The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has signed a £46million deal with Microsoft for the next three years.

The contract awarded to Phoenix Software will provide Defra with their licensing needs. The license services will initially be provided to all the Core Defra entities such as the overall department itself, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Animal and Plant Health Agency, the Marine Management Organisation, and the Rural Payments Agency.

This deal comes as Defra tries to migrate away from long-term IT outsourcing agreements with IBM after their 17 year long contract is coming to an end.

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