A vendor agreement is a vendor or contract-based agreement. 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. Vendor agreements can also be included as a segment in a Vendor Rating method.
On this page you see an overview of all existing agreements, and you have the option to manage these agreements. Read more about managing and reviewing agreements in this article.
The overview shows the following information about a 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 vendor agreement types. |
| Group | The supplier agreement group. Read this article to learn more about vendor 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 agreement in a Vendor Rating. |