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Free guides, checklists, and templates to help UK procurement teams manage supplier compliance, risk, and performance.
5-Pillar Supplier Risk: A Framework for UK Businesses
Most supplier risk assessments rely on a single annual review and a traffic light rating. That approach misses the fact that supplier risk is not one-dimensional. A supplier can be financially stable but have serious compliance gaps, or operationally strong but weak on cyber security. The 5-Pillar Supplier Risk Framework assesses suppliers across five distinct dimensions: Financial, Compliance, Operational, Cyber, and ESG. This whitepaper explains the rationale behind each pillar, how to define scoring criteria for your organisation, how to weight the pillars to reflect your risk appetite, and when to escalate based on score changes rather than waiting for an annual review.
Request the WhitepaperSupplier Onboarding Checklist for UK Businesses
A supplier that starts work before their compliance documentation is in order creates risk from day one. Yet many organisations skip or shortcut onboarding because the process is manual, slow, and inconsistent. This printable checklist covers every step of a thorough supplier onboarding process: initial data collection, Companies House verification, compliance document gathering, insurance validation, health and safety checks, anti-bribery due diligence, and Modern Slavery risk assessment. Each step includes what to check, what evidence to collect, and who should sign off.
Request the Free ChecklistQuarterly Business Review (QBR) Template
A well-run Quarterly Business Review strengthens supplier relationships and drives performance improvement. A poorly run one wastes everyone's time and produces no actionable outcomes. This QBR template provides a structured format for productive supplier reviews. It covers the key areas that should be discussed in every QBR: performance against agreed KPIs, service delivery highlights and issues, compliance and risk status, commercial matters including spend and invoice accuracy, forward-looking actions and improvement targets. Each section includes suggested KPI categories, a RAG rating framework, and space for action items with owners and deadlines.
Request the TemplateESG Reporting for Suppliers: PPN 06/21 Explained
Since June 2021, Procurement Policy Note 06/21 has required suppliers bidding for UK government contracts over 5 million pounds to provide a Carbon Reduction Plan. But the requirements extend beyond the prime contractor. Contracting authorities increasingly expect visibility into the carbon footprint of the wider supply chain. This guide explains what PPN 06/21 requires, what a compliant Carbon Reduction Plan must contain, and how suppliers should report their Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 emissions. It covers the definitions of each emissions scope in plain language, the reporting timelines and formats that contracting authorities expect, and the baseline and target-setting process.
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