UK software licensing advisory
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Software licensing advisory in the UK. 100 percent buyer side.

Software licensing advisory in the UK, served from our Dublin office for Europe. We negotiate renewals and defend audits across 11 vendor practices, paid only by you.

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Fixed fee, or 25 percent of what we save you. Scoped and agreed before we start. You keep 75 percent of every saving, and we never bill by the hour.
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500+ Enterprise Clients Industry Recognized $2B+ Under Advisory 11 Vendor Practices 100% Independent
United Kingdom · Served from Dublin

What does a software licensing advisor do for UK enterprises?

Redress Compliance provides software licensing advisory in the UK from our Dublin office, which serves our clients across Europe. We negotiate renewals and defend audits across 11 vendor practices, 100 percent buyer side, for a fixed fee or 25 percent of savings. Expect a verified baseline first, then a lower price or a smaller claim.

We advise CIOs, CFOs, procurement leaders, and IT asset managers before and during renewals, audits, and migrations. UK engagements are led from Dublin, with the Fort Lauderdale headquarters and the Dubai office adding coverage where contracts or teams sit elsewhere.

The senior people on your engagement are named up front, and the partner who scopes the work is the partner who runs it. See the full management team.

Morten Andersen, Co Founder of Redress Compliance
Co Founder
Morten co founded Redress Compliance after senior commercial and licensing roles at IBM and Oracle. At IBM he ran enterprise licensing and audit engagements for large financial services and industrial accounts in EMEA. He leads the Vendor Shield subscription and splits his time between the firm's European clients and the central research function.
Fredrik Filipsson, Co Founder of Redress Compliance
Co Founder and Group CEO
Fredrik co founded Redress Compliance in 2018 after more than two decades across the largest enterprise software publishers. His career began at Oracle in license management services, followed by senior commercial roles at IBM and SAP. He leads the Oracle practice and the most complex multi vendor engagements, and is based in Fort Lauderdale.
When to engage

When do UK enterprises bring in a licensing advisor?

UK enterprises bring us in at three moments: when an audit letter arrives, when a major renewal is on the calendar, and when a vendor changes the terms or the product. Earlier is better in every case.

Trigger 01
Audit letter or review request
Oracle, IBM, Microsoft, SAP, or Broadcom has opened an audit or license review. The first replies set the scope and the data the vendor gets, so engage before you respond.
Trigger 02
Major renewal
One or more large agreements renew in the next 18 months. You need a verified count, benchmarks from comparable deals, and a costed alternative before the quote arrives.
Trigger 03
Vendor change
A RISE with SAP offer, a VMware subscription quote, an EA change, or a first GenAI renewal. The licensing math has moved, and the vendor has already modeled it.
How it works

What happens, step by step, when a UK team engages Redress?

An engagement runs in four steps, from a scoping call to a reviewed contract. For an audit, the first step also sets a communication protocol, so no data reaches the vendor before it has been reviewed.

Step 01
Scope and data request
A scoping call with a partner, the fee agreed in writing, and a data request list. Every inquiry gets a reply within one business day.
Step 02
Verified baseline
Contracts, entitlements, usage, and spend consolidated into your position. The first deliverable typically lands within 10 business days of complete data.
Step 03
Benchmark and strategy
Targets set against comparable closed deals, with walk away lines, sequencing against the vendor's fiscal calendar, and prepared responses to the vendor's likely moves.
Step 04
Execution to signature
A written assessment of every vendor proposal, preparation before each meeting, and a final contract review before signature. Your team keeps the chair.
Deliverables

What deliverables do you receive?

You receive six working documents, each written for your team to use with the vendor. They stay yours after the engagement ends.

01
Baseline report
The verified position across contracts, entitlements, usage, and spend, built from your records rather than the vendor's.
02
Benchmark and target sheet
Targets per element with walk away lines, measured against comparable agreements.
03
Strategy playbook
Sequencing, fiscal timing, and anticipated vendor moves, with prepared responses.
04
Written proposal assessments
Every vendor proposal assessed in writing, with a recommended response.
05
Audit response file
For audits: correspondence protocol, every data submission reviewed before release, and contested counting positions.
06
Final contract review
Confirmation before signature that every negotiated position is correctly reflected in the paper.
Client results

What results have UK and European clients achieved?

Three published outcomes for UK and European enterprises, each with the number stated on the case study page and each linked to it.

Microsoft EA · UK engineering
3.4 million pounds off the EA
A 9,000 seat UK engineering group turned an 18 percent renewal uplift into an 11 percent reduction, worth 3.4 million pounds over three years. Read the case study.
SAP indirect access · UK engineering
81 percent claim reduction
A UK engineering firm settled an SAP indirect access claim 81 percent below the opening demand, using measured document creation. Read the case study.
OpenAI · BBVA
28 percent saved
BBVA avoided a three year OpenAI Enterprise lock in and cut 28 percent from the cost. Read the case study.
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More outcomes, across every vendor practice, are on the case studies page.

Offices

Which office serves UK clients?

UK engagements are served from our Dublin office, which covers our clients across Europe. Fort Lauderdale is the group headquarters, and Dubai covers the Middle East and Asia.

Europe
Dublin
77 Lower Camden Street, Dublin D02 XE80, Ireland. Serves our clients across Europe, including the UK.
Headquarters
Fort Lauderdale
1314 E Las Olas Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301, United States. Phone +1 (239) 402 7397.
Middle East and Asia
Dubai
Seven Palms Hotels, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai. Serves our clients across the Middle East and Asia.

See all three offices on the locations page, or contact us with the vendor and the deadline.

Fees

How much does software licensing advisory cost?

We charge a fixed fee, scoped to the work and agreed up front, or a success fee (gainshare) on negotiation engagements of 25 percent of what we save you. You keep 75 percent, and if we save nothing, you pay nothing. We never bill by the hour.

Option A

Fixed fee

Scope
Audit defense, licensing reviews, and other scoped projects.
Pricing
Fixed fee. Scoped to the work and agreed up front.
Hourly
Never.
Best for
An audit letter, a license review, or a migration decision.
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Option B

Success fee

Scope
Renewals and contract negotiations.
Pricing
25 percent of what we save you. You keep 75 percent.
No saving
If we save nothing, you pay nothing.
Best for
A renewal quote or a new contract on the table.
Software contract negotiation →

For standing coverage between major events, Vendor Shield is an annual subscription quoted on estate size. It keeps benchmarking, renewal preparation, and audit defense running across the year.

Alternatives

How does an independent advisor compare with the alternatives?

An independent advisor is paid only by you, which matters most when the job is price, terms, or an audit settlement. A Big Four firm, a reseller, and your own team each fit other jobs well.

Four ways to get licensing help, compared

QuestionRedress (independent)Big Four consultancyReseller or vendor partnerIn house team
IndependencePaid only by the buyerPaid by the buyer, often alongside vendor alliancesPaid partly through the vendor relationshipFully aligned with the business
Conflicts of interestNo vendor affiliations, resale, or referral feesPossible where the firm implements or audits the same productsMargin grows with the dealNone, though budgets and politics apply
Vendor specific experiencePartners from inside the vendors, across 11 practicesBroad, strongest on implementationStrong on products and orderingStrong on your estate, narrow view of other deals
How fees workFixed fee, or 25 percent of savings, never hourlyOften time and materialsBuilt into the product priceSalaries and tooling

For a deeper look, read the independent licensing advisor vs Big Four comparison and the guide to choosing a software licensing advisor.

2025 and 2026

What changed in 2025 and 2026 that UK buyers need to know?

Four vendor changes from 2025 and 2026 reach most enterprise estates at the next renewal. Each one is covered in depth in our research.

Vendor practices

Which vendor practice do you need?

Every vendor practice has its own page, with the named lead, the process, and the published outcomes for that vendor.

By vendor: Oracle license management and negotiation services, Microsoft licensing services, SAP licensing services, IBM licensing services, Broadcom VMware negotiation services, Salesforce negotiation services, ServiceNow negotiation services, Workday negotiation services, Cisco negotiation services, AWS negotiation services, Google Cloud negotiation services, GenAI contract negotiation advisory.

By service: Software licensing consultants, Software contract negotiation services, Software license audit defense, Enterprise software renewal services, Software asset management consulting.

Other regions: Software licensing advisory in the United States and Software licensing advisory for APAC and the Middle East.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Do you provide software licensing advisory in the UK?

Yes. Redress Compliance provides software licensing advisory to UK enterprises from our Dublin office, which serves our clients across Europe. We cover 11 vendor practices, including Oracle, Microsoft, SAP, and IBM, and we are paid only by our clients.

Which office serves UK clients?

Our Dublin office at 77 Lower Camden Street, Dublin D02 XE80, Ireland serves UK clients as part of our European coverage. Group headquarters is in Fort Lauderdale, reachable on +1 (239) 402 7397.

How much does software licensing advisory cost for a UK enterprise?

We charge a fixed fee, scoped and agreed up front, or a success fee on negotiation work of 25 percent of what we save you. You keep 75 percent, and if we save nothing you pay nothing. We never bill by the hour.

Are you independent of Oracle, Microsoft, SAP, and the other vendors?

Yes. Redress Compliance is 100 percent buyer side: zero vendor affiliations, no reseller agreements, and no referral fees. We are paid only by our clients, so the advice is never shaped by a vendor's commercial interest.

How quickly can you start?

Every inquiry gets a reply within one business day, routed to the partner whose region and practice fit. Once scope is agreed and data arrives, the first deliverable typically lands within 10 business days of complete data.

Can you work alongside our Big Four firm or reseller?

Yes. A common split leaves implementation with the Big Four firm and ordering with the reseller, while we prepare the commercial negotiation with the vendor. We agree the boundary and the data sharing at the start.

What do you need from us to begin?

We need your contracts and order forms, entitlement records, deployment or usage data, renewal and audit dates, and the vendor's latest proposal or letter. We send a data request list after the first call, and gaps are normal.

Will we lose control of the vendor relationship?

No. Your team keeps the chair and every vendor communication. We prepare each exchange, assess every proposal in writing, and review the final contract before signature.

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The single biggest lever in any negotiation is preparation. Vendor Shield exists so that when the publisher knocks, our clients have already done the work we know the publisher is about to ask them to redo under pressure.
Morten Andersen
Co Founder · Redress Compliance
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