Microsoft Licenses - Find a freedom of information request

Refers to FOI 6390997

1. Are these licences perpetual licences that LCC own?

2. Has the information come from the councils MLS (Microsoft Licensing Statement)?

Our understanding of the mechanics of the use of the FromSA Sku is that, from information obtained elsewhere, Microsoft offers the FromSA SKU discounts in return for its customer either relinquishing, retaining, voiding, trading up, selling back to reseller, terminating or otherwise rending unsellable its perpetual licences. We also understand that perpetual Software licences may show on MLS statements, but this does not necessarily prove proof of ownership. My belief is that the council have had the 'retention'option applied and still do own these licences. (This clause was actually removed in June 2021).

3. Can you clarify what the council had to do with these 5001 desktop licences, with regards to qualifying for the discounts by using the FromSA Sku?

4. Could you please provide copies of any and all contractual provisions or mechanisms, or transfer forms held by Lincolnshire County Council or by any Microsoft partner, entity or team on the council's behalf, by which the council used the FromSA SKu to obtain discounts on O365 subscriptions when it migrated to O365 in April 2020?

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you.

1. The licenses are perpetual Office 2010 that LCC own without SA. The Council has no upgrade rights to any version of Office later than 2010

2. Data was taken from internal tools. The question refers to the usage of licences, which was taken to mean consumption, which is not shown on the MLS.

3. The licenses did not have SA so questions regarding SA qualifying discounts do not apply.

4. The licenses did not have SA so questions regarding SA qualifying discounts do not apply.