KOCHO GROUP LIMITED

Scout - Azure Cost Optimisation Tool

Azure represents a significant investment for your business – but big savings can be made!

Overprovisioned resources, inefficient storage, and unused or incorrect licenses all drive up costs and inefficiencies.

Kocho’s Azure Optimisation Manager delivers the visibility and intelligence you need to prevent nasty bill surprises – and save thousands!

Features

• Monitor Azure Spend
• Automatically identifies overprovisioned VMs and idle resources
• Identifies inefficient or misused storage across the cloud
• Flags incorrect licensing configurations in the Azure environment
• Detects shadow third-party integrations in the Azure estate
• Uses AI to adapt to usage patterns in real-time
• Provides up-to-date, actionable recommendations for cost and performance
• Tracks usage trends for better forecasting and capacity planning
• Detects elevated roles and inactive credentials in Azure AD
• Offers a unified Azure dashboard for cost and security management

Benefits

• Eliminating idle resources saves up to 30% on Azure costs
• Lowers storage expenses by removing redundant or underutilised data
• Prevents paying for misassigned or unnecessary licences, optimising spend
• Improves governance by uncovering unauthorised tools and hidden costs
• Adapts automatically to keep the cloud environment continually optimised
• Speeds decision-making by clearly guiding cost-saving actions
• Improves budget planning and prevents unexpected cost overruns
• Reduces security risks by removing dormant accounts and excess rights
• Simplifies management by providing a single pane of glass view

• Education pricing available

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

Request an accessible format

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at G-Cloud@kocho.co.uk. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.

Framework

G-Cloud 15

Service ID

873319182524036

Contact

Steve Marshall
07967388226
G-Cloud@kocho.co.uk

About your service

• Service categories:

  Systems Infrastructure Software

  Cloud Financial Management

  • Cloud Financial Management (FinOps)
• Multi cloud support: No

Service scope

• Software add-on or extension: Yes
• What software services is the service an extension to: Microsoft Azure
• Cloud deployment model: Public cloud
• Service constraints: Require an Azure subscription
• System requirements: Active Azure Subscription

User support

• Email or online ticketing support: Yes
• Support response times: Bespoke to client needs
• User can manage status and priority of support tickets: Yes
• Online ticketing support accessibility: None or don’t know
• Phone support: Yes
• Phone support availability: 24 hours, 7 days a week
• Web chat support: Yes
• Web chat support availability: 24 hours, 7 days a week
• Web chat support accessibility standard: None or don’t know
• How the web chat support is accessible: N/A
• Web chat accessibility testing: N/A
• Onsite support: Yes, at extra cost
• Support levels: On-going support of your solution can be provided with a support contract. Support contracts range are managed by our dedicated Support Team in the UK and/or offshore. (UK only support available) Support is provided for a variety of solutions and can range from routine maintenance services, up to complete system support. Additional Hypercare and 24/7 system support is also available.
• Support available to third parties: No
• AI chatbot: Yes

Onboarding and offboarding

• Getting started: Provide remote training and user playbooks and documentation
• Service documentation: Yes
• Documentation formats: PDF
• End-of-contract data extraction: N/A
• End-of-contract process: Kocho remove login access
• Documentation accessibility standard: None or don’t know
• How the documentation is accessible: N/A

Using the service

• Web browser interface: Yes
• Supported browsers:
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Firefox
  • Chrome
  • Safari
  • Opera
• Application to install: No
• Designed for use on mobile devices: Yes
• Differences between the mobile and desktop service: User Interface is displayed differently
• Service interface: Yes
• User support accessibility: None or don’t know
• Description of service interface: Illustrates Azure spend and utilisation
• Accessibility standards: None or don’t know
• Description of accessibility: N/A
• Accessibility testing: N/A
• API: Yes
• What users can and can't do using the API: Presents data from client Azure infrastructure for financial management purposes
• API documentation: Yes
• API documentation formats: PDF
• API sandbox or test environment: Yes
• Customisation available: Yes
• Description of customisation: Can customise the UI to match branding

Scaling

• Independence of resources: 99.9& availability reliant on Azure uptime

Analytics

• Service usage metrics: Yes
• Metrics types: Azure useage and spend
• Reporting types: Real-time dashboards
• Resource tagging: Yes
• FOCUS resource tagging: No

Resellers

• Supplier type: Not a reseller

Staff security

• Staff security clearance: Other security clearance
• Government security clearance: Developed Vetting (DV)

Asset protection

• Knowledge of data storage and processing locations: Yes
• Data storage and processing locations:
  • United Kingdom
  • European Economic Area (EEA)
• User control over data storage and processing locations: Yes
• Datacentre security standards: Managed by a third party
• Penetration testing frequency: At least every 6 months
• Penetration testing approach: ‘IT Health Check’ performed by a CHECK service provider
• Protecting data at rest: Encryption of all physical media
• Data sanitisation process: No
• Equipment disposal approach: Complying with a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v4.0, CAS (Sanitisation) or ISO/IEC 27001

Data importing and exporting

• Data export approach: TBC
• Data export formats:
  • CSV
  • ODF
• Data import formats:
  • CSV
  • ODF

Data-in-transit protection

• Data protection between buyer and supplier networks: TLS (version 1.2 or above)
• Data protection within supplier network: TLS (version 1.2 or above)

Availability and resilience

• Guaranteed availability: 99.9%
• Approach to resilience: Based on Azure
• Outage reporting: Email Alerts

Identity and authentication

• User authentication needed: Yes
• User authentication:
  • Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
  • Identity federation with existing provider (for example Google Apps)
• Access restrictions in management interfaces and support channels: TBC
• Access restriction testing frequency: At least every 6 months
• Management access authentication:
  • Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
  • Identity federation with existing provider (for example Google Apps)

Audit information for users

• Access to user activity audit information: Users have access to real-time audit information
• How long user audit data is stored for: User-defined
• Access to supplier activity audit information: Users have access to real-time audit information
• How long supplier audit data is stored for: User-defined
• How long system logs are stored for: User-defined

Security governance

• Named board-level person responsible for service security: Yes
• Security governance certified: Yes
• Security governance standards: ISO/IEC 27001
• Information security policies and processes: ISO27001 and Cyber Essentials Plus
• Software Security Code of Practice: Yes

Operational security

• Configuration and change management standard: Complies with a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v4.0 or SSAE-18 / ISAE 3402
• Configuration and change management approach: TBC
• Vulnerability management type: Complies with a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v4.0 or SSAE-18 / ISAE 3402
• Vulnerability management approach: TBC
• Protective monitoring type: Complies with a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v4.0 or SSAE-18 / ISAE 3402
• Protective monitoring approach: TBC
• Incident management type: Complies with a recognised standard, for example, CSA CCM v4.0 or ISO/IEC 27035:2011 or SSAE-18 / ISAE 3402
• Incident management approach: TBC
• Post-quantum cryptography secure: Yes

Secure development

• Approach to secure software development best practice: Conforms to a recognised standard, but self-assessed

Public sector networks

• Connection to public sector networks: No

Pricing

• Discount for educational organisations: Yes
• Free trial available: No

Discount percentage by annual call-off contract value (excluding VAT)

• Less than £250,000: 0%
• Between £250,000 and £500,000: 0%
• Between £500,001 and £1,000,000: 2.5%
• Between £1,000,001 and £2,500,000: 5%
• Between £2,500,001 and £5,000,000: 7.5%
• Over £5,000,001: 10%

Non-mandatory Standards and certifications

• ISO/IEC 27001 certification: Yes
• Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001: BSI
• ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date: Thursday 25 May 2023
• What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover: Our certification covers all areas as detailed in the associated Statement of Applicability.
• ISO 28000:2022 certification: No
• ISO 9001 certification: Yes
• Who accredited the ISO 9001 certification: British Assessment Bureau
• ISO 9001 accreditation date: Tuesday 30 September 2025
• What the ISO 9001 doesn’t cover: The scope does not include the professional services teams as it concerns a QMS for the SOC team, the managed service desk and the service delivery managers.
• Quality management systems (QMS): Yes
• CSA STAR certification: No
• PCI certification: No
• Cyber essentials: Yes
• Please provide your Cyber Essentials Certificate Number: C3418dff-f6ac-411c-84ab-a2a4d176f33a
• Cyber essentials plus: Yes
• Please provide your Cyber Essentials Plus Certificate Number: E4bcca11-f5b6-41e3-82ca-05b84e497db4
• Other security certifications: No

Social value

• Section B - Commitment for Future: Delivery:

  • Mission: Kick start economic growth. To secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 - with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country making everyone, not just a few, better off.

    Policy Outcome 2: Skills for growth: Supporting growth sectors and addressing skills gaps.

    • Understanding of employment and relevant skills issues, and of the education and training issues relating to the contract. Illustrative examples: demographics, skills shortages, new opportunities in high growth sectors, geographic/local community and skills/employment challenges
    • Support for educational attainment relevant to the contract, including training schemes that address skills gaps and result in recognised qualifications
    • Activities to support relevant sector related skills growth and sustainability in the contract workforce. Illustrative examples: careers talks, curriculum support, literacy support, safety talks and volunteering
    • Delivery of apprenticeships, supported internships and T Level industry placement opportunities (Level 2, 3 and 4+) in relation to the contract

  • Mission: Break down barriers to opportunity: By reforming our childcare and education systems, to make sure there is no class ceiling on the ambitions of young people in Britain

    Policy Outcome 6: Employment and training: For those who face barriers to employment

    • Understanding of employment and skills issues, and of the skills and employment shortages of high growth sectors relating to the contract
    • Understanding of the issues affecting inequality in employment, skills and pay in the market, industry or sector relevant to the contract, and in the supplier’s own organisation and those of its key sub-contractors. Measures to tackle inequality in employment, skills and pay in the contract workforce
    • Inclusive and accessible development practices, including guidance for line managers on recruiting, managing and developing people with a disability or health condition

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

Request an accessible format

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at G-Cloud@kocho.co.uk. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.