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Vendor comparison scorecard

Use during: Vendor shortlisting and quote review, before a supplier is selected.
What it’s for: Compares technical fit, quality evidence, delivery, commercial terms, working relationship, and continuity risk against team-set criteria.
How to use it: Set weights first, enter evidence for each vendor, leave unknowns visible, and record the reason for the decision.

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Category	Criterion	Weight (team-set)	Vendor	Score (1-5)	Evidence or link	Open question	Owner	Decision status
Technical fit	Required process and equipment
Technical fit	Material and finish capability
Technical fit	Geometry size and tolerance fit
Technical fit	Relevant comparable work
Quality	Relevant quality system or certification evidence
Quality	Inspection and measurement capability
Quality	Traceability and document control
Quality	Nonconformance and corrective-action process
Delivery	Current capacity and realistic lead time
Delivery	Minimum order and scale-up fit
Delivery	Equipment staffing and recovery resilience
Commercial	One-time engineering setup and tooling
Commercial	Unit price at common quantity breaks
Commercial	Inspection packaging freight duties and taxes
Commercial	Payment terms quote validity and warranty
Communication	Quality and speed of questions
Communication	Revision and change discipline
Communication	Named owner and escalation path
Continuity	Subcontracted operations and dependencies
Continuity	Material logistics and geographic risk
Pilot	Sample or first-article result
Decision	Hard-stop issue found?
Decision	Reason selected or rejected
Decision	Remaining risk and next checkpoint