Supplier assessment

To begin the assessment, click on ‘Group’ on the navigation bar. Locate the required category on the list and click on the row to display the category information page.

NOTE: It is possible to use the search function when searching for the required category.

For each category, the suppliers to be assessed can be found in the supplier section, located at the bottom of the category information page.

• Select the ‘Needs assessment’ tab.
• When you want to start the assessment of a supplier, select ‘Assessment’ from the tree line menu, located at the end of the row.

IMAGE: A list of the suppliers in a category will be displayed according to their status at the bottom of the information page. Select the ‘Assessment’ from the tree line menu. 

Click on ‘Assessment’ to assess the supplier

• Supplier can be set to a different status
  • The statuses are: "New", "Needs assesment", Accepted" and "Rejected"
  • Only suppliers who are accepted to the group will be showed on the Sourcing-portal side

• Choose a rating from the list:
  • Preferred supplier
  • Good supplier
  • Weak supplier
  • Supplier blacklisted
    • The assessment ‘Supplier blacklisted’ means that the supplier has been deemed unreliable and trading with them is not a desirable option. When calls for tender are sent within the category, the blacklisted suppliers will not receive any of them.
• Comments
  • The assessment can be completed with additional comments.

A supplier assessment form, regarding the category in question, will be displayed.

The Supplier report

The supplier report includes the following information about the company/organization in relation to the category:

1. Supplier name
2. Business ID
3. Supplier status
4. Current assesment
5. Comments
6. Group name
7. Ranking in group
   • The supplier’s ranking in the group vs. the number of suppliers in the group (excluding rejected suppliers)
     • The Supplier's ranking in the group in comparison to the other suppliers in the same group
   • The supplier with the highest score is ranked number one
     • For instance, the entry 1/11 means that the supplier has been awarded the highest number of points in the category, in which there are 11 suppliers in total  
8. Comparison percent
   • Shows how large a percentage of the maximum points in the group the supplier has been awarded
9. Supplier’s score
   • The supplier’s points vs. the total points available in the group
10. Current assessment
11. Comments
12. Supplier history
    • The supplier’s history in this group
13. Supplier’s general Information
    • The supplier’s ranking, comparison percentage, score and assessment details for all the groups the supplier is assigned to.
14. Supplier’s answers to the questions
    • Lists all the responses given by the supplier to questions in this group
15. Suppliers assessment history
16. Supplier responses