Specialist divisions / Supply Chain, Procurement & Third-Party Intelligence
Specialist evidence services

Supply Chain, Procurement & Third-Party Intelligence

Can supplier identity, capability and country exposure be supported before award?

Start with Third-Party Reality CheckChoose by decision stage

Who commissions this work

Buying role

Procurement Owner

For the procurement owner team that needs independent sources before an actual spending, legal or operating decision.

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Supplier Qualification

For the supplier qualification team that needs independent sources before an actual spending, legal or operating decision.

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Tprm

For the tprm team that needs independent sources before an actual spending, legal or operating decision.

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The real purchase trigger

Supplier onboarding, award decision or disruption

Reconcile supplier identity, facilities, filings, public contracts and adverse events.

We make the client’s claim, the original record, conflicting sources and the unknowns readable before commitment.

Choose one of eight defined services

Entry decision

Third-Party Reality Check

One named subject or event; up to three material claims; agreed source jurisdictions and date window. Deliverable: Source coverage sheet, first three contradictions or gaps, clear next-record requests.

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Identity decision

Identity decision · Identity & Source Map

One main entity or asset and up to four related names, owners, locations, records or aliases. Deliverable: Entity or asset-resolution table, link-confidence explanation and original source chain.

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Claim decision

Claim decision · Material Claims Verification

Up to five numbered claims from a supplied proposal, transaction pack or public statement. Deliverable: Claim-by-claim citations, opposite sources, date-sensitive uncertainty and unproved statements.

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Timing decision

Timing decision · Independent Chronology Reconstruction

One bounded event sequence; disclosed evidence window; source provenance and known omissions. Deliverable: Chronology chart, disputed-event table, original-record references and unresolved sequence.

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Counterparty decision

Counterparty decision · Counterparty & Relationship Check

Named entity and up to five related organisations or responsible entities identified from lawful records. Deliverable: Evidence-supported relationship diagram, mismatches, ownership questions and exposure caveats.

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Decision-pack review

Decision-pack review · Decision-Ready Evidence Dossier

One defined commercial decision, six critical questions, specified sources and no unlimited investigation. Deliverable: Executive decision memo, evidence/contradiction matrix, dated primary-source index and recommendations for further questions.

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Repeat-work pilot

Repeat-work pilot · Repeat-File Evidence Desk

Written pilot of up to ten defined file types, with sampling rules, turnaround assumptions and exclusions. Deliverable: Consistent file-by-file evidence cards, exception register and consolidated management view.

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Monitoring pilot

Supplier Evidence Watch

One named subject or a written small watchlist; specified public records, cadence, escalation threshold. Deliverable: Dated change log, evidence citations, false-positive dispositions and monthly change summary.

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Eight focused specialist pathways

Each pathway has a narrower research question, decision-ready evidence specification, source scope and written-commissioning path.

Specialist matter

Third-Party Risk Intelligence

Test the exact source and contrary evidence behind third-party risk intelligence, rather than commission a generic industry report.

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Specialist matter

Supplier Ownership Verification

Test the exact source and contrary evidence behind supplier ownership verification, rather than commission a generic industry report.

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Supplier Capability Evidence Review

Test the exact source and contrary evidence behind supplier capability evidence review, rather than commission a generic industry report.

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Procurement Opportunity Intelligence

Test the exact source and contrary evidence behind procurement opportunity intelligence, rather than commission a generic industry report.

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Supply Chain Concentration Intelligence

Test the exact source and contrary evidence behind supply chain concentration intelligence, rather than commission a generic industry report.

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Supplier Disruption Monitoring

Test the exact source and contrary evidence behind supplier disruption monitoring, rather than commission a generic industry report.

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Product Traceability Evidence Research

Test the exact source and contrary evidence behind product traceability evidence research, rather than commission a generic industry report.

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Procurement Integrity Research

Test the exact source and contrary evidence behind procurement integrity research, rather than commission a generic industry report.

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Research sources to test

The following sources may support this type of work; their existence is not a claim that a prospective client or named matter has been verified.

Public / commercial starting point

IntegrityNext supply chain due diligence platform

Source to test against the actual claim, checked for effective dates, coverage and access limitations. Not a client-specific verification result.

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Public / commercial starting point

Dun & Bradstreet third-party risk product

Source to test against the actual claim, checked for effective dates, coverage and access limitations. Not a client-specific verification result.

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Public / commercial starting point

EcoVadis supplier intelligence report 2026

Source to test against the actual claim, checked for effective dates, coverage and access limitations. Not a client-specific verification result.

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Evidence deliverables and professional limits

What the decision owner receives

  • Third-Party Reality Check
  • supplier evidence card
  • risk escalation register
  • quarterly refresh brief
  • Source-linked claim analysis
  • Dated assumptions, contradictions and missing evidence

What remains outside the mandate

No ISO certification, physical supplier audit certification or quality guarantee.

Acceptance is conditional on conflict, jurisdiction, lawful access, data protection, capacity and written fee approval.

Start with the decision, not a large retainer

Decision journey

Buyer stages

Match the size of the assignment to the present decision.

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Demonstration

Example evidence pack

View the contents of an illustrative research output without invented findings.

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Commercial terms

Fees & engagement

Understand written standard-fee proposals, pilot limits and the approval process.

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Current sector source anchors and buyer decision kits

Review which original government or institutional records can inform the decision, which claims are still unknown, and which bounded product fits first.

Current evidence context → · Eight commercial products →

Evidence questions worth resolving

Decision questions

    Contrary-evidence tests

      Lawful-source coverage varies. The documents explain the proposed method; no case, professional certification, continuous watch or fee has been approved automatically.

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