14 managed service providers based in Colchester. Most list cloud / Microsoft 365 / Azure, help desk / IT support and backup / disaster recovery; 9 offer a NOC or monitoring service, 1 a SOC or MDR service and 1 co-managed IT alongside an in-house team. The industries they most often name are education, manufacturing and construction.
3 publish 24/7 support, 0 extended hours and 1 business hours only; the rest don’t say. 1 publish a per-user price: entry prices run from £29 to £29 a month (median £29). Filter this list by service, stack, industry, size or 24/7 support.
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The six most fully documented MSPs here (most sourced facts, then name: no paid placement), and what each publishes that you can check.
Agile Technical Solutions · Colchester Google rating 4.8 from 32 reviews · names Cyber Essentials, Cyber Essentials Plus and GDPR · Microsoft partner badge · holds Cyber Essentials · 9 services listed
Wizard Cyber · Colchester names NIST, SOC 2 and Cyber Essentials Plus · Microsoft partner badge · 9 services listed
Support hours in writing. 4 of 14 here publish their hours (3 24/7), and 2 mention an after-hours line. Ask who answers at night, and whether that’s the same team.
A response time. Only 0 state one (0%). Ask for it in the contract, by priority.
Security and compliance. The frameworks named most here are GDPR (5), Cyber Essentials (4) and Cyber Essentials Plus (2). Naming a framework isn’t a certification: ask for the audit report or certificate.
Partner status and price. 3 show a Microsoft partner badge; 1 publish a per-user price. Ask what’s included per user and what’s billed hourly.
How many managed service providers are in Colchester?
14 MSPs in the directory have their HQ in Colchester. Each has a profile with its services, the tools we could see, industries served and published support hours, every fact with its source. Many also serve clients outside their home area.
How much does managed IT cost in Colchester?
1 of the 14 MSPs here publish a per-user monthly price. The lowest price each publishes runs from £29 to £29 per user a month, with a median of £29 (as published; some exclude VAT). Most MSPs quote after a call, so treat these as reference points. See published MSP pricing.
Which MSPs in Colchester offer 24/7 support?
3 publish 24/7 support, and 9 advertise 24/7 monitoring (systems watched around the clock, which is not the same as people answering the phone). See the 24/7 list in East of England.
Which MSPs in Colchester offer cybersecurity or a SOC?
Can an MSP in Colchester work alongside our in-house IT team?
Yes: 1 offer co-managed IT, where the MSP covers the help desk, monitoring or projects while your own IT staff stay in charge. See them in East of England.
Which MSPs in Colchester specialise in education?
2 name education as an industry they serve; GDPR is the framework named most often here (5 MSPs). See them in East of England.
What should I check before hiring an MSP in Colchester?
Published support hours and who answers out of hours, a response time in the contract, proof behind any compliance claim (an audit report or certificate, not a logo), what the per-user price includes, and how you leave (notice period, handover of passwords and documentation). Only 0 of 14 MSPs here state a response time on their site.