Vendor and Contract Management for Software Businesses

Eliminate Spreadsheet Chaos with a Centralised Repository

If your software business relies on multiple storage methods, such as Excel, SharePoint and Jira, it's likely to experience limited contract visibility.

Gatekeeper's contract repository provides a global solution to centralise Licensing Agreements, Software Development Agreements and Patent Licensing Agreements that are scattered across your organisation.

Improve visibility and consistency across all departments, retrieve contracts efficiently and streamline your contract management process.

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Renew Contracts on Time, Every Time

Saving vendor contracts in drives and spreadsheets without automated alerts for renewals can lead to missed deadlines and lost opportunities.

Missed renewals can result in service disruptions, as essential software licenses and service agreements may lapse, leading to operational downtime and loss of productivity.

Protect your revenue streams, maintain strong client relationships, and uphold your business's reputation by ensuring proactive, automated contract renewal management.

"Before Gatekeeper, our contracts were everywhere and nowhere." - Anastasiia Sergeeva, Legal Operations Manager, BlaBlaCar

Maximise Accuracy and Efficiency in Vendor & Contract Approvals

Manual, inconsistent management means vendor assessments and contract approvals can become bottlenecks, causing delays in software development cycles and product launches.

Gatekeeper solves these issues by providing dynamic, automated workflows and real-time visibility into the review and approval process.

Handle your vendor reviews and approvals for critical software integrations efficiently, with transparent tracking and accountability at each lifecycle phase.

"If I could create a playbook for implementation and onboarding I'd just write: look at Gatekeeper." - Chris Belton, IT Director, Ninja Theory

Automate vendor due diligence

Without thorough due diligence, software businesses risk partnering with vendors that may not comply with regulatory standards, such as GDPR or ISO certifications.

Relying on outdated methods like Microsoft Forms for due diligence exposes your software business to non-compliance, financial penalties and eroded trust.

Automate due diligence questionnaires and seamlessly integrate them into your onboarding workflow. Vet all your vendors, only work with viable ones and reduce your business's risk of non-compliance.

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Protect your business against cyber threats

Protecting sensitive data from cyber threats is critical for software businesses. Poor security posture within a supply chain can expose your business to data breaches, financial loss, and reputational damage.

Market IQ integrates risk intelligence feeds that continuously monitor and assess your vendors' cybersecurity health.

Real-time data is used to drive automated notifications, alerting you to potential vulnerabilities and threats within your supply chain. With vendor risk intelligence, you can take proactive action to protect your business.

“Market IQ so much quicker to access information that a traditional Dun & Bradstreet report." - Alison McQuaker - Head of Supplier Management, FNZ Group

Effortless Vendor Categorisation for Enhanced Control

Incorrect categorisation of vendors, whether intentional or accidental, can result in improper management of vendor relationships, inadequate compliance measures, and a lack of control over workload.

With Gatekeeper, you can categorise vendors and apply custom data fields to best capture their importance to your business.

You gain full visibility into the categorisation process with audit trails and reporting capabilities, allowing you to track changes and ensure accountability for your business.

Gatekeeper allows you to:

Centralise Vendor Data: Gain full visibility by storing vendor information in a searchable repository
Streamline onboarding with automated due diligence questionnaires
Avoid missed deadlines with automated reminders for key contract renewals
Enhance vendor approvals by improving accuracy and efficiency with automated workflows
Ensure accurate vendor categorisation with custom fields and tagging
Prepare for audits effortlessly with organised, easily accessible vendor and contract data