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Supplier Prequalification

Turn supplier onboarding into a structured pipeline — apply → review → approve → vendor. Publish a no-login application link, let AI score and flag risk, then approve qualified suppliers straight into your vendor list.

No more vetting suppliers over scattered email and spreadsheets. Every applicant arrives with their details, compliance documents, and your own custom fields — reviewed in one place, with an advisory AI assessment and a clear, auditable decision trail. AI is advisory only; a human always makes the final call.

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Logins for suppliers to apply
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AI suitability score
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Supplier prequalification workspace turning applications into approved vendors
Why It Matters

Stop onboarding suppliers in your inbox.

Most teams vet suppliers through email threads, attachments, and a spreadsheet that nobody trusts. Documents go missing, the same questions get asked twice, and there is no record of why a supplier was approved. Prequalification closes those gaps.

Scattered applications

One public link collects every applicant in a structured queue — not your inbox.

Missing or expired documents

Required documents and custom fields are captured up front, and risk flags surface what is missing.

No audit trail

Every score, request for info, approval, and re-qualification is recorded and reviewable.

What It Does

A vetting pipeline, end to end.

Each business gets a public, tenant-specific application link. Suppliers apply with no account; you review with full context and approve the right ones into vendors.

Public Application Link

Share one no-login link. Suppliers submit company details, compliance documents, and any custom fields you define — with bot and spam protection built in.

AI Scoring & Risk Flags

Every application gets an advisory 0–100 suitability score with a short rationale and risk flags, based on the details, document completeness, and custom fields.

Compare by Category

Rank applicants within a category, star your preferred picks, and choose the best one or several — without losing the rest.

Approve into a Vendor

Approval creates the vendor automatically and emails a set-password invite for the vendor portal — no double entry.

Re-qualification

Approved suppliers stay qualified for a period you set and are flagged for re-qualification when it lapses, keeping your vendor list current.

Blacklisting

Blacklist a supplier with a reason to deactivate them, exclude them from RFQs, and block re-applications.

Documents in the Vault

Certificates and attachments are viewable in-app and archived to the secure Document Vault on approval — no downloads required.

Your Own Custom Fields

Add the fields your industry needs — text, numbers, dates, dropdowns, even file uploads — and they show on the form and feed the AI assessment.

Built-in Notifications

Admins are alerted on new and updated applications; suppliers get branded emails and a private tracking link.

How It Works

From application to approved vendor, in one trail.

1 Apply Public link 2 Review AI score + risk 3 Approve Becomes a vendor 4 Maintain Re-qualify / blacklist
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Apply

A supplier opens your public link and submits details, documents, and custom fields. They get a private tracking link — no account needed.

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Review

You see an AI suitability score, risk flags, documents in an in-app viewer, and can request more information or compare applicants by category.

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Approve

Approve the best supplier(s). AWRA creates the vendor, archives documents to the vault, and emails a set-password invite.

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Maintain

Track qualification validity, re-qualify when it lapses, mark preferred vendors, and blacklist where needed.

Supplier flow from application through review, approval, and ongoing vendor collaboration
Advisory AI, Human Decision

Faster vetting, clearer choices — you stay in control.

The AI reads each application and writes a plain-language assessment — score, rationale, and risks — so reviewers start with a head start instead of a blank page. It never auto-approves; every decision is yours, and it carries through to vendor performance scorecards once approved.

Advisory 0–100 suitability score
Risk flags for missing or expiring compliance
Custom fields feed the assessment
Provenance carried to vendor scorecards
AI assessment turning supplier data into a score, rationale, and risk flags
Vendor governance: qualification validity, re-qualification, and blacklisting controls
Stays Current

Approval is the start, not the end.

Prequalification doesn't go stale. Each approved supplier carries a qualification validity window you configure; when it lapses, AWRA flags them for re-qualification and can deactivate the vendor so they drop out of new RFQs until reviewed again.

When a supplier no longer meets the bar, blacklist them with a reason — they're deactivated, excluded from RFQs, and blocked from re-applying through the public link. Preferred suppliers, meanwhile, are highlighted and float to the top when you source.

Configurable qualification validity
Auto-flag & deactivate on expiry
Blacklist with reason + audit
Preferred-vendor shortlisting
Who It's For

Built for teams that answer to an audit.

Procurement teams

Standardise how new suppliers are vetted and approved.

Compliance & risk

Capture documents, score risk, and keep a defensible record.

NGOs & public sector

Run fair, documented prequalification for many suppliers.

Manufacturers & retail

Onboard suppliers by category and keep the best ones preferred.

FAQ

Common questions

Do suppliers need an account to apply?

No. Suppliers apply through a public, no-login link and get a private tracking link to check status and update details. An account (vendor portal) is only created if you approve them.

Does the AI approve suppliers automatically?

No. The AI is advisory — it provides a suitability score, rationale, and risk flags to speed up review. A human always makes the approve/reject decision.

Can we collect industry-specific information?

Yes. Define your own custom fields (text, number, date, dropdown, yes/no, file uploads). They appear on the public form and feed the AI assessment.

What happens when an approved supplier lapses?

Each approval has a qualification validity window. When it expires, AWRA flags the supplier for re-qualification and can deactivate the vendor so they drop out of new RFQs until reviewed.

Is supplier data kept private and secure?

Yes. Applications and documents are tenant-scoped, served through signed links, viewable in-app, and archived to the secure Document Vault on approval.

Ready to prequalify suppliers the structured way?

We can walk your procurement team through the public application link, AI-assisted review, approval into vendors, and re-qualification.