Microsoft and cloud licensing
Case reference FOI2026/01705
Received 27 October 2026
Published 12 November 2026
Request
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please send me the following information. 1. Your current Microsoft licences: product and licence type (e.g. Microsoft 365 E3, E5, F3, Copilot), number of each, annual cost, agreement end or renewal date, and the reseller (Licensing Solution Partner) you buy through. 2. Your cloud hosting providers (e.g. Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, UK providers): provider name, 2025/26 spend, and contract end date. 3. Your total 2025/26 spend on software licences and subscriptions, if held as a single figure.
Response
1. Your current Microsoft licences: product and licence type (e.g. Microsoft 365 E3, E5, F3, Copilot), number of each, annual cost, agreement end or renewal date, and the reseller (Licensing Solution Partner) you buy through.
E3 - 1462
E5 - 0
F3 - 70
Copilot - 114
Cost - £396,799.27
Agreement End Date - 30/06/2027
Reseller - Phoenix Software Ltd
2. Your cloud hosting providers (e.g. Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, UK providers): provider name, 2025/26 spend, and contract end date.
Our arrangement for Microsoft Azure is pay as you go.
3. Your total 2025/26 spend on software licences and subscriptions, if held as a single figure.
£667,905.83
Documents
This is Tunbridge Wells Borough Council's response to a freedom of information (FOI) or environmental information regulations (EIR) request.