From the decision to outsource to the annual review. We do the first four steps as adviser or interim, VendorManager.nl delivers the last two as a service. At each step you can read what we do.
Every IT service goes through the same six steps, from the decision to outsource something to the yearly question whether that is still the right choice. The first four are project work: we do those as interim procurement lead or adviser, on site. The last two are rhythm: VendorManager.nl, our own service, delivers those as a subscription. You choose per step who does it.
Do it yourself, buy it or partner? Make-or-buy per IT service, with the consequences for cost, control and dependency.
Read more:Sourcing strategy · Make-or-buyInterim or advice · Digital SourcingWhat the market offers, what you really need, and the requirements that must end up in the contract later: security, data, AI, exit.
Read more:AI procurement · Compliance & riskInterim or advice · Digital SourcingTender or private request, selection, negotiation and a contract that actually delivers the requirements from step 2.
Read more:IT procurement & tenderingInterim or advice · Digital SourcingFrom old to new supplier without a gap in service; knowledge and data handover recorded.
Read more:TransitionInterim or advice · Digital SourcingRegister, notice dates, price changes, evidence, and every renewal prepared with a dossier.
Read more:Cloud & SaaS · VendorManager.nlOngoing as a service · VendorManager.nlRisk profile per supplier, reporting for board, auditor or regulator, and every year the question from step 1 again.
Read more:Compliance & risk · VendorManager.nlOngoing as a service · VendorManager.nlIndependent in every step: we sell no third-party software and take no commissions. VendorManager.nl is ours; we say so whenever we recommend it. Unsure at step 1? Read Make-or-buy: decide what to keep and what to outsource.
AI increasingly arrives bundled inside the software you already buy — often unnoticed. The moment to set the terms is during selection and tendering, not afterwards. We build the right AI requirements into your procurement and contracts.
We classify each AI system by risk and translate that into concrete requirements for your vendor — before you commit.
Data use, model training, liability, transparency and exit — set out in black and white via AI addenda to your existing contracts.
A requirements specification that assesses vendors on their AI, with clear weighting criteria — tender-proof, public and private.
The AI your vendor buys in from third parties is covered too: transparency on sub-processors, approval of new AI subcontractors and liability that flows down the chain.
Once purchased, the ongoing monitoring is handled by VendorManager.nl — our Vendor & AI Control Tower.
We don't offer ongoing vendor management and AI governance as a one-off advisory project, but as a subscription: VendorManager.nl, our Vendor & AI Control Tower. One dedicated team monitors your vendors, contracts, costs and the AI in their software — independent and live within four weeks.
For organisations that depend on IT vendors and want to buy, manage and control them smarter — in the public and private sector.
Who want a grip on vendors, cloud/SaaS and the AI that comes bundled with it.
Who want to make IT and digital procurement more professional and tender-proof.
Who want to be demonstrably in control of costs, compliance and risks.
Hands-on sourcing experience across a broad range of sectors — public and private.
Contract and vendor management and cost optimisation in a fast-moving retail environment.
European tenders and sourcing strategy for critical, regulated infrastructure.
Disentangling and managing IT contracts with global scope during carve-outs and transitions.
Experience on both sides: government and non-profit as well as commercial organisations.
