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Microsoft 365 - NCE
New Commerce Experience
Questions about Microsoft NCE?
Here is an explanation of the new licensing model of
Microsoft NCE - New Commerce Experience
Do you still have questions? Your account manager is ready for you!
Microsoft puts it this way:
"The new commerce experience makes it easier to conduct transactions with Microsoft. It is a long-term, multi-phase investment in the CSP program focused on helping our partners accelerate business growth, simplify licensing and focus on how their customers prefer to do business."
NCE - is the new Microsoft 365 licensing model
Microsoft's new licensing model is called "New Commerce Experience," or "NCE," and goes into effect March 1 for Microsoft 365 and Office 365. On this date, there is a 9% to 25% price increase on various licenses. All licenses after March 1 will be purchased through this new model. Contracts are no longer terminable per month as of this time, but per year(or per 3 years upon request). Do you still want to have monthly terminable contracts? Then a price increase of 20% on the annual contract price applies. You can mix these contracts where necessary. Each new license during the term of the contract will have the same end date as the current licenses. Only towards the end of the (annual) contract can you deduct licenses. Your account manager will discuss this with you in good time so that you always have the right numbers.
Existing licenses will be automatically switched to the NCE licensing model with annual licenses in June. Important to switch now so that you still have price protection next year and thus pay the current price for another year. Are you switching after March 1, 2022? Then the same NCE conditions apply but you pay the new higher price.
Within NCE, each service gets its own contract and term. Thus, Microsoft Basic and Microsoft Business Premium will each have their own contract and term independent of each other.
| Before March 1, 2022 transfer |
As of March 1, 2022 transfer |
|---|---|
| Contract per year |
Contract per year |
| Pay per month | Pay per month |
| Current prices for 1 year | Price increase 9%-25% |
| Current model | NCE model |
|---|---|
| Contract per month | Contract per year |
| Interim cancellation | Cancel end of contract |
| One contract total | One contract per service |
These are the prices before and after the increase
Effective March 1, 2022, Microsoft is implementing price increases for a number of Microsoft 365 and Office 365 suites. Depending on the subscription to be chosen (1 month, 12 months or 36 months), the prices below will then apply.
Notice! : switch to NCE before March 1 and get price protection the until March 2023 and and pay February'22 price for one year.
| Microsoft Service | Price February 2022 |
Price March 2022 |
Price difference | +20% uplift monthly contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft 365 Business Basic | € 4,20 | € 5,04 | + 20% | € 6,05 |
| Microsoft 365 Business Premium | € 16,90 | € 18,59 | + 10% | € 22,31 |
| Microsoft 365 E3 | € 31,56 | € 35,39 | + 13% | € 42,47 |
| Office 365 E1 | € 6,80 | € 8,50 | + 25% | € 10,20 |
| Office 365 E3 | € 19,70 | € 22,66 | + 15% | € 27,19 |
| Office 365 E5 | €34,40 | € 37,45 | + 9% | € 44,82 |
- Please note that prices for Microsoft 365 E5, Microsoft Business Standard or Firstline SKUs do NOT change
- The price increase applies only to commercial subscriptions, not educational or non-profit subscriptions.
Frequently asked questions about NCE
- Each license type is a separate contract(M365 E3, M365BP etc.).
- Each term is also a separate contract (M365BP annual, M365 BP monthly)
- When a license is added into an existing contract, the expiration date is "co-termed." Thus, the new license has the same expiration date as the original contract. (If the contract with 10 licenses expires on December 1 and you add 2 licenses in November then all licenses expire on December 1)
- Within a the contract term (month, year, 3 years) you can add but not deduct licenses from the contract
- Month licenses have an uplift of +20% on the annual price
- With price protection, you are assured of a fixed price during the contract term
You can.
Accommodate part of the licenses in an annual contract and part in monthly contracts. For example, for temporary workers or seasonal workers. Contact your account manager to discuss this properly.
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No, these changes have no connection to AZURE.
The contract and associated licenses must be expired with the current partner. If partners are with the same supplier, they may be able to help. The alternative, a buy-out, consists of the full cost of the current contract. We can always discuss with the new party to continue the current contract and add administrative rights to the Microsoft portal for the new IT partner. Above all, let's resolve it fresh together.
- Prices for monthly contracts are 20% higher than annual contracts
- March 1 price increase goes into effect for new contracts and contract renewals
- Contracts transferred to NCE before March 1 will receive the current price for the contract period
- Each license type is a separate contract(E1,M365BP)
- Each term is also a separate contract(M365BP Yearly, M365 BP Monthly)
- With an addition, a license is "co-termed" so same expiration date as the original contract
As of March 1, all *new* contracts are automatically NCE. By July 1, all customers must be over
