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Supplier evaluation against buyer requirements
Understand what evidence a supplier provides against your requirements and where gaps remain. Scope and criteria are agreed before any evaluation.
Available from IAC
- Operator
- International Accreditation Center (IAC).
- Object
- A supplier's capability to meet requirements defined by the buyer for specific products or services.
- Scope
- Documentary review, remote interviews and, where agreed, site observation. Locations, products and exclusions are written into the agreed scope.
- Criteria
- The buyer's written requirements. Recognised standards may be included as criteria when the buyer specifies them and their edition.
- Competence
- Evaluators are selected for the sector and criteria, and declare any relationship with the supplier before the work starts.
- Deliverable
- A report with evidence reviewed, findings, limitations and a conclusion within the agreed scope.
- Recognition
- This evaluation is not accredited and is not a certification. Where relevant, this is stated in the report.
- Fees
- Quoted for each scope after the initial review. No price is published.
How it works
- Short initial inquiry describing the need.
- Review of fit, capacity and conflicts of interest.
- Preliminary scope and criteria agreed with the buyer.
- Authorisation before any additional information is requested from the supplier.
- Written proposal.
- Evaluation by competent evaluators.
- Technical review of findings.
- Controlled delivery of the report.
- Close-out and any follow-up agreed.
What this service does not do
- No guarantee of future performanceThe report describes evidence at a point in time.
- No certificationThe supplier does not become ISO certified or accredited.
- No purchasing decisionThe decision to buy remains with the buyer.
- No acceptance by othersThird parties outside the engagement are not bound by the result.
Before you write to us
Please do not attach passwords, confidential documents or personal data in a first inquiry. Describe the products or services, the markets involved and the requirements you need to check.