Vendor & AI approvals · Built for Australian teams

Approve vendors and AI tools
without slowing the business.

When a tender, enterprise customer or insurer asks how third-party and AI risk is controlled, VendorGuard brings the answers, evidence and decision into one clear record. No spreadsheet chase. No heavyweight GRC rollout.

Faster reviews
Clear ownership
Defensible decisions
One review record
Built for Tenders Customer reviews Insurer questions Internal approvals
Clear · Practical · Defensible
Blocked · Material risk
Acme AI Assistant
Customer data used for model training without opt-out. MFA not enforced on privileged accounts.
AI Tool review2 open findings
Approved with conditions
CloudDoc SaaS · 3 conditions · Due 30 Jul
Conditional · Action required
Finserv Data Pty Ltd
Subprocessor list not disclosed. Data deletion process on exit not confirmed.
Data-processing SaaSAwaiting evidence

The moment it matters

A vendor review should not slow the business.

The pressure rarely starts with a framework. It starts when someone needs a credible answer and the evidence is spread across too many places.

The tender asks for proof

A prospective customer wants to know how you control third-party and AI risk before signing.

A new tool cannot wait

The business wants to move, but nobody has a clear view of the data, risks or approval owner.

The evidence is scattered

Questionnaires, documents and approvals live in email, spreadsheets and shared drives.

What changes

Move from chasing answers to making clear decisions.

VendorGuard gives lean Australian teams a practical way to keep work moving without losing control of risk.

Keep commercial work moving

Answer tenders, customer reviews and insurer questions from one organised record.

Approve with confidence

See the material gaps, supporting evidence and required actions before making the call.

Show the decision

Preserve the outcome, rationale, owner, conditions and next review date in one place.

How it works

One review. Three clear steps.

Enough structure to make the decision defensible, without turning every request into a project.

01

Collect what matters

Choose the right questions, invite the vendor and bring documents into the same review.

02

Resolve material risk

Focus reviewers on weak evidence, unresolved gaps and the conditions needed to proceed.

03

Record the decision

Approve, condition, defer or reject with a clear rationale, owner and review date.

The result

A decision everyone can understand.

Leadership gets the answer. Reviewers keep the evidence. The business knows what must happen next.

  • Clear outcome and rationale.
  • Material risks and required conditions.
  • Named owner and next review date.
See a sample approval record →
Decision summary

Approve with conditions

High risk
Key issues
2 open
Required actions
2 assigned
Risk owner
Head of Technology
Next review
30 Sep 2026
Required before production use

Prevent customer inputs from being used to train or improve the model.

Clear outcome · named owner · tracked action

A closer look

See VendorGuard in under 40 seconds.

See how a scattered vendor review becomes one clear, evidence-backed approval decision.

Founding customer program

Start with one real review.

Bring an upcoming vendor or AI-tool approval. We will help you turn it into a working, repeatable process.

Limited availability

Founding pilot · A$990

A guided 45-day implementation using your real approval work. The pilot fee is credited toward an annual workspace if you continue.

  • Guided workspace setup and onboarding
  • One live vendor or AI-tool review from request to decision
  • A reusable approval workflow for your team
  • Direct implementation support
Start a founding pilot

A$990 inc. GST for 45 days. Scope and fit are confirmed before you commit.

Security without the lecture

Your review evidence stays controlled and traceable.

VendorGuard is designed for sensitive supplier and AI-tool assessments, with clear access boundaries and a complete record of important actions.

Separated workspaces

Each organisation's records are kept within its own controlled workspace.

Protected evidence

Access to vendor documents is restricted and recorded.

Traceable decisions

Security-relevant actions and approval changes remain visible in the audit history.

Review our security approach

FAQ

The short answers.

Who is VendorGuard for?

Australian teams that approve vendors and AI tools but have outgrown email, spreadsheets and disconnected documents.

Do vendors need an account?

No. Vendors can use a secure response link, save progress and submit evidence without creating another account.

Does VendorGuard make the decision?

No. It organises the evidence and findings so your authorised people can make and record the decision.

What happens in the founding pilot?

We configure your workspace around one real approval, help your team complete it and leave you with a repeatable workflow.

Go beyond

Turn the next request into a clear decision.