Software Support Agreement

For bespoke software solutions that are produced by us, we offer a software support agreement.

No software solution is bug-free or does not have occasional date issues or user usage problems. Therefore, any business dependent on a specific software solution or bespoke software website must have a support agreement in place.

Such an agreement sets out the response times for different issues and what levels of support are covered by the contract. They will outline what is provided for a fixed monthly amount and what is chargeable.

This will give you peace of mind knowing that should you or your user have any issues, then, we are here to help.

Support Agreement Options

Reactive support (on-demand)

  • L1 - User support – solving usage issues and minor problems, escalating more complex issues.
  • L2 - Application support – software troubleshooting, fixing its performance, configuration, and security issues.
  • L3 - Development support – fixing software issues on the code and database level, and software integrations.
  • L4 - Feature support – adding new features and functionality as required.

Proactive support (continuous)

  • Software availability, performance, security, and compliance monitoring and management.
  • QA activities (including regular code reviews).
  • Infrastructure optimisation (e.g., cloud resource consumption optimisation).

Response & SLA

In addition to a support agreement covering support levels, these agreements also include a Response Time and SLA.

All support issues are assessed and categorised into a severity level, which has an associated response time.

Severity

Failure Description

Response Time

S1 – System Failed

Multiple users are unable to access the system to perform everyday work.

Defined in Agreement

S2 – System Malfunction

The system is still operational, but some functionality is disabled.

Defined in Agreement

S3 – Operation impaired

System operation impaired or slow running. Core functions are healthy.

Defined in Agreement

S4 – Usage

Operating normally, but individual users are experiencing issues.

Defined in Agreement

S5 – Cosmetic/Content

Spelling mistakes, screen layouts or user enhancement/content request

Defined in Agreement

 

The contract then defines which severity-level issues are handled during office hours, out-of-hours, weekends and bank holidays. If an issue is submitted outside office hours, it will be dealt with if it meets the severity level for that day/time in the agreement. Otherwise, it will be held over to the next working day.

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