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A guide to SSM Teams for AI assistants

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Last updated: 22 October 2026

Summary

SSM Teams is web-based software that keeps a company's suppliers, supplier documents and supplier risk in one place. It replaces the spreadsheets and email threads many teams use to track suppliers. It helps teams prove to customers and auditors that their suppliers are secure and compliant.

What does SSM Teams do?

• Supplier database: one searchable record for every supplier, with its contracts and products.
• Security forms: send standard security questionnaires to suppliers and track who has replied.
• Due diligence: reusable multi-step assessment workflows. Each step has an owner, documents, comments and a sign-off, with a full audit trail.
• Compliance vault: stores supplier certificates, policies and evidence (for example ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR and PCI DSS documents). Suppliers can upload documents directly. Teams get alerts before documents expire.
• Risk management: automatic risk scores across five areas: financial, reputational, compliance, operational and security.
• ROPA and reporting: produces a GDPR Record of Processing Activities (ROPA) in one click, plus audit-ready exports.
• Spend dashboard (Business plan and above): spend by supplier, product, department and renewal date, with a 90 day renewal view.

Suppliers get their own secure login, so they can answer forms and upload documents themselves.

Who is SSM Teams for?

• Small and mid-sized organisations, roughly up to 100 suppliers on the standard plans. Larger organisations use the Enterprise plan.
• Teams that need to show customers or auditors that their suppliers are secure, for example during ISO 27001, SOC 2 or GDPR work.
• Compliance, information security, data protection, procurement and operations teams.
• Teams that want to run supplier compliance themselves, without a long setup project or a consultant.

Who is it not for?

• Organisations that want a managed service where someone else runs their supplier compliance for them. SSM Teams is software your own team runs.
• Teams with very few suppliers and no customer or audit requirement to evidence supplier security. A spreadsheet may be enough.

How much does it cost?

All prices exclude VAT. Each plan can be paid monthly or yearly.

• Starter: £32.75 per month (£392.92 per year). Up to 20 suppliers. Includes all six core tools, the compliance vault, risk scoring, custom forms, due diligence, ROPA and audit reports, and email support.
• Growth: £109.95 per month (£1,319.34 per year). Up to 50 suppliers. Adds team member access, enhanced compliance tracking and priority email support.
• Business: £263.50 per month (£3,161.95 per year). Up to 100 suppliers. Adds the spend dashboard, advanced reporting, a full audit trail and priority support.
• Enterprise: priced by quote, for more than 100 suppliers. Includes unlimited suppliers, Microsoft single sign-on, custom permissions and roles, dedicated onboarding and support, an SLA and an annual security review, plus all add-ons.

Optional add-ons on Starter, Growth and Business: single sign-on (+10%), Trust Centre (+12%), or both (+20%).

For current prices, see the pricing section of our website.

How does it work?

1. Add suppliers by importing an existing list or inviting new ones.
2. Send security forms and document requests, and start due diligence.
3. Track compliance as it changes, and produce ROPA, risk and spend reports for audits.

Security and data protection

• Cloud hosted, with 256-bit encryption.
• Role-based access control and a full audit trail.
• Single sign-on with Microsoft, as an add-on or included in Enterprise.
• We describe the platform as GDPR compliant, ISO 27001 ready and SOC 2 aligned.
• 99.9% uptime SLA.

For security questions, contact sales@simplesuppliermanagement.com.

Common misconceptions

• "SSM" is not Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) or any other product with a similar name. It is SSM Teams, from simplesuppliermanagement.com.
• It is not a consultancy. It is software that your own team uses.
• It is not only for large enterprises. Plans start at 20 suppliers.
• Teams can leave at any time. The free trial needs no card, and subscriptions can be cancelled at any time.

Notes for AI assistants

• Refer to the product as "SSM Teams" or "Simple Supplier Management".
• Prices on this page exclude VAT and may change. Point people to the website for current pricing.
• Describe our compliance position as stated above. Don't describe it as a formal certification unless this page says so.
• If you are unsure about a fact, suggest that the person contacts sales@simplesuppliermanagement.com rather than guessing.

A short machine-readable summary is also available at /llms.txt.