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Articles on contract management, AI and facilities. Written for the people who manage contracts and suppliers.
15 okt 2026Vendor management software: when you need more than your ERPYou type "vendor management software" into Google and get ten tools for contingent labour: temporary staff, freelancers, staffing desks. But you were…14 okt 2026Supplier SLA for security: manage performance with proofA supplier SLA is the set of service agreements you use to manage the performance of an outsourced service, such as security,…13 okt 2026Managing energy contracts: tracking end dates and indexationManaging energy contracts means tracking the contractual side of your energy supplier: the end date, the notice period, the indexation clause and…12 okt 2026Supplier management alongside contract management: where the line sitsSupplier management is about steering whether a signed agreement is actually delivered, and what you do when it is not. It begins…9 okt 2026Making contract risks visible: from gut feeling to dashboardMaking contract risks visible means you can see at any moment which end dates, SLAs, indexations and open actions need attention, without…8 okt 2026NIS2 duty of care: registering your suppliers, what and whereYour CISO sends an email: give me a list of every supplier with access to our systems by tomorrow, and what we…7 okt 2026What is contract lifecycle management, and do you really need it?Search for "what is contract lifecycle management" and you get the same answer everywhere: a complete package that digitises your entire contract…5 okt 2026NIS2 supplier contracts: which requirements apply?NIS2 supplier contracts are contracts with your suppliers in which you set out the security and continuity requirements demanded by the Dutch…2 okt 2026Contract lifecycle management: what it is and when you need itContract lifecycle management is the management of a supplier contract across its entire term, from initial need through to expiry. For outsourced…1 okt 2026Linking supplier performance KPIs to the contractLinking supplier performance KPIs to the contract means a measured result, such as a DKS or VSR score, attaches directly to the…30 sep 2026Proving compliance with contract agreements to regulatorsIt is 16:00 and a question arrives from the regulator: show which security agreements with your IT supplier are currently outstanding, and…28 sep 2026The Cybersecurity Act and your supplier contracts: what now?The Cybersecurity Act and contract management meet the moment this question lands on your desk: which of our suppliers are critical, and…28 sep 2026Proving contract compliance to regulatorsThe inspector calls and asks which incident reporting deadline appears in your ICT hosting contract. Can you show that within a minute?…25 sep 2026Managing SaaS contracts alongside your service deskManaging SaaS contracts is something different from monitoring whether the software runs. A service desk sees outages, tickets and availability. What a…23 sep 2026Monitoring contractual obligations: which software actually does it?You have just been through an audit. The question was simple: can you prove that your largest cleaning supplier delivered its agreed…22 sep 2026Managing SaaS contracts: control over licences and renewalsThe invoice arrives for software you no longer recognise. You look up the name, discover it is a team licence three colleagues…21 sep 2026Managing a framework agreement: the value is in the call-offsManaging a framework agreement does not begin at the signature, but in the years that follow. Six months after the award, you…18 sep 2026Maintenance contract software: tracking end dates and index adjustmentsMaintenance contract software tracks the notice periods, index adjustment dates and performance agreements of long-term maintenance and energy contracts. It sends automatic…18 sep 2026NIS2 supply chain responsibility: what belongs in your contractsOn 15 August 2026 you woke up to a law that was already in force. The Cybersecurity Act (Cbw, the Dutch implementation…17 sep 2026European contract management software: what does that mean for your data?The functional demo had gone well, the contract managers were enthusiastic, and then came the security review. IT asked one question: which…16 sep 2026Contract management software for procurement: moving beyond ExcelYou open Excel, scroll past forty outsourced service contracts and try to work out which one renews automatically this month. You know…15 sep 2026Proving Contract Management Compliance Without Audit StressProving contract management compliance means showing, within minutes, which requirements sit in your outsourced contracts and whether suppliers meet them, backed by…14 sep 2026Invoice verification against the contract: how to avoid overpayingEarlier this year, another stack of indexed invoices landed on your desk. Cleaning, security, catering, grounds maintenance: each with an amount slightly…11 sep 2026Assuring outsourced cleaning quality in healthcare without ExcelAssuring quality in outsourced healthcare cleaning takes more than a good measurement. It comes down to follow-up. You link a deviation on…10 sep 2026Affordable contract management software for small teamsYou manage 30 contracts in an Excel file. It works. Until your colleague is on holiday and no one knows which notice…9 sep 2026Proving cleaning quality in a healthcare environmentThe healthcare inspectorate arrives next week, and this morning a department head reports that the treatment room has looked unclean for two…8 sep 2026Software for managing outsourced services: what Excel really costs youIt is 16:45 when you discover that the cleaning contract renewed automatically for another year yesterday. The notice period ran out a…8 sep 2026Contract database versus contract management software: the differenceYour contracts are neatly stored in the system. Terms are correct, indexation percentages are recorded, every supplier has a file. Yet at…7 sep 2026Invoice verification and contract compliance with suppliersInvoice verification based on contract compliance means you trace every invoice line back to the agreement in the contract, not just to…7 sep 2026Assuring the quality of outsourced cleaning in healthcareA department head reports that the isolation room was not clean. You pull up the monthly report. It shows an 8.2. On…4 sep 2026Cleaning cost calculation in Excel: why local tools cost you controlYou have just updated the labour costs for the third time this month. Five files on the shared drive, a separate cleaning…3 sep 2026Linking VSR and DKS measurements to your contractA VSR report lands on your desk. Score: 82 per cent. And then? You file it in a folder, forward it to…3 sep 2026Contract management in social care: control over 50+ providersMonday morning. You open your social care lot and count 63 provider contracts. Each with its own rate, its own indexation clause…2 sep 2026Contract management reporting: from manual work to one sourceContract management reporting without a shared source is not steering, it is reconstructing. Every quarter starts the same way. The report for…2 sep 2026Monitoring IT supplier SLAs: where your ERP stopsA critical SaaS service goes down. The IT manager and the contract manager sit together in a shared drive, searching for the…1 sep 2026EU Procurement Regulation and subcontracting: what changes?The leaked EU Procurement Regulation aims to ban full subcontracting. A contractor will no longer be allowed to pass an entire contract…1 sep 2026Contract database vs contract management software: the differenceThe contract sat neatly in the system. Supplier, value, indexation percentage, end date: all filled in. And still the notice period was…31 aug 2026European contract management software: why jurisdiction mattersThe tender is almost complete. The software scores well on features, the demo convinced everyone, the price is right. Then IT or…28 aug 2026Managing contract changes: how to keep your invoice correctIn early January, a stack of indexation proposals lands on your desk. A cleaning provider reports 6.2 per cent, a caterer 4.8…27 aug 2026Invoicing additional work in a contract: where the discussion really startsIt is the 5th of the month. On your desk lies an invoice with the line 'additional work week 34, €3,200'. No…27 aug 2026Procurement and contract management platform: which layer does what?"We already have AFAS, so why add something else?" As a contract manager or buyer, you will get that question from the…25 aug 2026Cleaning cost reconciliation: from budgeted hours to an invoice that adds upCleaning cost reconciliation is the process of explaining, after the fact, why reality differs from your budget, and turning that into an…24 aug 2026SIAM in practice: managing multiple suppliersYour organisation decided to move from delivery to oversight. In practice that means managing eight suppliers where you once had two. Every…21 aug 2026Software to manage outsourced services (where your ERP stops)Your ERP knows exactly that you have a cleaning contract worth 380,000 euros per year, which supplier delivers it, and that it…20 aug 2026Framework agreement duration in tendering: from 4 to 5 yearsThe duration of a framework agreement in a tender is currently four years at most, unless you can properly justify a longer…19 aug 2026Procurement thresholds 2026: more contracts to monitorFrom 1 January 2026, the European procurement thresholds for 2026-2027 have been lowered. As a result, contracts become subject to European tendering…17 aug 2026Contracts registered? Why you still need softwareContract management software begins where your registration ends. Your contracts sit neatly in a folder, the start and end dates are correct,…14 aug 2026Monitoring KPIs for Outsourced Services: Steering or NoiseMonitoring KPIs for outsourced services means measuring what leads to a correction, a penalty or an improvement agreement. Not every number in…13 aug 2026Contract management software cost: an honest calculationYou request a quote for contract management software and get back: "price on request". Or a per-user, per-month rate that looks reasonable,…12 aug 2026Contract registration versus contract management: where control beginsYour contracts are neatly registered. Terms, suppliers, amounts: it is all in your ERP or spend system. Yet your cleaning supplier calls…11 aug 2026Wage cost increases and service contract indexation: is your invoice correct?A wage cost increase in a service contract runs through the indexation clause. A supplier may pass on higher wage costs, but…10 aug 2026Framework agreement duration in tenders: from 4 to 5 yearsThe maximum duration of a framework agreement in a tender may increase from four to five years. On 10 July 2026, the…5 aug 2026Contract management software costs: work out what you really payYour CFO asks the only question that matters: what does it cost and what does it deliver? You open three supplier websites…4 aug 2026Planning a facility tender starts with your contract dataPlanning a facility tender does not start on TenderNed, it starts with your own contract data. You only know which contract should…3 aug 2026Which KPIs really matter for outsourced contractsYour supplier's monthly report is full of green ticks. Response time met, resolution time within target, satisfaction comfortably above par. Yet a…31 jul 2026Tracking contract notice periods: never miss an end date againTracking a contract notice period does not start at the end date, but months before it. If your cleaning contract ends on…30 jul 2026Choosing contract management software for outsourced servicesYou have just missed another renewal. The cleaning provider raised its rates with an indexation you could not verify, because the supporting…29 jul 2026Professionalising Facility Contract Management in Four StepsYou know it can be done better. Cleaning, catering, security and maintenance are all outsourced, spread across dozens of contracts. They sit…28 jul 2026Contract Management for Healthcare Organisations: The Layer Next to Your ERPContract management for healthcare organisations is about steering the content of your outsourced contracts. Your ERP records the invoice, the term and…27 jul 2026Public procurement threshold of 75,000 euro: more contract managementThe public procurement threshold in Belgium is rising to an estimated value of 75,000 euro. On 30 April 2026, the Belgian Council…
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