Today’s business environment is a complex ecosystem, not a simple linear supply chain. Information flows between partners and is critical to success.Allowing third parties to access or manage your data—whether through outsourcing software, business processes, or cloud hosting—introduces significant risks, including data loss and breaches.

As data sharing and interconnected communication increase, it’s vital all partners understand these risks and implement clear, evidence-backed responses.The global standard for supply chain assurance is ISO 27001, including cloud service security under ISO 27036.

We provide third-party assurance audits of your suppliers against standards including ISO27001, NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF), Data Protection Act (DPA), GDPR, and industry best practices. Our audits help you assess and manage third-party risk exposure and ensure supplier suitability—giving you confidence in your supply chain security.

• Development of bespoke assessments to verify your required assurance level
• Reports highlighting prioritised supplier risk identified at audit
• Pre-onboarding supplier assessments against defined criteria
• Ongoing supplier due diligence audits through the relationship lifecycle
• Additional audits against legislation and regulation specific to your organisation
• Reviewing contracts for appropriate contractual security assurance and controls
• Supplier support for identified remedial activities
• Remote and onsite auditing, plus self-assessment options
• Physical security onsite audits using CMAT and STaMP
• Use of standards and guidelines including ISO27001, NSCS CAF, NIST