Some industries have already matured and standardized this concept. The HECVAT is one example. https://library.educause.edu/resources/2020/4/higher-education-c

Some industries have already matured and standardized this concept. The HECVAT is one example. https://library.educause.edu/resources/2020/4/higher-education-community-vendor-assessment-toolkit#tools https://library.educause.edu/resources/2020/4/higher-educati... The benefit of this is that if you (as a vendor) wish to sell in this industry, you probably only need to complete this once, rather than one for each potential customer.