EDPartners journey 

The registration process is an essential requirement for any company wishing to be a supplier or to take part in qualification procedures organised by EDP group companies.
 
The main advantages of registering are:

• participation in electronic purchase/sale of products and/or services procedures;
• ability to change or confirm registration information at any time using an exclusive access key;
• creation of a space for uploading documentation via the Internet in an expeditious manner, minimising the need to deliver documents in contract tendering procedures.

To register in the supplier registration system:

1. Click on the registration link;
2. Fill in/update the registration form;
3. Submit the form;
4. Validate the registration in GoSupply.

After the form has been validated, the supplier is successfully registered.

This system is based on a registration database segmented in three levels depending on the supply risk identified for the bidding in which the supplier participates, the levels have the following information:

Elementary level -  First step in a contractual relationship with EDP.

• Contacts and main information
• Supplier portfolio

Basic level - Segmentation of questions according to risk for EDP.
Elementary level data +

• Financial information from third parties
• Key ESG data
• Automatic ESG alerts

Advanced level* - Verification of evidence by GoSupply team.
Basic level data +

• Compliance information from third parties
• Documents validation
• All ESG data needed according to the risk
• ESG Roadmap

*Suppliers will be invited to level III according to the criteria defined for the sustainability management of the EDP group’s supply chain.

For EDP Comercial, Labelec and EDP Produção qualification systems, the supplier must access the following link.

For EDP Comercial, Labelec and EDP Produção qualification systems, the supplier must: 

1. Access the following link;
2. Select SQF;
3. Click on qualified suppliers;
4. Click on the suppliers’ list.

The EDP group supplier registration system - EDPartners registration and supplier management (offered by GoSupply partner) essentially serves as a supplier search and selection tool in a database where all registered companies are listed.
Thus, a registered supplier is not automatically qualified.
The qualification process involves submitting an application to a supplier qualification system and being registered at Advanced level in GoSupply.

The key features supported by the negotiation platforms are:

1. Easier and more available communication with suppliers;
2. Simplification of the associated administrative tasks;
3. Significant improvement in effectiveness and efficiency;
4. Minimise errors and costs;
5. Strengthening of transparency and equal opportunities among suppliers.

Yes, in the supplier documents section of the EDP website (supplier area), you will find a support manual to guide you in the best way.

The contractual performance assessment is based on 4 criteria:

Execution

Supplier performance during delivery of the service/material based on the following themes:

• Performance in relation to contractual KPIs;
• Performance in relation to delivery dates;
• Quality of results;
• Communication and management;
• Solution of unforeseen problems.

Prevention and safety

Supplier performance in terms of behaviour with regard to prevention and safety laws and procedures:

• Safety policies;
• Training and dissemination;
• Protective equipment;
• Accident rates/Incident management. 

Environment

Supplier performance in environmental management:

• Environmental policies;
• Training and dissemination;
• Waste treatment and resources use (energy, water);
• Incident management. 

Ethics

Behaviour of the supplier with regard to ethical issues, compliance with international laws and respect for the human rights of workers.

It consists of a structured and systematic programme of on-site audits carried out on the supplier's premises, preferably with its prior knowledge. 
The EDPartners Assessment Programme enables the EDP group to know and secure its suppliers’ commitment to the themes of Corporate Sustainability through the identification of Non-Conformities (NC) and/or Improvement Opportunities (IO), as a result of the completed questionnaire.
A corrective and improvement action plan may be established for each supplier, following the completion of the ESG Assessment and depending on the result obtained.

The assessments carried out are based on the collection of evidence to verify compliance with EDP's 7 sustainability criteria:

1. Strategic alignment;
2. Quality;
3. Environment;
4. Occupational risks;
5. Social;
6. Human resources;
7. Technical requirements.

If non-conformities are identified, representing non-compliance with legal requirements or clauses of the EDP group code of conduct, a more detailed and rigorous monitoring plan is drawn up, whose actions to be implemented must be responded to EDP within 30 days of the audit, in order to resolve the situations within a maximum period of six months. After the implementation of the action plan, a new ESG assessment may be carried out on the supplier and, whenever a supplier does not comply with its plan, it may be excluded from EDP's supply chain.