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Vendor Shield Always On Advisory

Continuous buyer side defense across negotiation, benchmarking, renewals, cost optimization, and audit response. One subscription, eleven vendor practices.

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11Vendor Practices Covered
$2B+Under Advisory
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500+ Enterprise Clients Industry Recognized $2B+ Under Advisory 11 Vendor Practices 100% Buyer Side Independent
When we help

Three moments we step in

Scenario 01
Continuous defense across vendors
You operate across Oracle, Microsoft, SAP, Salesforce, IBM and more. You want a single standing buyer side counsel rather than reactive engagements.
Scenario 02
Just closed an audit, want continuity
A formal audit closed at favorable terms. You want monitoring and side letter enforcement so the publisher cannot reopen the same surface area.
Scenario 03
Multi vendor renewal calendar overwhelmed
Five or more renewals run through procurement each year. Each one repeats the same fight. You want one team mapping the calendar end to end.
How we help

Four phase subscription cadence

Phase 01
Onboarding
Vendor inventory, contract intake, renewal calendar, audit posture, and an executive briefing on standing risk across the estate.
Phase 02
Quarterly review
Quarterly business review on price book moves, audit signals, renewal pipeline, and benchmark deltas. Procurement aligned to legal.
Phase 03
Renewal preparation
Renewal cycles entered 6 to 9 months early. Leverage points mapped, BATNA developed, negotiation script briefed to your team.
Phase 04
Continuous monitoring
Standing buyer side counsel on call. Audit signals tracked. Side letters enforced. Executive escalation when the publisher moves.
Deliverables

What you get on subscription

01
Vendor estate baseline
Independent baseline of every contract, metric, and renewal date across the eleven covered publisher practices.
02
Quarterly business review
Quarterly briefing on price book shifts, audit signals, and benchmark movement. Delivered to CFO and procurement.
03
Renewal calendar
Twelve month forward calendar of every renewal with leverage points, BATNA, and negotiation playbook for each event.
04
Audit response retainer
Standing audit defense capacity. Engagement opens within 48 hours of any inbound publisher inquiry, formal or informal.
05
Benchmark intelligence
Live benchmark feed on discount ranges, escalator caps, and contract precedents across the covered vendors.
06
Executive escalation
Named partner level escalation when the publisher moves. CFO and audit committee briefed on posture and savings.
Outcome

What changes under subscription

20%+
Average annual
spend reduction
48hr
Audit engagement
response time
11
Vendor practices
under one roof
0
Reactive scrambles
through the year
100%
Buyer side
independence
Engagement model

Two ways to subscribe

Vendor Shield Annual covers a single publisher with continuous defense. Vendor Shield Extended covers the multi vendor estate with deeper governance and quarterly executive briefings.

Option A

Vendor Shield Annual

Scope
Single vendor focus. Standing buyer side counsel across the chosen publisher, audit response, and renewal cycle.
Timeline
12 month subscription. Renews annually. Quarterly business review cadence.
Pricing
Annual subscription. Quoted on estate size and publisher complexity.
Best for
Estates that just closed an audit and want never to reopen reactively on the same vendor.
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Option B

Vendor Shield Extended

Scope
Multi vendor estate. Eleven publisher practices covered. Deeper governance, renewal calendar, and benchmark feed.
Timeline
24 month subscription. Quarterly executive review with CFO and audit committee.
Pricing
Multi year subscription. Quoted on total software spend under advisory.
Best for
Multi vendor enterprises running five or more renewals per year through procurement.
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Vendor Shield turned procurement from a reactive function into a calendar. Five renewals, one playbook, one escalation path. The CFO sees the savings before each cycle, not after.
Chief Procurement Officer, Fortune 500 industrial
Multi vendor estate
Buyer side advisory boardroom

Subscribe to continuous defense

One subscription. Eleven vendor practices. Continuous negotiation, benchmarking, renewal, and audit defense. We sit on your side of the table all year.

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Buyer side intelligence, monthly

One letter a month. Negotiation moves, audit signals, and price book shifts.