Global quality assurance and certification leader partners with Redress Compliance for strategic Microsoft EA advisory covering licensing optimisation, commercial benchmarking, and contract negotiation support.
London, United Kingdom – August 1, 2025 – Redress Compliance is proud to announce that Intertek, a global leader in quality assurance, testing, inspection, and certification, has engaged Redress Compliance to support its upcoming Microsoft Enterprise Agreement (EA) renewal.
The engagement focuses on providing strategic advisory services around Microsoft licensing optimisation, commercial benchmarking, and contract negotiation support. As Intertek continues to evolve its digital workplace and cloud strategy, Redress Compliance will assist in aligning its Microsoft investment with actual usage, business priorities, and cost-efficiency goals.
"Microsoft EAs often contain significant overspend and hidden flexibility gaps if not actively challenged. We're pleased to support Intertek with a fact-based, value-driven approach to negotiation, grounded in entitlement analysis, licensing clarity, and commercial leverage."
Fredrik Filipsson, Co-Founder of Redress Compliance
Redress Compliance will work alongside Intertek's IT and procurement teams to ensure that the renewed agreement delivers maximum value, contractual agility, and alignment with future transformation plans.
This engagement reinforces Redress Compliance's position as a trusted, independent advisor to large enterprises negotiating complex software agreements with vendors such as Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, and IBM.
Engagement Scope. The Intertek engagement covers three core advisory areas: Microsoft licensing optimisation to align subscription and on-premises entitlements with actual usage across a global workforce, commercial benchmarking against 500+ enterprise deals to identify pricing gaps and negotiation opportunities, and contract negotiation support to secure improved terms, flexibility provisions, and cost protections in the renewed Enterprise Agreement.
Microsoft Enterprise Agreements represent one of the largest recurring software investments for global enterprises. Yet most organisations renew without independent benchmarking data, without a clear picture of actual usage versus entitlements, and without the negotiation strategies needed to challenge Microsoft's standard commercial positions.
The result is predictable. Organisations overpay for licences they do not fully use, accept terms that limit future flexibility, and miss opportunities to restructure agreements around genuine business requirements.
Mapping actual usage across Microsoft 365, Azure, Dynamics 365, and on-premises products against current entitlements. Identifying underutilised subscriptions, duplicate licences, and opportunities to right-size before renewal.
Comparing Intertek's Microsoft pricing against anonymised data from 500+ enterprise deals. Identifying where pricing sits relative to market and quantifying the negotiation opportunity for each product family.
Developing a data-backed negotiation strategy. Preparing counter-positions on pricing, term length, flexibility provisions, true-up mechanics, and cloud commitment structures. Supporting execution through to signed agreement.
Ensuring the renewed EA accommodates digital workplace evolution, cloud migration, AI adoption, and workforce changes. Building in contractual protections that preserve flexibility as business requirements shift.
About Intertek. Intertek is a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide. With a network of more than 1,000 laboratories and offices in over 100 countries, Intertek provides quality and safety solutions to a wide range of industries including consumer products, chemicals, construction, food, healthcare, energy, and transportation. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Intertek is a FTSE 100 company trusted by organisations globally for testing, inspection, and certification services.
Facing a Microsoft EA Renewal? Redress Compliance provides independent Microsoft licensing advisory for global enterprises. EA optimisation, commercial benchmarking, contract negotiation, and compliance management. No vendor affiliations. No resale. Complete independence.
Microsoft EA Optimisation Service →About Redress Compliance. Redress Compliance is the leading independent enterprise software advisory firm, serving 500+ enterprise clients globally with offices in the US, Ireland, and Dubai. The firm provides vendor-independent advisory services for Oracle, Microsoft, SAP, IBM, Salesforce, and Broadcom, helping organisations optimise costs, avoid compliance risks, and secure favourable terms with major software vendors.