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Managed IT
you'll actually
want to call.

Day-to-day help with computers, email, files and backup. Working alongside your own IT person, or as your whole IT department. UK-based, real engineers, no script-reading. Fast response in business hours.

Two of the Plum Networks team
Hands-on help, not a ticket number.
Two models

Fully outsourced,
or co-managed.

Most of our managed-IT customers don't have anyone in-house. Some do, and we work alongside them, splitting the work so they focus on the big-picture decisions while we handle the day-to-day.

MODEL A

Fully outsourced IT

We become the IT department. Strategy, run, support, projects, all of it. The single phone number people call when their computer won't start.

  • Named primary & backup engineer
  • A clear plan for what to spend and when
  • We deal with the suppliers, so you don't
  • A proper sit-down review when it helps
MODEL B

Co-managed with in-house IT

Your IT manager keeps the strategy and the relationships; we take the day-to-day volume and the specialist jobs, support, networks, phones and cloud, and cover them when your person is away.

  • A clear split of who does what
  • Shared notes & records
  • Specialist knowledge on tap (no hiring)
  • Holiday & sickness cover built-in

Worried about security? Most of it comes down to the everyday IT done carefully. Read where we'd start →

Who it suits.

We work best with businesses of around 5 to 25 people. That's usually the point where one person looking after everything stops being enough, but a big IT company with a ticket queue feels like overkill. You get a small team that knows your setup, and the cover of a proper company behind it.

How we start.

We don't just wait for things to break. The first few weeks are about getting a proper handle on your IT, so the helpdesk can fix things quickly afterwards.

  1. Understand how you work. Who uses what, which systems matter most, and what would hurt if it stopped.
  2. Get remote access in place to your servers, network equipment, laptops and PCs, so most fixes don't need a visit.
  3. Check backups and security. We make sure backups actually restore, Microsoft 365 is set up safely, and two-step login is on.
  4. Take over updates, so computers and equipment stay patched without anyone having to remember.
  5. Then the helpdesk takes over. Because we already know your setup, problems get fixed faster.

▶ Watch a minute with the team, on our About page →

Why contracts are 12 months.

Most of the work happens at the start: learning your setup, securing it and getting everything under management. A 12-month contract, paid monthly, covers that properly. It also lines up with most software licences, which renew yearly anyway.

What's included, and what isn't.

IncludedHelpdesk Mon–Fri 9–5, monitoring, updates and patching, security settings and checks, setting up and removing users, and checking backups.
Charged separatelySoftware licences, new hardware, on-site visits (at our hourly rates), and larger projects such as office moves or server replacements. We'll always tell you or quote before starting.

From £45 per user and £125 per server a month, minimum £250, plus VAT. See full pricing →

Questions about managed IT.

Do you replace our IT person or work alongside them?

Whichever suits you. If you don't have anyone, we become your IT department. If you do, we work alongside them, adding cover, extra hands and specialist knowledge.

Will you support equipment you didn't set up?

Yes, once we've checked it. Part of starting is making sure everything we look after has working backups and basic security. If something can't be secured or recovered, we'll tell you and suggest what to do.

How quickly do you respond?

Most calls are answered the same day. On-site visits across Hertfordshire, North West London and Central London are usually same or next working day.

Pricing

Per person, per month,
plain English.

The base price covers the helpdesk, looking after Microsoft 365, and the tools we use to support and keep an eye on your computers Antivirus licences (we use ESET), project work and hardware are separate.

FROM
£45/user/month
Plus £125 per server. Minimum £250 a month, 12-month contract paid monthly, plus VAT. For example, 15 people and one server comes to about £800 a month. See all our prices →
Talk to us

The IT company that
actually picks up.

A 30-minute call. We'll ask what your last IT company got wrong and tell you whether we'd do better.

Thinking of switching?

Easier than you think.
We do the hard bits.

Switching IT company sounds like a headache. It really isn't, we take it off your plate and do it quietly in the background.

"Will there be downtime?"
No. We set things up alongside what you've got and only switch over once it's proven.
"Will someone actually answer?"
Yes, a real person who knows your setup, usually the same day. Not a ticket queue.
"How much does it cost?"
Our prices are on the website, extras and all. 12 months to start, then monthly. No surprise bills.
"Is the handover a pain?"
No. We take over from your current provider, document everything ourselves and pick it up cleanly.
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