Vendor risk that holds up to a SAMA examination
One register, one questionnaire engine, one evidence vault — pre-mapped to SAMA Outsourcing Regulations and PDPL cross-border requirements.
Outsourcing Governance
Due Diligence & Risk Assessment
Contract & Ongoing Oversight
Everything you need for SAMA outsourcing oversight
From first questionnaire to ongoing supplier monitoring, GRC Vantage automates the artefacts SAMA examiners ask for — without spreadsheets or shared drives.
Pre-built Vendor Questionnaires
SAMA-aligned security and outsourcing questionnaires that adapt by supplier criticality, with automated scoring and reviewer routing.
Risk-Rated Supplier Register
Maintain one register of all critical and material vendors with concentration risk views, geographies, and SAMA notification status.
Contract & Right-to-Audit Tracking
Track right-to-audit clauses, exit plans, sub-outsourcing chains, and contractual security obligations in one auditable system.
Continuous Monitoring
Re-assess suppliers on schedule, monitor performance against SLAs, and trigger alerts on contract expiry or material changes.
SAMA outsourcing control coverage
Pre-mapped controls across governance, due diligence, and ongoing oversight.
Outsourcing Governance
- Outsourcing policy and Board-level oversight
- Materiality assessment and SAMA notification workflow
- Outsourcing decision and exit strategy
- Concentration risk and geographic exposure analysis
Due Diligence & Risk Assessment
- Pre-contract supplier due diligence (financial, legal, security)
- Sub-outsourcing identification and chain visibility
- PDPL data residency and cross-border transfer assessment
- Country, sanctions, and reputational risk screening
Contract & Ongoing Oversight
- Mandatory clauses, SLAs, KPIs, and right-to-audit
- Annual supplier re-assessment scheduling
- Performance, incident, and breach tracking
- Exit, transition, and contingency plan testing
From supplier discovery to ongoing oversight
A structured rollout that matches SAMA Outsourcing Regulations stage-by-stage.
Supplier Discovery
Inventory all third-party relationships, classify by SAMA materiality criteria, and map data flows and dependencies.
Risk Tiering
Assign risk tiers using SAMA criteria, identify SAMA-notifiable arrangements, and prioritise the due diligence backlog.
Due Diligence
Issue tailored questionnaires, collect evidence, run security assessments, and route results to the right reviewers.
Contract & Onboard
Capture contractual security obligations, right-to-audit, and exit plans — with version control and approval logs.
Ongoing Oversight
Continuous monitoring, performance tracking, annual re-assessment, and incident-driven re-rating with examiner-ready trails.
SAMA outsourcing — common questions
Quick answers from Saudi vendor risk and procurement leaders running GRC Vantage.
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