Discount Office 2007 for NHS Employees

metaphase

Due to the volume of business the NHS does with Microsoft they offer a scheme to employees where they can buy discounted software.

All you need to do is go to https://www.microsoft.com/uk/nhs/licensing/home-user-program/default.mspx and enter your NHS e-mail address.

They'll then send an e-mail to that address - click on the link in there to verify and you'll be taken to the ordering site.

I've just bought Office 2007 for £17.31. For comparison - Amazon are selling it for £87.98 so that looks like a good discount - however it's
actually a lot more!

The version you get via this scheme is the Enterprise edition that includes Access, Outlook, Publisher, etc. (on top of the Word/Excel/PowerPoint/OneNote setup you get in the Home version) - see http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/suites/FX101635841033.aspx for a comparison chart. It's not possible to buy the Enterprise edition via normal retail channels but the closest fit would be the Ultimate edition - that comes in at an eye-watering £487.98, so the saving is about 97%!

Cheers

Alan

RalphTBooker

Finally.. my mum is useful for something..:D

Cheers for the heads up Alan.

metaphase

Hehe, no problem Ralph. The scheme used to be pretty difficult to access (you had to find the relevant person in your organisation and fill out a form, etc.) but now it's all web based its a pretty smooth ordering process.

Cheers

Alan

Saeed

does it come with any restriction with regards to re-selling?

metaphase

Yes - it's only for your own personal use (and technically only for as long as you remain an NHS employee). You're only allowed to purchase one copy. I've e-mailed them for clarification on installation on both a PC and a laptop though (this is allowed with the Home & Student version so hopefully with this version too).

Alan