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Support plans

Three levels of cover.
One standard of care.

From a helpdesk sitting behind your own IT person, through to the whole estate run for you. Every plan is delivered by the same engineers, to the same standard — the only thing that changes is how much of it we carry.

The three plans

Pick the one that matches how much you want to carry

Each plan builds on the one before it. Most clients start where they are today and move up as their IT gets more load-bearing — there is no penalty for changing your mind.

Essential
Your helpdesk, sitting behind your own IT person

For businesses with someone in-house who needs proper backup, escalation and tooling.

What you get
  • Unlimited remote helpdesk for your users, Mon–Fri 08:30–17:30
  • A senior escalation path for when your own IT hits a wall
  • Crisis Prevention — remote monitoring across servers, workstations and network hardware
  • Patching for Windows, macOS and third-party applications
  • Business Class endpoint protection on every device
  • An asset register kept current, so you always know what you own
  • A monthly ticket and estate health summary
Talk about Essential
Most chosen
Managed
Your day-to-day IT, run for you

For businesses with no internal IT — or one person who ought to be doing something else.

Everything in Essential, plus
  • XDR class endpoint protection — the step up from Essential
  • We become your IT department — your people contact us directly
  • Starters and leavers handled end to end, with nothing left open
  • Microsoft 365 tenant management, licensing and mailbox administration
  • Backups monitored and test-restored, not simply left running
  • Vendor management — we deal with your line-of-business suppliers
  • On-site attendance arranged when a problem needs hands on it — charged separately
  • A quarterly service review with the account team
Talk about Managed
Complete
Everything handled, licensing and certification included

For businesses that want one supplier for support, licensing, backup and the certification clients ask for.

Everything in Managed, plus
  • Microsoft 365 licensing included — Business Standard
  • Device document backup for every user
  • Support on Demand included
  • Cyber Essentials readiness and annual certification support
  • Vulnerability management (VMaaS) across the whole estate
  • Managed security monitoring (SECaaS) with incident response
Talk about Complete
Side by side

What changes as you move up

EssentialManagedComplete
Remote helpdesk for your users
Senior engineer escalation
Crisis Prevention monitoring
OS and application patching
Business Class endpoint protection
XDR class endpoint protection
Live asset register
Users contact us directly
Starter and leaver process
Microsoft 365 tenant management
Backups test-restored, not just monitored
Vendor management on your behalf
On-site attendance (chargeable)
Quarterly service review
Microsoft 365 licensing (Business Standard)
Device document backup
Support on Demand
Cyber Essentials certification support
Vulnerability management (VMaaS)
Managed security monitoring (SECaaS)

Every plan is delivered by the same engineers to the same standard. Tell us what you have now and we will say which one actually fits — including if that is the one you are already on elsewhere.

Getting started

Four steps, and none of them are a sales process

Switching provider is the bit everyone dreads. This is how we keep it boring.

01
The look

We go through what you have now — hardware, licensing, backups, security posture — and tell you what we find, including the parts that are already fine.

02
The plan

You get a written recommendation with the plan we think fits, what moves first, and what can wait. No obligation to take any of it.

03
The handover

We take on monitoring, documentation and access in a controlled sequence, with your outgoing provider where there is one. Your users carry on working.

04
The rhythm

Day-to-day support runs from the first week. Reviews start once we have real data on your estate rather than assumptions about it.

Questions

The things people ask before they call

Can we move between plans?

Yes, in either direction. Most clients move up as their business grows into its IT. If a plan is doing more than you need, we will tell you before you notice it yourself.

What size of business do you work with?

Between roughly 10 and 2,000 users. Below that the economics rarely work in your favour; above that you are usually better served by an in-house team with us alongside it.

Do you have to be our only IT provider?

No. Essential exists precisely because a lot of businesses have good people in-house who need tooling, escalation and cover rather than replacing.

What happens when something breaks outside 08:30–17:30?

Support hours are Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 17:30. Out-of-hours arrangements are agreed per client — tell us what your business actually needs covered and we will be straight about what that involves.

Are you tied to particular vendors?

We are accredited where it matters and independent where it does not. Recommendations are made on what suits your estate, and we will explain the reasoning rather than ask you to take it on trust.

How long is the commitment?

Terms are agreed up front and written plainly. We would rather you stayed because the service is good than because the contract made leaving difficult.

Not sure which one fits?

Most conversations start with a look at what you have now. No obligation, and we will tell you if the answer is to stay where you are.