PROCUREMENT · MARKET ENTRY · DUE DILIGENCE · RISK
Decisions you can defend.
Discreet due diligence, procurement intelligence, market-entry feasibility, and supply-chain risk analysis so leaders can move faster with lower exposure.
Most common ask
“What must be true to proceed?”
We frame the decision as gates, list assumptions, and evidence each claim.
Outputs
Decision pack + annexes
Clean sources, exclusions, pivot log, and mitigations expressed as controls.
Default stance
Conservative language
If it cannot be supported, it is not asserted. Limits are stated.
Signals
Quarterly notes only
Short, decision-relevant updates. No marketing lists.
Join updates
Quarterly notes only. No marketing lists.
Evidence pipeline
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Pricing for common decision gates
Indicative pricing for common decision points (procurement, market entry, counterparties, and supply-chain risk). Final scope is confirmed in writing before work starts.
Rapid Triage
72 hours · from £1,950
Red flags, identity anchors, initial constraints view, and the recommended next checks.
Decision Pack
7–10 days · from £6,500
Evidence-weighted findings, gates, and mitigations expressed as controls and triggers.
Enhanced Deep Dive
10–15 days · from £12,500
Layered structures, deeper supplier chains, and harder identity / enforcement pivots.
Programme Support
Monthly · on request
Recurring procurement and delivery risk support across programmes and portfolios.
Full comparison table
Use this only when you need line-by-line inclusions.
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Full comparison table
Use this only when you need line-by-line inclusions.
| Package | Typical fee | Turnaround | Best for | Includes (summary) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapid Triage | From £1,950 | 72 hours | Early go/no-go, shortlist decisions | Red flags (sanctions/PEP/adverse), identity anchors, initial constraints view, triage questions, recommended next checks. |
| Decision Pack Recommended | From £6,500 | 7–10 days | Investment committees, awards, approvals | Evidence-weighted findings, sources mapped to claims, risk controls and gates, decision memo and annex pack. |
| Enhanced Deep Dive | From £12,500 | 10–15 days | Complex counterparties, layered suppliers | Deeper pivots, expanded source coverage, close-associate sweep, supplier mapping and adjacency risks, fuller annex set. |
| Programme Support | Monthly (on request) | Ongoing | Recurring procurement and delivery risk | Standing gate reviews, supplier changes, new risk flags, rapid Q&A for live decisions, monthly Signals notes. |
Capability modules (attach to any package)
Use modules to shape scope around your decision gate (procurement, market entry, supply-chain exposure, and enforcement/litigation depth).
Procurement intelligence
Supplier capability, tender risk, delivery realism and conflicts.
- Supplier landscape + constraints
- Tender/award risk signals
- Delivery capacity indicators
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Market-entry feasibility
Early blockers surfaced: regulatory, stakeholder, execution and gating.
- Regulatory and permits lens
- Stakeholder blockers
- Gate-ready decision options
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Supply-chain risk
Dependencies, chokepoints and mitigation options you can actually execute.
- Dependency mapping
- Chokepoints and alternates
- Mitigation actions
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Due diligence & integrity
Identity anchors, sanctions/PEP/adverse and reputational exposure in one pack.
- Identity + ownership links
- Sanctions/PEP/adverse checks
- Governance-ready outputs
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Specialist add-ons (examples)
Use add-ons where the downside is asymmetric or the structure is complex.
- UBO and cross-holding mapping
- Country / corridor risk overlays
- Site and permit readiness (where relevant)
- Expanded adverse media and enforcement deepening
Why this is different
Many firms produce narrative. Cipher produces a defensible evidence path: anchors, pivots, exclusions, and controlled language tied to sources.