Manager Azure)​. Results: 10 Migration/Optimisation assessments

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  • Azure Migration Call-Out Day

    Focus: Driving Microsoft Copilot adoption ​ Results: Generated £14k in Copilot opportunities​

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  • Call-Out Day: Data

    Focus: Data, AI and Microsoft Fabric. ​ Results: 24 Data Assessments and generated c.£116k pipeline / 21+ opportunities

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AI Event

Join our next event: AI Strategy to Become a Frontier Firm

Manchester | 14 October 2026 |  12:00pm–6:00pm

Join our AI event to:

  • Uncover opportunities across Copilot, Fabric, Azure and Security
  • Expand your account footprint
  • Build pipeline through high-value conversations with business and technology leaders.
  • Strengthen customer relationships and engage with the growing Microsoft ecosystem in the North West

Take a look at the video for highlights of our previous AI event.

WinWires

Read our latest WinWires

  • Edmunsons Electrical: Building a Modern Data Estate on Microsoft Fabric

    Microsoft Fabric capacity F64 reserved instance £4.2k per month + downstream BI consumption growth.

    View Edmunsons Electrical WinWire right
  • Your NRG: Driving Secure Cloud Displacement and Azure Pipeline

    108 Microsoft 365 Business Premium licences. Azure migrations £24k ACR. Microsoft Fabric selected.

    View Your NRG WinWire right
  • Peak 4: Fuelling AI-Driven Health Insights at Scale

    Azure: £84K (including Fabric F16), Microsoft 365 Business Premium 40 licences (£19.2k a year) Power Apps Licences: £5k a year

    View Peak 4 WinWire right
  • Vertas Group: Driving Rapid Fabric Adoption & AI Readiness

    F64 consumption licence over 12 months with an estimated £6,600 per month in Microsoft revenue.

    View Vertas WinWire right
  • DR Wakefield: Modernising Commodity Trading with Microsoft Power Platform

    £5,000 per year in Power Apps Premium licenses

    View DR Wakefield WinWIre right

MICROSOFT FUNDED ENGAGEMENTS

Our experience delivering Microsoft funded engagements 

  • Fabric Azure Analytics POV

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  • Azure Assessment

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  • Copilot Adoption Programme

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Transform your business today with AI technology

BCN Success Wheel: A full service Microsoft eco-system

BCN offers a complete range of services to support you at every stage of our client’s technology journey.

It’s technology that is right for our clients business needs.

 

BCN Solutions

A full service MSP and Technology Partner that delivers real outcomes for your accounts

  • Infrastructure & Cloud down
  • Infrastructure & Cloud

    BCN builds secure, scalable platforms that support business performance today and enable AI and future innovation tomorrow. From Azure landing zones to cloud modernisation and legacy migration, we deliver governed, cost-controlled environments designed for resilience, flexibility and growth.

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  • Cyber Security

    Deep security expertise combined with advanced technologies protect your business from evolving threats. Across identity, data and infrastructure, we deliver resilient, governed security frameworks—using AI to strengthen protection and enable safe adoption of new capabilities where it matters.

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  • Modern workplace

    Create a modern workplace that drives productivity, collaboration and performance. Built on Microsoft 365 and Teams, we design secure, flexible environments that keep your people connected. We help you embed AI capabilities like Microsoft Copilot where they add real business value.

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  • Business Applications & Development

    Build bespoke applications, portals and integrations on the Microsoft stack, with AI embedded from the outset. Delivery is accelerated through AI-assisted engineering, with low-code development governed to ensure solutions remain secure, scalable and commercially valuable.

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  • Data & AI

    We design and deliver the modern data platforms, built on Microsoft Fabric and Power BI, that bring fragmented data together, improve reporting, and create the trusted, governed foundation that real AI depends on.

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  • Managed Services

    AI raises the bar for core systems, requiring consistent security, performance and reliability. BCN’s managed services keep environments optimised, monitored and supported, using AI and automation to resolve issues early. Our professional services provide the expertise to scope, deliver and evolve new initiatives, including AI.

Your Microsoft Aligned BCN Team - we understand how you like to co-sell and work with partners

  • Rob Davies

    Chief Executive Officer

    Rob is CEO of BCN and has led the company's strategic alignment with Microsoft as the foundation of its growth strategy. He drives innovation, AI adoption and customer transformation, ensuring BCN remains a leading Microsoft-focused partner delivering measurable business outcomes.

  • Ric Kelly

    Group Sales Director

    Ric joined BCN in 2019 as a territory Sales Director before becoming Group Sales Director in February 2022. Ric leads BCN’s sales and go-to-market strategy and is responsible for driving growth by offering our customer’s best in class solutions that deliver tangible business benefits. With over 25 years of experience in the technology sector, Ric has held senior positions as an IT Director in both the public and private sectors before moving to sales leadership. This experience, empathy, and insight prove invaluable in supporting our customers and our continued growth.

  • Reece Gohil

    Microsoft Vendor Alliance Manager

    Reece is Microsoft Vendor Alliance Manager at BCN, leading the strategic relationship with Microsoft and helping drive BCN's growth as one of Microsoft's most aligned partners in the UK SME&C market. He works closely with Microsoft sales and partner teams to accelerate co-sell opportunities, joint customer engagements, drive programmatic adoption and go-to-market initiatives. His focus is on creating measurable value for customers through Microsoft solutions, while strengthening collaboration between BCN and Microsoft to deliver shared success and long-term growth.

  • Emma Portlock

    Head of New Business Sales

    Emma is Head of New Business and responsible for driving new customer acquisition and revenue growth through close alignment with Microsoft. She works closely with Microsoft sellers and partner teams to develop co-sell opportunities, build pipeline and deliver successful customer outcomes across the Microsoft portfolio

  • David Nicholson

    Sales Director for Corporate and Enterprise

    David is Sales Director for Corporate & Enterprise, leading revenue growth across mid-market and enterprise customers. Working closely with Microsoft sellers and partner teams, he drives strategic co-sell opportunities and helps organisations achieve measurable business outcomes through Microsoft-led transformation initiatives.

  • Speak to BCN
  • Let's Build Pipeline Together

    Bring BCN into your next Microsoft customer opportunity.

    We help Microsoft sellers accelerate opportunities across AI, Copilot, Azure, Security, Data & AI and Modern Work. Whether a customer needs strategic guidance, technical expertise or support moving from proof of concept to production, our team is ready to help.

    Our focus is simple: creating qualified pipeline, driving workload growth and delivering measurable customer outcomes.

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