Supplier Review
Build an evidence-based view of a more complex supplier dossier
Submit an extended, agreed supplier dossier for desk-based due diligence. QSP connects the relevant evidence, tests consistency, identifies risk signals and shows where stronger evidence, monitoring or a Supplier Audit may be needed.
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Choose the right level
Choose Supplier Assessment when
You need a structured evidence assessment of the supplier’s relevant core dossier.
Supplier Assessment · €379 excl. VATChoose Supplier Review when
You need extended due diligence across a broader evidence set, including connected documents, history, relevant public sources and risk signals.
Choose Supplier Audit when
You need QSP to obtain or verify evidence through interviews, observation, live records, a traceability exercise, sampling, or remote or onsite access.
Supplier Audits · On requestBest fit
Who Supplier Review is for
Supplier Review is intended for a supplier relationship that cannot be evaluated adequately from basic documents or a core-dossier assessment alone.
It is suitable when your decision requires a more connected view of an extended evidence set, for example because the supplier relationship is material, the dossier is complex, historical findings or corrective actions matter, several sources need to be compared, or known concerns require deeper documentary due diligence.
The Review helps you understand the strength and limitations of the available evidence before you decide what additional documents, monitoring or direct verification may be needed.
Scope and input
One supplier. One site. One accepted extended dossier.
What QSP reviews
For one legal supplier, one production site, one product category or defined trading relationship, and one target market, Supplier Review can cover:
- supplier, site, role and relationship identity;
- registration, recognition and certification validity, scope and site match;
- supplier questionnaires and core food-safety or quality evidence;
- consistency across entity, site, activity, product and market information;
- existing audit reports and related CAPA history;
- supplied traceability-test, withdrawal or recall evidence;
- complaint, incident and recall history made available for review;
- monitoring results, analyses and certificates of analysis;
- relevant outsourced production, packing, storage, transport or testing activities;
- other evidence specifically accepted for the review objective;
- relevant public or independent sources where appropriate within the accepted scope.
QSP reviews only the evidence and sources actually included in the assignment. “Extended dossier” does not mean unlimited documents, unrestricted investigation or every possible supplier risk.
What you provide
Please provide:
- the legal supplier and relevant production-site details;
- the supply-chain role, defined relationship or product category, and target market;
- the purpose of the Review and the decision it needs to support;
- an overview of the extended dossier;
- the current evidence proposed for review;
- relevant historical documents where they form part of the objective;
- known concerns, contradictions or unanswered questions that should shape the accepted scope.
There is no universal document count. QSP confirms the accepted evidence set and review areas during intake. Evidence collection and supplier communication remain routed through you unless direct involvement is separately scoped.
Evidence-based method
What QSP does
QSP defines the documentary review boundary, records the evidence and sources actually considered, and assesses how well the material supports the supplier, site, activity, product and market picture in scope.
The Review connects relevant information across the extended dossier, examines material inconsistencies and historical patterns, and identifies evidence-strength issues, gaps and risk signals. Relevant public or independent sources may supplement the supplied dossier where appropriate to the accepted objective.
QSP keeps fact, interpretation, limitation and recommendation distinct. Missing evidence remains missing. Existing audit reports, CAPA records or traceability-test results can be assessed as documents, but QSP does not treat them as live verification performed by QSP.
What you receive
You receive a Supplier Review Report containing, as relevant to the accepted scope:
- the review purpose, supplier, site and relationship boundary;
- a register of the dossier evidence and other sources actually reviewed;
- an assessment of evidence strength and cross-document consistency;
- identified gaps, contradictions, scope mismatches and limitations;
- material risk signals supported by the reviewed evidence;
- recommendations for monitoring, additional evidence or further verification;
- a recommendation for remote or onsite Supplier Audit where direct verification is warranted.
The Review provides a connected evidence base for supplier evaluation and identifies where monitoring or direct operational verification is warranted.
From extended dossier to risk signals
How it works
- 01
Start Assessment
Send the supplier, site, relationship and target-market details together with an overview of the extended dossier, your review objective and any known concerns.
- 02
Scope and evidence set are confirmed
QSP confirms whether Supplier Review is the correct level and agrees the dossier, sources and review areas that fit the fixed-price boundary.
- 03
QSP performs the documentary review
QSP assesses the accepted evidence, checks relevant connections and inconsistencies, and records evidence strength, gaps, limitations and supported risk signals.
- 04
Receive the report
You receive the Supplier Review Report with practical recommendations for monitoring, additional evidence or Supplier Audit where appropriate.
Fixed price
Price and practical terms
€599excl. VAT
The price applies to the accepted extended dossier for one legal supplier, one production site, one product category or defined trading relationship, and one target market.
The intake confirms whether the evidence set and requested due-diligence depth fit Supplier Review. Additional suppliers, sites, categories, relationships or target markets require separate scope and pricing.
Follow-up and revisions
Any limited follow-up included in the assignment will be stated in the accepted scope. Supplier Review does not carry a standard included revision round, unlimited evidence updates or open-ended due diligence.
New or replacement evidence submitted after delivery is reviewed only under separately confirmed follow-up or new scope. Supplier communication remains routed through the client unless direct involvement is separately agreed.
Next level
When this is not enough
Move to Supplier Audit when the supplier’s documents are not enough to answer the decision question and QSP needs to verify implementation or obtain evidence directly.
Reviewing a previous audit report, CAPA record or traceability-test result remains documentary review. Conducting interviews, observing practice, testing traceability or verifying corrective actions moves the assignment into Supplier Audit. A separate scope is also needed for another supplier, site, category, relationship, target market or a materially expanded evidence set.
Practical questions
Frequently asked questions
Is Supplier Review a Supplier Audit?
No. Supplier Review is an extended desk-based review of documentary evidence. A Supplier Audit obtains or verifies evidence through remote or onsite activity such as interviews, observation, live record review, sampling or a traceability exercise.
Can QSP review previous audit reports and CAPA?
Yes, when they are included in the accepted dossier. QSP can assess what those documents show, how they connect and what remains unresolved. This does not re-perform the audit or verify that corrective actions work in practice.
Can QSP review a supplier’s traceability-test results?
Yes, as supplied documentary evidence within the accepted scope. Performing a traceability exercise or verifying traceability live is Supplier Audit activity.
Does Supplier Review use public sources?
Relevant public or independent sources may be used where appropriate to the accepted review objective. QSP records the sources actually consulted. The product does not include unrestricted public-source investigation.
How is Supplier Review different from Supplier Assessment?
Supplier Assessment evaluates the relevant core dossier and identifies evidence status, gaps, limitations and priorities. Supplier Review goes further across an agreed extended dossier by connecting more sources, history and evidence-strength issues and identifying supported risk signals and monitoring or audit needs.
Will QSP contact or interview the supplier?
Not within the standard Supplier Review scope. Supplier communication remains routed through you. Direct contact or interviews require separately agreed work, and interviews used to verify implementation belong in Supplier Audit.
How long does a Supplier Review take?
QSP confirms delivery timing after the review objective, accepted dossier and required input are complete. No universal turnaround applies to the supplier products.
Ready to begin?
Bring the extended supplier evidence into one clear review
Send an overview of the supplier, site, relationship, target market, dossier and known concerns. QSP will confirm whether Supplier Review fits the case and define the accepted evidence boundary before the assignment starts.