The Vendor Detox™
You’re not overspending on technology. You’re overpaying for chaos.
A 30 to 45-day fixed-scope engagement that audits your full technology vendor stack, identifies redundancy and wasted spend, and delivers a prioritized contract action plan — plus a governance framework your team owns permanently.
Why teams run a Detox
The stack grew. Nobody’s in charge of it.
The Vendor Detox is a fixed-scope, fixed-price engagement. You know what you’re getting, what it costs, and when it’s finished — before you sign.
Find the redundancy before the next renewal.
Most mid-market stacks carry two or three overlapping tools nobody chose on purpose. We score every vendor on value delivery, contract terms, cost efficiency, and strategic fit — and surface what’s genuinely redundant.
See your renewal exposure 90 days out.
A Near-Term Renewal Watchlist flags every vendor renewing in the next 90 days with a recommended action — renegotiate, exit, or hold — so you stop getting blindsided by auto-renewal.
Walk away with governance, not just a report.
Every Detox ends with a Vendor Governance Framework installed in your environment: intake process, annual review cadence, owner assignment matrix, escalation protocol. Your team operates it after we leave.
A natural lead-in to ongoing advisory.
The Detox is designed to stand alone. But when it surfaces strategic IT questions worth answering on an ongoing basis, the Quarterly Vendor Health Check retainer or a CIO Advisra subscription is a clean next step — never a precondition.
The engagement
Three phases. Thirty-five days. One executive-ready package.
Phase 1 · Days 1–14
Vendor Stack Discovery
We build a complete Master Vendor Registry from your contracts, invoices, and bank records. Every active technology vendor catalogued, classified, and tied to actual spend.
Phase 2 · Days 15–25
Contract & Spend Analysis
Every vendor scored on a four-dimension Detox Scorecard: value delivery, contract terms, cost efficiency, strategic fit. Redundancy mapped. Near-term renewals flagged with recommended action.
Phase 3 · Days 26–35
Governance & Final Deliverables
Contract Action Plan finalized, Vendor Governance Framework installed, executive report and presentation deck delivered, final debrief call with leadership.
What you receive
- Master Vendor Registry — every active technology vendor, with spend
- Vendor Detox Scorecard — four-dimension scoring with action recommendation per vendor
- Redundancy Map — visual showing where vendor functions overlap
- Near-Term Renewal Watchlist — vendors renewing within 90 days with recommended action
- Contract Action Plan — prioritized recommendations with projected savings range
- Vendor Governance Framework — intake, annual review, owners, escalation
- Executive Report and 10–14 slide presentation deck
- Final debrief call with leadership
Scope boundaries
| In scope | Out of scope |
|---|---|
| Up to 25 technology vendors | Legal review or contract redlining |
| Contract terms & renewal-risk review | Negotiating contracts on your behalf |
| Spend analysis against your records | Procurement of replacement vendors |
| Vendor scoring & redundancy mapping | Implementation of new tools |
| Governance framework installation | Security assessments / pen testing |
Stacks larger than 25 vendors are accommodated via a flat oversize fee. Contract renegotiation is available as a separate add-on engagement.
Pricing
Fixed-scope. Fixed-price. Quoted at intake.
Your engagement fee is quoted at the scoping call based on the complexity of your stack. No hourly billing, no scope-creep invoices, no surprises at the end.
Base Engagement — Standard Stack
Up to 25 technology vendors · 30 to 45-day engagement
- 50% deposit on contract execution
- 50% on delivery of final report
- All deliverables listed above included
Adjustments & add-ons
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Oversize fee — 26 to 40 vendors | + $1,500 flat |
| Oversize fee — 41+ vendors | + $3,000 flat |
| On-site kickoff (optional) | + $2,500/day + travel |
| Renegotiation support add-on | $250 / hour |
| Quarterly Vendor Health Check retainer | $1,500 – $2,500 / month |
Annual prepay on the Quarterly Vendor Health Check retainer receives a 10% discount.
Ready to find out what your vendor stack actually costs you?
Most engagements identify enough redundancy or renewal exposure in the first two weeks to cover the engagement fee. Book a 30-minute scoping call to see whether the Detox is the right starting point for your team.