A contract agreement is a contract-based agreement with a supplier. These agreements can be periodically assessed by a user in VendorLink. This way you can accurately keep track of whether these agreements are being observed. Contract agreements can also be included as a segment in a Vendor Rating method.
On this page you see an overview of all existing contract agreements, and you have the option to manage these contract agreements. Read more about managing and reviewing contract agreements in this article.
The overview shows the following information about a contract agreement:
| Field | Explanation |
| Agreement description | A description of the agreement. |
| Contract VL Ref. | The VendorLink contract reference code of the linked contract. |
| Contractnumber 1 (or a different name if specified in Admin) | The value from the 'Contract number 1' field of the linked contract. |
| Contract name | The name of the linked contract. |
| Vendor | The name of the vendor. |
| Contract | The contract this agreement is related to. |
| Type | The supplier agreement type. Read this article to learn more about supplier agreement types. |
| Group | The supplier agreement group. Read this article to learn more about supplier agreement groups. |
| Date from | The start date of the validty period of the agreement. |
| Date to | The end date of the validty period of the agreement. |
| Norm min | The minimum score a vendor can get. This applies when the agreement is rated in Vendor Rating. |
| Norm max | The maximum score a vendor can get. This applies when the agreement is rated in Vendor Rating. |
| Unit | The unit used for calculating a score. This applies when the agreement is rated in Vendor Rating. |
| Weight | The weight of this contract agreement in a Vendor Rating. |