Buyer & Procurement Guidance

Verify an ASCB-accredited certificate How to check a certificate on the register in seconds, what the results mean, what to have ready, and what to do when a certificate cannot be found. Guidance Using accreditation evidence in procurement and tender qualification How to write accreditation, not just certification, into supplier qualification criteria, and how to verify a bidder's claimed accreditation. Guidance What ASCB accreditation means for the buyer The difference between certification and accreditation, the checks behind an accredited certificate, what accreditation does and does not cover, and why ASCB’s independence matters to a buyer. Guidance Accreditation in supplier due diligence Where accredited certification fits in a due-diligence framework, what it confirms and what it does not, how to build re-verification into supplier monitoring, and the red flags of claimed but unverifiable accreditation. Guidance Verifying a certificate: what to check, when The three moments in a supplier relationship when a certificate should be verified, what current actually means, and what to do when a certificate that used to verify no longer does. Guidance Reading a certificate scope statement How to read a certificate scope statement before relying on it: what is covered, where to find it, and the mistakes buyers make, with a worked example. Guidance Procurement FAQs Quick answers to the questions procurement and compliance professionals ask most often about accreditation and certification, each linking to the page that covers it in depth. Guidance