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QPS 8.4-01 Control of External Providers Is Now Updated for ISO 9001:2026

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QPS 8.4-01 Control of External Providers has just been rewritten for ISO 9001:2026 — genuinely updated against the new standard, not just relabeled from the 2015 edition. What changed — and why Covers provider requirements, tenders, and quantitative evaluation and ranking, aligned with ISO 9001:2026 clause 8.4. Environmental-impact criteria now built into the supplier scorecard, so your approved-supplier ranking weighs climate impact alongside price, quality and delivery. New criterion for whether the external provider itself holds ISO 9001:2026-certified QMS — folded straight into the weighted scoring table. Table 2 from the Provider Evaluation Methodology — note the new 'ISO 9001:2026 certified QMS' scoring criterion. What's inside Format: MS Word (fully editable) Price: $34.00 Includes: Annex 1: Provider Evaluation Methodology (with worked example scorecard) Approved supplier register ...