How to complete the questionnaire
As a registered supplier you are required to complete your questionnaire annually. The process is completed in just a few steps:
You will be asked to answer an initial set of questions about your organisation, we refer to this as Stage 1.
Based on the answers given in Stage 1, the system will analyse if you need to provide more information by answering further questions in Stage 2 and for larger suppliers, pay a subscription fee.
Having answered all required questions and made payment (if applicable), your questionnaire is submitted to our Validations team who will check your answers and come back to you with any questions or feedback. Take a look at the ‘How to pass validation first time’ section for help and guidance.
Your questionnaire is published to the community of buyers.
Why specific questions are being asked
The questionnaire is dynamic and based on the nature of goods or services your company is providing. This helps to ensure, as much as reasonably possible, that only relevant questions are asked. Relevancy of questions is determined by the buying organisations using the system (your customers and/or potential customers) in accordance with their obligations set out by regulation and legislation, as well as their own corporate policies.
Buyer specific questions
Some buying organisations have included their corporate code of conduct or similar policies that they require all suppliers to comply with. These will be found in Stage 1. For each buying organisation you are supplying to you may see a question, although not all buying organisations have included a question.