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Module 4 of 4 · CAE · Block 4

Ongoing evaluation of suppliers and subcontractors

Coordination doesn't end at access: each contractor's performance on site becomes an evaluation that informs who you keep working with.

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Evaluation indicators

Safety incidents, compliance with documentation deadlines and the quality of work delivered, combined into a score.

Supplier ranking

A comparison across contractors doing the same type of activity, useful for purchasing and approval decisions.

Cascading contractors and subcontractors

Extending the evaluation to subcontractors working for a main contractor, without losing track of who's accountable for what.

What an auditor usually asks for

  • Evaluation indicators defined by activity type
  • Supplier ranking updated periodically
  • Traceability of cascading subcontractors
  • History of safety incidents per supplier

How to cover ongoing evaluation in Kimobox

  1. 1Log every safety incident linked to the responsible supplier.
  2. 2Check the supplier ranking from the purchasing dashboard.
  3. 3Onboard cascading subcontractors without losing traceability to the main contractor.

The supplier ranking calculates itself from real data, not from someone's memory of who did well.

See Kimobox's CAE Portal

Where each figure comes from

References to the official text in force. If a standard is revised, this page is updated and the review date says so.

  1. Royal Decree 171/2004 on coordination of business activities BOE-A-2004-1848 · 31 January 2004
  2. Ley 31/1995 on the prevention of occupational risks, art. 24 BOE-A-1995-24292 · Consolidated text