Commercial software intelligenceEvidence checked · 8 September 2026
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Commercial product change, preserved as evidence.

SK-2026-118 · Editions, packaging & bundles

Microsoft Marketplace supports custom private-offer contract lengths up to ten years

Marketplace sellers can define supported private-offer terms in months, including non-standard terms such as 18 months, and transact one contract for up to ten years.

Custom terms generally available

Commercial transition

Previous stateSupported Marketplace private offers relied on the previous standard contract-duration choices.
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New stateSellers of supported SaaS and professional-services offers can specify contract length in months, including non-standard terms, up to a ten-year maximum.

Who is affected

Marketplace publishers and customers negotiating eligible SaaS or professional-services private offers.

Action required

Update offer design, billing and fulfilment processes to support the selected month-based term while retaining offer-type and transaction eligibility checks.

Evidence boundary

This is not a universal entitlement for every Marketplace offer type and does not remove other billing, fulfilment or eligibility constraints.

Timeline

  1. Custom terms generally available

    Sellers of supported SaaS and professional-services offers can specify contract length in months, including non-standard terms, up to a ten-year maximum.

Official sources

  • July 2026 announcementsMicrosoft Partner Center · 2026-07-06 · Official Marketplace commercial-policy announcement