Guide
Business Standard provides productivity apps, email and collaboration. Business Premium adds device management, endpoint protection and conditional access. Choose against the needs of your users and your existing security arrangements, including who will configure them. Our annual upfront rates are £9.94 for Standard and £15.55 for Premium per user per month ex VAT.
Catalogue prices at 9 October 2026, ex VAT, annual upfront unless stated. We confirm your exact product, total and term by email.
One licence or a whole team. No payment or order when you send a request.
Choose Standard when its productivity features meet your needs and you have suitable security arrangements separately. Consider Premium where you need its device-management, identity and endpoint capabilities.
A licence does not configure those controls or guarantee compliance. Assess the features your users need, existing tools and the work required to put them into use. Licence-only supply is welcome, and you can keep your current IT provider.
Both plans provide desktop Office apps, business email, OneDrive and SharePoint. Versions with Teams include Teams collaboration; versions without Teams are separate products.
Premium adds capabilities including Defender for Business, Intune and Entra ID P1 conditional access. These support endpoint protection, device management and sign-in policies. Review the exact features and use rights in Microsoft's Business plan comparison.
If your organisation already has equivalent tools, consider their coverage and cost before adding overlapping products.
| Plan | Dead Simple 365, annual upfront | Microsoft list in our catalogue |
|---|---|---|
| Business Basic | £4.97 | £5.40 |
| Business Standard | £9.94 | £10.80 |
| Business Premium | £15.55 | £16.90 |
Per user per month, ex VAT, shown as a monthly equivalent. Annual upfront is a 12 month commitment paid in one payment. Compare the same plan, including its Teams variant, commitment, billing frequency and included support. Your written quote confirms the total, VAT and available offer.
At our current annual upfront rates, Premium costs £5.61 more per user per month than Standard, ex VAT. The catalogue Microsoft list gap is £6.10.
Include the cost of configuration and ongoing administration in the decision. A cheaper licence mix is useful only if it supports the work and security requirements you actually have.
Start with these questions:
You can mix plans in a tenant, but every person benefiting from a licensed capability needs the appropriate entitlement. Assigning Premium to a few people does not extend all its rights to everyone else. Do not choose solely by whether someone works in the office or handles client data.
Supply your current products, quantities and renewal dates. We can quote the intended mix and check eligible changes to existing subscriptions. A mid-term upgrade, downgrade or seat reduction cannot be assumed to be available on demand.
Send your products, quantities and preferred billing in the quote builder. We confirm your price, tenant and subscription terms by email. After acceptance, our team arranges payment and supply. Requesting a quote places no order. Licences are available on their own, with technical services scoped separately.
An optional tenant review compares available and assigned licence quantities. Catalogue estimates cover recognised products; they are not your invoice costs. Counts do not show user activity or whether an assigned licence is needed. Confirm renewal dates and unknown product prices separately.
Standard provides productivity apps, email and collaboration. Premium adds security and management capabilities including Defender for Business, Intune and Entra ID P1 conditional access. Check the exact Teams variant and the controls your users need.
Our annual upfront rates are £9.94 for Standard and £15.55 for Premium, per user per month ex VAT. Microsoft list prices in our catalogue are £10.80 and £16.90. Your quote confirms full costs and terms.
It depends on the capabilities you need, the tools you already use and the work to configure them. Compare device management, endpoint protection and sign-in controls rather than treating the licence as automatic protection. Existing IT providers can help determine the appropriate setup.
At our current annual upfront rates, the difference is £5.61 per user per month ex VAT. Include any implementation and ongoing administration in your comparison.
An eligible upgrade may be possible, but the source subscription, available offer, billing and renewal alignment need checking. We confirm the route and cost before accepting a change. An upgrade does not necessarily create a new cancellation window.
Yes, when each user has the appropriate licence for the features they use or benefit from. Premium rights do not automatically cover people licensed only for Standard. Request a quote for the mix you need; a managed IT contract is optional.
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Build your licence list and we confirm prices and terms by email. Licence-only customers are welcome; a review or support service is optional.
Sending a request takes no payment and places no order.
Operated by Dead Simple Computing Ltd, a UK Microsoft 365 reseller. Per user per month, ex VAT. Business customers only.
