Power Pages development, UKGive customers and suppliers a secure portal instead of another inbox.
Customer, supplier and applicant portals built on Power Pages and your own Dataverse data. A working first version in about two weeks, from £4,950, with a written fixed price before any work starts.
Sound familiar?
The signs you need a portal, not more email.
Power Pages makes sense when people outside your organisation need to give you information or check on something, and your staff already work in Microsoft 365.
Forms arrive by email and get re-keyed
Customers, applicants or suppliers send PDFs and spreadsheets. Someone in the office types them into your system, and errors creep in.
Status updates eat staff time
Half the phone calls and emails are people asking where their request has got to. The answer is in your system, but they cannot see it.
Documents shared through inboxes
Insurance certificates, contracts and evidence arrive as attachments, saved in personal folders, with no expiry tracking or audit trail.
An old portal nobody wants to touch
A portal built on an earlier platform, or an early Power Apps portal, still runs. It works, just about, and nobody is confident changing it.
What you get
A Power Pages consultant who builds the portal and the process behind it.
A portal is only useful if submissions land somewhere your staff can act on them. We build both sides on the same data.
Customer portals
Customers register, submit requests, upload documents and track progress. Staff work the same records in a model-driven app behind the portal.
Supplier portals
Supplier onboarding, certificate uploads with expiry reminders, purchase order acknowledgements and invoice queries in one place.
Applicant and member portals
Grant, membership or application forms with saved drafts, eligibility checks and a decision workflow your staff run in Power Apps.
Authentication set up properly
Sign-in through a supported identity provider such as Microsoft Entra External ID, local accounts or social sign-in where appropriate, configured for your users and policies.
Table permissions and web roles
External users see only their own records or their organisation's records. Permissions are designed and tested before go-live, not bolted on afterwards.
Flows behind the portal
Power Automate handles confirmations, approvals, reminders and document generation, so a portal submission starts a real process.
Comparison
Power Pages vs a traditional website or CMS.
They solve different problems. Many organisations keep their public website on a CMS and add a Power Pages portal for the secure, data-driven part.
| Factor | Power Pages | Traditional website or CMS |
|---|---|---|
| Main purpose | Secure, data-driven self-service for known users | Public content, marketing and publishing |
| Data | Reads and writes Dataverse, the same data your staff apps use | Its own database; integration with business systems is custom work |
| Sign-in and permissions | Built-in identity providers, web roles and record-level table permissions | Usually plugins or custom code for member areas |
| Back-office process | Staff use model-driven apps and Power Automate on the same records | Submissions typically go to email or a separate system |
| Design freedom | Good, with templates and custom code; not built for highly bespoke marketing sites | Very high; designed for brand-led public sites |
| Licensing model | Capacity based on authenticated and anonymous users; check current Microsoft pricing | Hosting plus any plugin or platform fees |
| Best fit | Portals, forms, case tracking and document exchange | Brochure sites, blogs and campaign pages |
Category-level comparison. Capabilities vary by product and configuration.
Typical builds
Customer portals, supplier portals and migrations.
Typical timelines from kick-off to go-live. Your scope sets the real figure.
Typically 5 to 7 weeks
Supplier onboarding portal
Registration, due diligence questions, certificate uploads with expiry reminders and an internal approval step before a supplier is set up.
Typically 5 to 8 weeks
Customer service request portal
Customers raise and track requests, add photos and comments, and get notified as the case moves. Staff work cases in a model-driven app.
Typically 6 to 8 weeks
Grant or application portal
Multi-step application with saved drafts, eligibility rules and scoring by reviewers, with a decision letter generated on approval.
Typically 3 to 6 weeks
Portal migration and tidy-up
An older Power Apps portal reviewed, moved to current Power Pages features where it makes sense, and its permissions and flows cleaned up.
Example builds show the type of solution delivered and typical outcomes for that pattern. They are not presented as named client case studies.
Power Apps portals migration
If you still run a portal created before the Power Pages name, it will have carried on working, but it may use the original data model, older templates and permissions that grew over time. We start with a review: what the portal does, who uses it, which pages and forms are still needed, and which permissions are too broad. Then we migrate in stages, testing with real external users before each change goes live, so nobody gets locked out.
Pricing
Power Pages pricing for the build, in pounds.
Start with a two-week proof on your own data. Production portals are then quoted as a fixed price from the agreed scope. Microsoft licensing is a separate line, explained below.
2-Week Proof of Value
A working Power App, flow or Copilot agent on your own data, built in two weekly sprints.
from£4,950
2 weeks
- Scoping session and success criteria agreed up front
- Working app, automation or agent in your tenant
- Two demos, one at the end of each week
- Recommendation and quote for production rollout
Licensing Review
A plain-English review of what you pay Microsoft for Power Platform and what you actually need.
from£395
3 working days
- Review of current Power Apps, Power Automate and Copilot Studio licences
- Per-app vs per-user vs pay-as-you-go comparison for your usage
- Premium connector and Dataverse capacity check
- Written recommendation with estimated annual saving or cost
Care Plan
Ongoing support, monitoring and small changes for the apps and flows you rely on.
from£495/month
Monthly, cancel with 30 days notice
- Monthly block of support hours, unused hours roll over one month
- Flow failure monitoring and fixes
- Small enhancements and licence changes
- Quarterly review call
The fee for a Licensing Review, Health Check or Automation Sprint is credited in full against a build that follows within 60 days.
All prices exclude VAT. Final fixed price confirmed in writing after a free scoping call.
A note on Power Pages licensing
Power Pages is licensed separately from Power Apps. At the time of writing (October 2026), Microsoft sells capacity for authenticated users and for anonymous users per website per month, and also offers pay-as-you-go billing through an Azure subscription. Your staff using the back-office app need their own Power Apps entitlement. Microsoft changes prices and terms regularly, so check current Microsoft pricing before you budget. We do not resell licences or take a margin on them.
Estimate staff licensing with the calculatorHow it works
From first call to a live portal.
This week
Free 20-minute call
You explain the problem. You get an honest view on whether Power Platform fits and a rough budget range.
Within 3 working days
Scope and fixed price
A one-page scope with deliverables, licensing implications, timeline and a fixed price in GBP.
Usually 1 to 6 weeks
Build in weekly sprints
Working software every week, demoed live in your tenant. You steer as it takes shape.
Go-live
Handover and warranty
Managed solution, documentation and a recorded walkthrough, plus a 30-day defect warranty.
Honest fit check
When Power Pages is the right answer, and when it is not.
We would rather tell you now than build the wrong thing.
A good fit when
- External users are a defined group: customers, suppliers, applicants or members
- Your staff already work in Microsoft 365, or will use Dataverse for the process
- Users need to submit forms, upload documents or check the status of a request
- Record-level security matters, so each user sees only their own data
Probably not the right tool when
- You mainly need a brand-led public marketing website
- Very high traffic consumer products where design and speed are the product
- Your user volumes make Power Pages capacity costlier than a custom portal over three years
- A specialist SaaS product already covers the process well at a fair price
FAQ
Power Pages questions
How much does Power Pages development cost in the UK?
A focused first portal can start with our 2-Week Proof of Value from £4,950, which gets a working portal on your data. Most production portals with sign-in, several forms and a back-office app are quoted individually after scoping. You get a written fixed price before work starts. Microsoft licensing is a separate cost.
How long does a Power Pages portal take to build?
A working first version usually takes about two weeks. A production portal with authentication, table permissions, three to five forms and a staff app typically takes five to eight weeks, including testing with real external users. You see progress in your own tenant every week.
How secure is Power Pages for external users?
It can be very secure when configured well. Access is controlled by web roles and table permissions down to individual records, and sign-in goes through a supported identity provider. Most portal problems come from permissions set too broadly, so we design and test them before launch and document every rule.
How is Power Pages priced?
Microsoft licenses Power Pages by capacity for authenticated users and anonymous users per site per month, with pay-as-you-go also available through Azure. Prices and terms change, so check current Microsoft pricing. We estimate your user numbers and the likely licence cost in the written scope.
What happened to Power Apps portals?
Microsoft renamed Power Apps portals to Power Pages in 2022 and existing portals carried on under the new name. Older portals may still use the original data model and older patterns. We review them, explain what is worth modernising and migrate in stages so your users are not disrupted.
Can external users sign in with Microsoft Entra External ID?
Power Pages supports Microsoft Entra External ID as an identity provider, alongside other options such as local sign-in and social providers. Microsoft has been moving customers from Azure AD B2C towards External ID, so we check Microsoft's current guidance and recommend the option that suits your users and policies.
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A free 20-minute call with the consultant who would build your portal. You get an honest view on whether Power Pages fits, the licensing picture and a rough budget.