# Compare vendors

Prepare a tender with multiple vendors and a shared assessment basis.

> **Access:** assessment creation. Subject to enabled modules and your plan.

## Goal and prerequisites

Use **Vendor Comparisons** to examine vendors within a common assessment basis. Comparison must be enabled for your organization. You need access to the vendors and assessment-creation permission.

## Prepare a comparison

1. Define the business need and decision criteria before contacting vendors.
2. Open **Reviews → Vendor Comparisons** and start creation.
3. Select the vendors to compare.
4. Choose common questionnaires and complete the requested details.
5. Check permissions and confirm.

## Use the comparison

Open the tender details to review its assessments. Compare responses using equivalent scopes. A missing response and a negative response need different interpretations.

Consider the score alongside business criticality, evidence and assessment date. Document open points before making a decision.

## Expected outcome

You have a shared basis for reviewing each vendor’s responses. If a vendor is missing, check your access and its existence in the register. If the workspace is hidden, see [Feature availability](https://docs.cisapp.eu/en/help/availability).