Monitoring of Subcontractors


General
Monitoring of subcontractors is a requirement of standard EN ISO 9001 (contained in section 4.6 "Procurement"). Documents arising in this regard have the status of quality records; measures must be documented in the QA plan.

What is meant by "monitoring"?
When awarding subcontracts to subcontractors, the following procedure must be adopted:

  1. The subcontractor must be selected on the basis of his suitability to fulfill the development work specifically required of him
  2. This suitability must also apply to the contractor's QM system
  3. If the subcontractor has been commissioned, suitable QA measures must be defined in order to ensure compliance with the required quality in a suitable manner. These QA measures must be included in the QA plan (e.g. intermediate and end tests for supplies).

Restriction:
Points 2 and 3 can be performed without problem if the subcontractor himself is certified to EN ISO 9001. This ensures the suitability of the QM system and the measures for checking compliance can be limited to an inspection of the internal audit reports and quality reports of the subcontractor.


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