Managing and Monitoring Multi-Tier Supplier Risk

Please email box.ITandCorporateServicestenders@cadentgas.com for the RFI submission template. The questions have also been listed below for reference. 1. Solution Overview and Risk Coverage Request for Information: Please provide an overview of your proposed solution and/or service, including the supplier risk domains covered (e.g. financial, operational, business continuity, ESG, cyber, compliance, sanctions, reputational, geopolitical and modern slavery risks), the data sources used, and how supplier risks are identified, assessed, monitored and reported. Supplier response: ________________________________________________________ 2. Multi-tier supply chain visibility Request for Information: Please describe how your solution provides visibility across multiple tiers of the supply chain, including supply chain mapping, identification of sub-tier suppliers, critical dependencies, concentration risk, geographic exposure, single points of failure, and monitoring of upstream risk events. Supplier response: ________________________________________________________ 3. Risk Data Collection, Scoring and Assessment Request for Information: Please explain how supplier risk data is obtained, consolidated and validated, including supplier-provided information, third-party data, public intelligence and event feeds. Describe your approach to risk scoring, trend analysis, supplier segmentation, prioritisation and supporting rationale. Supplier response: ________________________________________________________ 4. Monitoring, Alerts and Escalation Request for Information: Please describe how your solution monitors suppliers on a continuous or scheduled basis, including alert generation, event monitoring, impact assessment, threshold-based notifications, escalation processes, dashboards and reporting of emerging or material risks. Supplier response: ________________________________________________________ 5. SAP Ariba Risk Integration Request for Information: Please explain how your solution integrates with SAP Ariba Risk, including available APIs, connectors, file feeds or integration methods, data fields available for transfer, refresh frequency, validation controls, and how risk scores, alerts and supporting evidence are presented within or alongside SAP Ariba Risk. Supplier response: ________________________________________________________ 6. Reporting, Governance and Auditability Request for Information: Please describe the reporting and management information available, including supplier-level risk profiles, portfolio dashboards, tiered risk summaries, trends, mitigation actions, evidence records, audit trails and exportable reporting to support governance, audit and assurance activities. Supplier response: ________________________________________________________ 7. Functional Capability and User Management Request for Information: Please explain how your solution supports configurable workflows, notifications, supplier segmentation, data extraction, user access controls, role-based permissions, audit history and the maintenance of an auditable record of supplier risk assessments and updates. Supplier response: ________________________________________________________ 8. Implementation and Support Request for Information: Please provide details of your proposed implementation approach, including mobilisation, onboarding, data requirements, data mapping, integration activities, testing, validation, training, knowledge transfer, support arrangements, key milestones and indicative implementation timescales. Supplier response: ________________________________________________________ 9. Security, Information Governance and Experience Request for Information: Please describe your data security, information governance and confidentiality controls and provide examples of relevant experience delivering similar supplier risk monitoring, multi-tier supply chain visibility and SAP Ariba Risk integration solutions. Supplier response: ________________________________________________________ 10. Commercial Proposal and Benefits Request for Information: Please provide your pricing model, including any licences, implementation costs, assumptions, dependencies and limitations, and explain how your solution will improve supplier risk visibility, supply chain resilience, risk-based decision making, governance and ongoing supplier risk management. Supplier response: