Purchasing Policy

Selection

Subcontractors and suppliers are pre-selected based on the quality, environmental stance, price, service deadlines and according to market references collected by management and project managers. Their names are pooled on a subcontractor list. Proposals for analysis and adjudication decision will be required if need be.
Suppliers must conduct their activities in accordance with the same ethical principles as A2P.

Evaluation

An annual evaluation of subcontractors and suppliers is conducted through a Non-Conformities and Complaints analysis concerning them. They are deemed “Not Approved” if they have more than 5 failures per year.
Regardless of the evaluation, any subcontractor or supplier not providing a satisfactory service is immediately contacted and brought to attention to resolve the shortcomings.
It should be noted that whenever subcontracted activity involves the use of measuring and monitoring equipment, subcontractors are obligated to present the calibration certificates as well as the devices’ acceptance criteria.

Environmental Requirements

To ensure sustainability in their operations, A2P expects its partners and suppliers to comply with the following basic principles:

• Compliance with legal requirements;
• Promotion of recycling;
• Implementation of measures to reduce water and energy consumption;
• Certification according to the ISO14001 standard (favoured).

 

Learn more about our Sustainability principles.