---
title: "CIH Business Development Partner Framework (2)"
ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-147925"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "CARDIFF UNIVERSITY"
published: "2025-05-15"
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# CIH Business Development Partner Framework (2)

Buyer: CARDIFF UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-kuma6s-147925

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## Summary

The contracting process for the "CIH Business Development Partner Framework (2)" was conducted by Cardiff University, situated in Cardiff. This process pertains to the services industry, specifically focusing on business development consultancy services. The procurement reached the award stage on 15 May 2025, following a tender period that ended on 10 March 2025. Dragon Executive Management Ltd was awarded the contract valued at £125,000 on 29 April 2025. The procurement method utilised was open tender, facilitating broad participation and was aimed at enhancing Cardiff University's Cyber Innovation Hub's sales and revenue-generation capabilities.

This tender presents lucrative opportunities for growth, particularly for businesses specialising in sales consultancy and business development across sectors such as energy, transport, telecoms, operational technology, and security and defence. Companies with a robust network and aptitude in building upon existing commercial models to optimise revenue streams will find this project ideal. The procurement encourages leveraging existing contacts and sourcing new ones to maximise the sales of CIH products, offering a platform for skilled consultancies to expand their influence and establish pivotal relationships within the public sector.

## Notice

Cardiff University's Cyber Innovation Hub requires specialist delivery support in respect of sales, particularly in respect of building upon established leads and closing deals.This will include:- Building upon the existing commercial model to ensure that identified revenue streams are fully exploited within agreed timescales- Accelerating brand recognition- Exploiting existing leads, partners and networks - both those already known to CIH and others- Working to agreed targets for sales and income generation- Ensuring good record keeping via use of the CRMThe lots will be broken down as follows with suppliers being required to leverage existing contacts and proactively source new contacts with a view to gaining sales of CIH products in these areas.- Lot 1 - Energy and related utilities- Lot 2 - Transport- Lot 3 - Telecoms- Lot 4 - Operational Technology- Lot 5 - Security and Defence

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Sell2Wales |
| Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=147925 |
| Notice type | S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Mar 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Apr 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £125,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Not specified |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CARDIFF UNIVERSITY |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF24 4HQ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Cathays |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff South and Penarth |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DRAGON EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79411100 - Business development consultancy services

## Release History

- 15 May 2025 at 15:46 - Award - S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=147925
- 5 Feb 2025 at 11:43 - Tender - S2W Notice - Website Invitation to Tender Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=147925

## Notice URLs

- http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/business/why-work-with-us/for-suppliers
- http://www.dexecm.co.uk
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cardiffuniversity/aspx/Home

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