Microsoft 365 Platform

The Microsoft 365 platform provides a managed email, calendar sharing, storage and office tools service for businesses of all sizes. DataConnectivity then provides a premium wraparound support and CIO service that helps you select the solutions that match your business processes. We will also assist with data migration from your existing solution and keep your apps up to date with the latest patches. This ensures productivity and helps you achieve your business objectives.

Why we recommend Microsoft 365 to small businesses

Microsoft spends billions of dollars every year on cybersecurity R&D. On top of this, Microsoft employs thousands of cybersecurity experts to constantly improve the speed, responsiveness, and strength of our security services.

Then there’s the thousands of other people monitoring and neutralising the threats and attacks spreading around the globe. The result is a global cloud with more security certifications than anyone else.

Right now, the largest organisations in the world store their most sensitive data in Microsoft’s cloud—and they don’t lose a minute of sleep.

Flexible licensing and low costs are just two of the many reasons why businesses have adopted Microsoft 365 solutions through DataConnectivity

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Microsoft Licensing Guide - March 2025

You can now purchase Microsoft licensing at two different rates.  A rate for monthly commitment / 1 month contract and a lower rate for an annual commitment.  Here is the new pricing for our most commonly purchased licenses (all prices are excluding VAT):

License Monthly Commitment Annual Commitment
Business Premium £20.28 £202.80
Business Basic £5.52 £55.20
Business Standard £11.52 £115.20
Office 365 E1 £9.24 £92.40
Office 365 E3 £24.72 £247.20
Office 365 E5 £40.92 £409.2
Exchange Online (Plan 1) £3.72 £37.20
Exchange Online (Plan 2) £7.44 £74.40
Microsoft Defender for Office 365 (Plan 1) £1.85 £18.48
OneDrive for business (Plan 1) £4.56 £45.60
Visio Plan 1 £4.56 £45.60
Visio Plan 2 £13.80 £138.00
Power Bi Pro £9.24 £92.40
Teams Phone Standard (No Calling Plan) £7.44 £74.40
Planner Plan 1 £9.24 £92.40
Planner and Project Plan 3 £27.72 £277.20
Planner and Project Plan 5 £50.76 £507.60

Licensing Notes

If you choose annual pricing  please note the following:

  • It’s not possible to reduce the number of your licenses and get a pro-rata refund

  • You can increase the license quantity at the same annual rate, charged pro-rata

  • It’s possible to split your licensing between annual and monthly commitments, meaning you’ll be charged the lower rate for your annual committed licenses and the higher rate for monthly committed

  • For Monthly Licensing, pricing can change in the future

  • Licenses issued to someone, who then leaves/doesn’t need the license, can be reassigned to a new starter or other user within the same Microsoft tenant.

Billing Changes

To ease the billing and administration burden, all annual commitment invoices will be invoiced at the time of order and monthly commitment invoices will be invoiced in arrears.  Licenses will automatically renew at the end of each period (annual or monthly).

Discounts

If you’re looking to purchase more than 10 licenses, please contact us for tailored pricing.