# Microsoft Monetary Commitment

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by STONEWATER LIMITED.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [STONEWATER LIMITED](/buyers/stonewater-limited/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [Phoenix Software Limited](/suppliers/phoenix-software/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £2,110,000
- Tender value: £2,110,000
- Award date: 28 January 2025
- Published: 27 March 2025
- Contract start: 1 February 2025
- Contract end: 31 January 2028
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 38bae8ed-2112-48c8-a0d6-c31e05f78e95-836641
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9124453b-8bab-46fe-a38b-1fc57bf66c60

## Description

The Azure Monetary commitment is a pre-payment made to Microsoft for their Azure cloud services\. The forecast for Azure spend over the next 3 years has risen significantly compared to previous years due to the migration of various services to the cloud in support of Stonewater's IT strategy\. The following systems/services form the basis of the increased costs: • ASR - Disaster Recovery • Veeam Offsite Backup • Azure Virtual Desktop \(AVD\) • Azure Integration Services \(AIS\) Other services such as Sentinel/Defender, which are already covered through the pre-payment model, will continue to be supported and will contribute to the overall costs\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/38bae8ed-2112-48c8-a0d6-c31e05f78e95-836641)