# Supplier evaluation

Source: https://contracko.com/it/glossario/valutazione-dei-fornitori

# Supplier evaluation

Assessing supplier performance against quality, delivery, price and compliance criteria to guide sourcing decisions.

## Definizione

Supplier evaluation measures how well a supplier performs against agreed criteria (quality, on-time delivery, price competitiveness, service and compliance), both when selecting and when reviewing incumbents. Scorecards make performance objective, support renewal or exit decisions and feed continuous improvement.

## Esempio

> A logistics firm scores carriers monthly on on-time delivery and damage rate; persistent underperformers lose volume at renewal.

## Perché rappresenta un rischio aziendale

Without structured evaluation, renewal decisions are made subjectively or by inertia, retaining underperforming suppliers that drain value and expose operations to quality and compliance risk. Equally, poor selection at award time, without criteria, increases the chance of engaging a supplier that cannot deliver.

## Come gestirlo

- Define evaluation criteria and weightings before selecting a supplier, not after, to prevent post-hoc justification.
- Capture performance data systematically throughout the contract, not only at renewal time.
- Share scorecard results with the supplier to drive improvement and document their response.
- Use evaluation outcomes directly in renewal, renegotiation and exit decisions to close the feedback loop.
- Include SLA-breach data and delivery milestone performance in evaluations, not only commercial criteria.

### Come aiuta Contracko

Contracko extracts contracted SLA terms, obligations and milestones from supplier agreements and tracks their status, giving evaluation teams factual data on what was promised versus what was delivered, rather than relying on memory or informal records when a renewal decision falls due.

## Rilevante per

[Logistica e distribuzione](https://contracko.com/it/settori/logistica)[Settore manifatturiero](https://contracko.com/it/settori/produzione)[Commercio al dettaglio e all'ingrosso](https://contracko.com/it/settori/commercio-dettaglio-ingrosso)[Magazzinaggio](https://contracko.com/it/settori/magazzinaggio)

## Clausole correlate

- [Benchmarking Clause](https://contracko.com/it/biblioteca-di-clausole/clausola-di-benchmarking)
- [Service Level Agreement (SLA)](https://contracko.com/it/biblioteca-di-clausole/accordo-sul-livello-di-servizio)

## Termini correlati

- [Supplier relationship management](https://contracko.com/it/glossario/gestione-dei-fornitori)
- [Supplier segmentation](https://contracko.com/it/glossario/segmentazione-dei-fornitori)
- [RFP / RFQ](https://contracko.com/it/glossario/richiesta-di-offerta)
- [Due diligence](https://contracko.com/it/glossario/due-diligence)

### Non perda mai più una scadenza contrattuale

- L'AI trova le date di rinnovo e preavviso
- Rischi e obblighi emergono automaticamente
- I promemoria La aiutano ad agire prima che le date sfuggano

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## Domande frequenti

Domande comuni su questo termine.

- **Q:** What criteria should a supplier scorecard include?
  **A:** Typically on-time delivery, quality or defect rate, pricing versus contract, invoice accuracy, responsiveness, compliance with contractual obligations and, where relevant, sustainability performance.

- **Q:** How does pre-qualification differ from ongoing evaluation?
  **A:** Pre-qualification is a one-time check of a supplier's capability and compliance before award; ongoing evaluation measures actual performance against contracted obligations throughout the relationship.

- **Q:** Can evaluation results be used in a legal dispute?
  **A:** Yes. Documented, dated scorecards showing persistent non-performance support a claim for damages or justify termination for cause. They are far stronger evidence than informal complaints.

- **Q:** Should suppliers be evaluated against market benchmarks?
  **A:** For long-term contracts, including a periodic benchmarking step is advisable. It reveals whether contracted prices and service levels remain competitive and can trigger a renegotiation right.

- **Q:** What happens when a supplier consistently fails evaluation?
  **A:** Options include issuing a formal improvement plan with a cure period, reducing volumes redirected to that supplier, not renewing the contract, or, where the contract allows, terminating for cause.

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