Selection Support
Technology, Vendor & Partner Selection
Choose the right AI technology stack and implementation partners, independently and objectively.
Choosing AI technologies is complex, noisy, and full of hidden risks. This service provides a neutral, structured, and sovereignty-focused selection process to ensure you adopt the right tools, platforms, and partners for long-term success. Onyx acts as an unbiased evaluator, we do not resell or promote vendors, ensuring your organisation receives pure, independent guidance.
What’s included
1. Requirements & Alignment
- Collection of functional, technical, security, compliance needs
- High-level architecture alignment
- Sovereignty & regulatory constraints
2. Tender / RFP Development
- Requirements documentation
- Evaluation criteria definition
- Publishing and vendor engagement
3. Vendor Evaluation
- Functional & technical scoring
- Compliance & data flow analysis
- Demo & proof-of-concept reviews
- Vendor lock-in and dependency assessment
4. Final Selection
- Comparative scorecards
- Due diligence summary
- Final recommendation & justification
Deliverables
Audit-ready- RFP / Requirements Document
- Evaluation Matrix (scoring model)
- Comparative Vendor Analysis
- Risk & Compliance Notes
- Final Recommendation Pack
Why organisations choose this
- Avoid vendor lock-in
- Ensure compliance and sovereignty from day one
- Evaluate vendors using the same standards as major consulting firms
- Save months of internal decision time
- Make safer, data-driven technology decisions
Ideal for
- Organisations selecting their AI platform or partner
- Teams needing a neutral, structured evaluation
- Regulated sectors where compliance is non-negotiable
Make a defensible choice
We bring the rigor of major consulting firms without the vendor bias. Expect transparent scoring models, compliance notes, and executive-ready justification.