Procurement Risk · High
Procurement conflict of interest in a contractor chain
The review showed links between a client employee, the contractor and an intermediary company in the supply chain.
Situation
The client noticed recurring cost increases in procurement and asked HEIMDALL to review a contractor that repeatedly won internal selection rounds.
Risk signals
contractor contact persons overlapped with a former employee of the client
an intermediary in the supply chain showed technical-company indicators
some procurement items had inflated margins without clear business explanation
repeated addresses, phones and digital traces appeared across connected parties
Result
The client changed procurement controls, separated approval functions and launched enhanced review of connected suppliers.
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