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Step 3 - Purchase and subscribe to the private offer

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After accepting the private offer, you need to:

  1. Complete the private offer precheck. Ensure that the person making the purchase has the Azure subscription owner or contributor permissions. To learn more, see Roles and permissions.
  2. Have your billing account ID ready, and validate if the subscription is available under this billing account.
  3. Check to see that there's no blocking policy for making the purchase.
  4. Your organization is ready to Purchase the private offer.

Important

You must complete the purchasing steps in this article to start billing. Purchasing a private offer requires different roles and permissions as compared with accepting a private offer.

The Purchase button for the private offer will be enabled within 15-60 minutes of acceptance in the Private Offer Management Dashboard. Select Purchase.

Screenshot of the Purchase button within the Private Offer Management page.

Note

If the Purchase button is disabled (or grayed out), hover over the button to get a tip on why purchase is disabled. See how to troubleshoot a grayed-out purchase button.

For private offers with multiple products, although all products can be accepted at once, each product must be purchased individually. This means that you must complete the purchase for each product included in the private offer.

The purchasing process varies depending on the product type. See instructions in this article for Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Virtual machine (VM) products, Virtual machine software reservations (VMSR), and Azure apps and managed apps.

Software-as-a-service (SaaS)

If your private offer purchase includes a SaaS product, you must activate the SaaS product's subscription after subscribing to complete the purchase.

After you purchase the private offer, fill in all required fields under Project Details, select an eligible Azure subscription, and then either select or create a new resource group.

  1. Complete SaaS details.

    Screenshot of the SaaS details section in the Private Offer Management section.

    Note

    Work with your ISV vendor to determine the appropriate recurring billing setting based on your private offer details.

    • On: The SaaS subscription auto-renews at the end of the billing term and billing will continue.

      The offer price depends on your private offer's availability for your new billing term. If your private offer ends before the end of the subscription term, you'll be billed the next best private offer price on the renewal date. However, if no private offer is available at the end date of the billing term, you'll be billed the public price for the offer on the renewal date.

    • Off: The SaaS subscription will terminate on the renewal date, and there will be no other billing on that SaaS subscription, even if your private offer is still available after this billing term.

  2. Select Review + subscribe.

    Screenshot of the Review and Subscribe button in the SaaS Subscription workflow.

  3. Review the details of the offer and select Subscribe.

    Screenshot of the Subscribe button in the SaaS Subscription workflow.

  4. After subscribing to the offer, you'll see: Your SaaS subscription is in progress.

    Screenshot of the message: Your SaaS subscription is in progress, in the SaaS subscription workflow.

  5. Once the SaaS offer deployment is complete, configure the account on the partner website. Select Configure account now.

    Screenshot of Configure account now button in the SaaS subscription workflow.

Important

Your purchase isn't complete until you have activated your SaaS subscription. This step ensures that you have access to your SaaS subscription before billing starts. To activate your subscription, select Configure account now. You'll be redirected to your vendor's SaaS landing page to complete the process. This step requires access to the partner's landing page domain, and user consent for Microsoft Entra apps. To learn more, see SaaS subscription and configuration.

To complete this step:

  • Disable pop-up blockers.
  • Ensure access to your vendor's landing page domain from your network. Your networking administrator might need to add the domain to the allowlist. Contact your vendor for details.
  • Verify your Microsoft Entra policy allows user consent for apps. If not, your Microsoft Entra Global Admin needs to enable this setting.
  • Complete this step and ensure that the partner activates your SaaS subscription within 30 days after purchase.

To manage a SaaS subscription that you purchased previously:

  1. Locate your private offer on the Private offers management dashboard.
  2. Select the product you want to purchase.
  3. Select View resources.
  4. Manage your SaaS subscription by following the instructions.

Virtual machine (VM) products

If your private offer has VMs that are already deployed or will be deployed later by others, with or without automation scripts, no further action is required.

For deployment of VMs on your own through the Azure portal:

  1. Select Purchase on the VM product listing on the Private Offers Management screen.

  2. Follow the VM create wizard.

  3. If you plan to buy VM reservations, continue to the Reservations menu and find the right product to purchase.

    Note

    This option isn't applicable to private offers that include virtual machine software reservation (VMSR) bundles with a set quantity of VM reservations. For more information, see Virtual machine software reservations (VMSR).

If you're deploying these VM images within an Azure app or managed app: go to the marketplace within Azure portal and deploy the app.

Virtual machine software reservations (VMSR)

If your private offer includes Virtual Machine software reservations (VMSR), follow these steps to purchase the private offer:

  1. Go to the Private Offers Management dashboard.

  2. Find the private offer with the VMSR you want to buy, then select Purchase.

  3. Make sure the reservation details are correct, then select the billing subscription and select Purchase all reservations.

    Note

    Either the subscription owner or reservation purchaser role is required to complete the purchase.

Completing the purchase might take some time. An email notification is sent when the purchase is complete.

Azure apps and managed apps

If you're using Azure apps or managed apps:

  1. Find the accepted private offer under Private Offer Management and select Purchase.
  2. In the subsequent panel, select your plan, and select Purchase.
  3. Proceed to the regular flow for resource creation.

Congrats, enjoy your private offer purchase!

Contact support if you have questions. You can also attend our bi-weekly Marketplace Customer Office Hour by registering here and pre-submit your questions to mpcustomerofficehrs@microsoft.com.

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