Contract Compliance & Governance
Know your contracts are being managed properly. Turn contractual commitments into measurable, manageable obligations, with the visibility and control to govern every contract throughout its lifecycle.
How much of your organisation's spend can you actually see?
When spend data is fragmented across systems, suppliers, categories and business units, procurement teams are left making decisions with an incomplete picture.
You may know your total expenditure, but can you easily answer:
- Which suppliers are receiving the most spend?
- How much spend is under contract?
- Where is spend happening outside agreed procurement processes?
- Which categories have the greatest opportunity for savings?
- Where are multiple suppliers providing similar services?
- How much spend is actually under procurement management?
- Are sourcing and contract decisions translating into controlled spend?
Without reliable visibility, procurement cannot reliably control what happens next.
Put every contract under control
Create one connected, structured view of your contractual commitments.
Centralise contracts, key dates, obligations, owners, suppliers, performance information and supporting documentation in one procurement environment.
Instead of relying on individual knowledge or disconnected spreadsheets, give procurement and contract managers a shared source of information for managing the contract lifecycle.
Never lose sight of a critical date
Stay ahead of renewals and expiries
Give procurement time to make the right decision.
Track contract start and end dates, notice periods, renewal windows and other critical milestones so teams can plan ahead rather than discovering an important deadline when it is already too late.
- Manage contractual milestones
- Turn important dates into actions.
- Help owners stay accountable
Monitor supplier performance against the contract
Don't wait until a contract is failing to find out how it's performing.
Define KPIs and SLAs, monitor performance and record review activity against the contract so procurement teams can identify issues early and take action.
Create a clear connection between what the supplier agreed to deliver and what they are actually delivering.
- Build governance into every contract
- Make compliance part of the workflow
- Configured approval processes
- Transparency built-in
Why procurement teams choose Atamis for contract compliance
One connected contract record
Bring contracts, suppliers, performance, obligations, risks and procurement activity together rather than managing them across disconnected systems.
Governance built into the workflow
Configure approvals, responsibilities and processes around your organisation’s requirements.
Actionable contract data
Turn contractual information into structured obligations, milestones, KPIs and actions that can actually be managed.
Complete auditability
Maintain a clear history of approvals, changes, reviews and activity throughout the contract lifecycle.
Connected to source-to-contract
Preserve the link between the procurement requirement, sourcing decision, contract and supplier relationship.
Flexible reporting
Build dashboards and reports around the governance information your organisation needs to monitor and demonstrate performance.
Are your contracts delivering what you agreed?
See how Atamis can help you move from contract storage to active contract governance.
Give procurement the visibility, accountability and control to manage contractual performance with confidence.
FAQs
Why is contract governance important?
Why is contract governance important?
Contract governance establishes the roles, responsibilities, controls and decision-making processes required to manage contracts effectively. Strong governance helps organisations monitor performance, manage risk, control changes and maintain accountability throughout the contract lifecycle.
What is contract lifecycle management?
What is contract lifecycle management?
Contract lifecycle management (CLM) is the structured management of contracts from creation and approval through execution, performance management, renewal and termination. For procurement teams, effective CLM provides visibility of contractual commitments and helps ensure that negotiated commercial and operational outcomes are delivered.
How can procurement teams improve contract compliance?
How can procurement teams improve contract compliance?
Improving contract compliance typically requires centralised contract information, clear ownership, defined obligations and KPIs, regular performance reviews, controlled contract changes and reliable reporting. Technology can help bring these activities together and provide a consistent record of contract management.
How do you monitor supplier compliance with a contract?
How do you monitor supplier compliance with a contract?
Supplier compliance can be monitored by tracking contractual obligations, KPIs, SLAs, milestones, deliverables and agreed performance measures. Regular reviews and structured records of performance help procurement teams identify issues early and take appropriate corrective action.
How can organisations prevent missed contract renewals?
How can organisations prevent missed contract renewals?
Organisations can reduce the risk of missed renewals by maintaining a central contract register, recording expiry dates and notice periods, assigning ownership and providing timely alerts for upcoming decision points. This gives procurement teams time to review performance, renegotiate, re-tender or terminate where appropriate.
How does contract compliance relate to the Procurement Act 2023?
How does contract compliance relate to the Procurement Act 2023?
The Procurement Act 2023 extends transparency and reporting requirements into the contract management phase for UK public-sector contracting authorities, including requirements relating to contract performance, modifications and payments. Effective contract governance and reliable contract data therefore play an increasingly important role in supporting public-sector procurement teams.
How does Atamis help with contract compliance and governance?
How does Atamis help with contract compliance and governance?
Atamis provides a connected environment for managing contracts, obligations, milestones, approvals, supplier performance, risks and governance activity. By connecting contract management with sourcing and supplier management, Atamis gives procurement teams greater visibility and control across the commercial lifecycle.
Can Atamis provide an audit trail of contract activity?
Can Atamis provide an audit trail of contract activity?
Yes. Atamis maintains structured records of relevant contract activity, including approvals, changes and other governance actions, helping organisations maintain visibility of the contract management history and support audit and accountability requirements.