Software as a Service (SaaS) platform featuring computer software and processes for collecting, analyzing, organizing, researching and providing a means to acquire research and associated data, products, services, tools, resources or technologies; providing a software platform that combines and coordinates the different groups or subsystems needed to acquire research, including legal, procurement, compliance, finance, the external supplier and IT (information technology). Platform combining all required groups and subsystems into one easy-to-use software platform and making it possible to perform research faster and cheaper