How do I avoid missing auto-renewals on SaaS contracts?
One central renewal calendar with deadlines and owners works better than reminders in 15 mailboxes. Key tricks: write down the notice deadline, not the renewal date, and schedule an internal review 60 days before.
Try this first
- 1Extract per vendor the notice clause from the contract, e.g. 30, 60 or 90 days before renewal, not the renewal itself.
- 2Put all deadlines in one calendar or tool (a sheet works) with owner, contract value, and notice deadline.
- 3Plan a short review 60 or 90 days before the notice deadline: 'do we still use it, do we want to negotiate, do we want out?'
- 4For large contracts: send the cancel-or-negotiate email by registered post or a traceable channel, because vendors sometimes later claim 'not received'.
When to bring us in
If you have many scattered contracts and want a light renewal operating system, we can set it up and run it.
See also
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