What's the difference between Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus?

Cyber Essentials is a verified self-assessment against five security controls. Cyber Essentials Plus tests the same controls with a hands-on technical audit by a licensed assessor. You must hold Cyber Essentials before doing Plus.

Do you do the work, or just assess us?

We do the work. Foresight runs the gap analysis, carries out hands-on remediation, prepares the evidence and liaises with the assessor, so you pass first time rather than paying to re-sit a failed audit.

How much does Cyber Essentials cost?

The IASME assessment fee is tiered by size from around £320 + VAT and includes £25,000 cyber liability insurance for eligible UK businesses. Cyber Essentials Plus is scoped to your estate, typically from around £1,380 + VAT.

Stretford · IT Support

IT Support in Stretford

Managed IT support for Stretford’s businesses, retail and industry — fast, friendly and local. One fixed monthly fee, a real helpdesk and proactive care, from an MSP trusted across Greater Manchester since 2010.

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On-site & remote · free, no-obligation chat

Why Foresight

Microsoft CSP & Cyber Essentials Plus certified
Local — South Manchester & Trafford
Real people, fast response
Plain-speaking, honest advice

📍 Just down the road from Stretford — we’re the Greater Manchester MSP that treats local businesses like neighbours, because you are.

Prefer we call you?

Leave your details and we’ll call you back — no hard sell, just a friendly chat.

What will it cost?

Drag the slider for a rough monthly estimate — then build a full, instant quote.

How many devices?10

Estimated managed IT & security

from £275/month

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Guide price only (co-managed from £15/device + £125/mo). Your real quote depends on your needs.

What your price covers

Fully managed IT & security — one fixed monthly fee, with everything below included:

Unlimited UK helpdesk — fast, friendly support whenever you need it

24/7 monitoring & maintenance — your systems watched and maintained around the clock

Endpoint security (EDR) — every device protected against threats

Microsoft 365 management — licences, security and day-to-day admin

Backup, patching & updates — your data safe and systems current

Cyber security baseline — MFA, conditional access and anti-phishing, hardened

Dedicated contact & IT roadmap — a real person, and a plan for what’s next

Co-managed and advanced-security options are available too — your full quote shows the detail.

Quick answer

We provide managed IT support to businesses in Stretford and across South Manchester and Trafford — helpdesk, cyber security, Microsoft 365, cloud and strategic IT guidance, on-site and remote. One fixed monthly fee, no jargon, and people who answer the phone.

What’s included

Everything your business needs

Area	What we cover
Helpdesk	Fast, friendly support — remote and on-site
Microsoft 365	Setup, security and migration
Cyber security	A hardened security baseline on every plan
Strategy	vCIO guidance to plan ahead

Based near Stretford? We also cover IT Support across Manchester and the wider region. Explore our full IT Support service.

FAQs

Common questions

Do you support businesses in Stretford?

Yes — we support organisations in Stretford and right across South Manchester and Trafford, on-site and remotely.

How much is IT support?

Most clients are on a simple per-device or per-user monthly fee — try the slider above, or our quote builder for an instant estimate.

Can you take over from our current IT provider?

Yes — we handle the whole switch for you, with no downtime.

South Manchester & Trafford

IT Support near you

We support businesses with it support across the area:

IT Support in Stretford — let’s talk

Book a free, no-obligation chat and see how we can help your business.

Book a free IT review Call 0161 738 1399