# Microsoft 365 licensing consultancy

URL: https://computecloud.co.uk/microsoft-365/consultancy/
Last updated: 2026-10-25

> Microsoft 365 licensing consultancy for UK organisations: the right plan for each person at UK prices, with Copilot and renewals covered. Starts with a free assessment.

Microsoft 365 licensing consultancy is advice on which Microsoft 365 plans and add-ons each person needs, and what they should cost. Our Microsoft 365 consultants help UK organisations choose the right mix of Business, Enterprise, Frontline and Copilot licences at UK prices. It starts with a free licensing assessment and ends with a recommendation in writing.

- Business, Enterprise, Frontline and Copilot
- UK list prices, ex VAT, with the date checked
- A plan for each role, not one plan for everyone

## Is this you?

- Your renewal is due at the new prices: [What changed on 1 July 2026](https://computecloud.co.uk/microsoft-365/pricing/#what-changed-on-1-july-2026)
- You want Copilot Business at the offer price: [Copilot prices](https://computecloud.co.uk/microsoft-365/pricing/#add-ons-suites-and-copilot)
- You're close to the 300-user limit: [Business Premium vs E3](https://computecloud.co.uk/microsoft-365/business-premium-vs-e3/)
- You're not sure what you pay for: [Microsoft 365 pricing UK](https://computecloud.co.uk/microsoft-365/pricing/)

## What you get and how it works

1. **Free licensing assessment.** You get: The plans and add-ons that fit, at UK list prices.
2. **Licence and renewal review.** You get: What you hold, who uses it and when each subscription renews.
3. **Recommendation.** You get: A plan for each role, today's cost against the new cost, and the Copilot options.
4. **Changes at renewal.** You get: A dated list of what to change, and when, with the option to buy your licences through Focus Group.

## Why ComputeCloud

- UK prices, dated
- A plan for each role, not per headcount
- No obligation
- Delivered in partnership with Focus Group, our Microsoft delivery partner.

## Start your free assessment

Two fields now, then a few quick questions about your organisation and the plans you hold. A licensing specialist then gets in touch.

Start here: https://computecloud.co.uk/microsoft-365/assessment/

## Sources

- [Microsoft 365 Copilot (UK): £23.10 per user a month, paid yearly](https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/microsoft-365-copilot/enterprise)
- [Microsoft 365 Copilot Business (UK): £16.10, or £13.80 for the first year on offer to 31 December 2026](https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/microsoft-365-copilot/business)
- [Microsoft security for small and medium businesses (UK): Business Basic £5.40, Business Premium £16.90](https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/security/small-medium-business)
- [Microsoft Intune pricing (UK): Microsoft 365 E3 £33.50](https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/security/business/microsoft-intune-pricing)
- [Microsoft 365 for business, plans and pricing (UK)](https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/microsoft-365/business/microsoft-365-plans-and-pricing)
- [Microsoft Learn: Microsoft 365 Business Premium FAQ (up to 300 seats across the Business plans)](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/business-premium/microsoft-365-business-faqs)
- [Microsoft Licensing: Microsoft 365 packaging and pricing updates FAQ (1 July 2026)](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/licensing/news/2026-M365-Packaging-Pricing-Updates-FAQ)
- [Partner Center announcements, July 2026: annual local-currency pricing updates](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/partner-center/announcements/2026-july#annual-local-currency-pricing-updates-for-commercial-cloud)
- [Partner Center announcements, July 2026: FY27 promotions for Microsoft 365 and Copilot](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/partner-center/announcements/2026-july#fy27-promotions-for-microsoft-365-and-copilot)
- [Partner Center announcements, October 2026: Copilot offers and name updates](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/partner-center/announcements/2026-october#copilot-offers-and-name-updates)
- [Microsoft Learn: Promotions in Partner Center (the promotional price lasts for the subscription term)](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/partner-center/pricing/promotions)
- [Microsoft Learn: Billing overview for CSP (prices fixed for the term)](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/partner-center/billing/billing-basics)

Facts checked 25 October 2026.

See also: [Microsoft 365 licensing guide](https://computecloud.co.uk/microsoft-365/) · [Microsoft 365 pricing UK](https://computecloud.co.uk/microsoft-365/pricing/) · [Plan comparison tool](https://computecloud.co.uk/tools/microsoft-365-plans/) · [Licensing changes](https://computecloud.co.uk/microsoft-365/licensing-changes/)

## Frequently asked questions

### Did our Microsoft 365 prices go up?

Probably. Most Microsoft 365 and Office 365 commercial suites rose on 1 July 2026. Business Premium and Office 365 E1 did not. Existing subscriptions pay the new price from their first renewal on or after that date. [What changed on 1 July 2026](https://computecloud.co.uk/microsoft-365/pricing/#what-changed-on-1-july-2026)

### What does the licensing review cost?

The assessment is free, and the licence review that follows is usually free too. There's no obligation to change anything.

### Business Premium or Microsoft 365 E3?

Business Premium costs £16.90 per user a month and Microsoft 365 E3 £33.50, so E3 is £16.60 a month, or £199.20 a year, more per user. Business plans share a limit of 300 users, so above that most organisations mix the two rather than move everyone to E3. [Business Premium vs E3](https://computecloud.co.uk/microsoft-365/business-premium-vs-e3/)

### Do we need Copilot for everyone?

No. Copilot is licensed per person, so start with the people who will use it most. Microsoft 365 Copilot is £23.10 per user a month. Copilot Business, for up to 300 users, is £16.10, or £13.80 for the first year on Microsoft's offer for new annual subscriptions bought by 31 December 2026 (before 1 December through a reseller). [Copilot prices](https://computecloud.co.uk/microsoft-365/pricing/#add-ons-suites-and-copilot)

### Will prices change again on 1 January 2027?

Possibly. From 1 January 2027 Microsoft will review local-currency cloud prices once a year. It hasn't yet said whether prices in pounds will change, and its guidance is due in November 2026. [Licensing changes](https://computecloud.co.uk/microsoft-365/licensing-changes/)

### When should we review our plans?

Before each renewal. Microsoft fixes a subscription's price for its term and can change it at renewal, so the renewal date is the time to check both plans and prices.

### Can we buy our licences through you?

Yes. Focus Group, our Microsoft delivery partner, is a Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider (CSP), so you can buy your Microsoft 365 licences through them. You don't have to: the recommendation is yours to use however you buy.

### Who are the consultants?

ComputeCloud, delivered in partnership with Focus Group, our Microsoft delivery partner.

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