Procurement Decision Review™
Critical Electronics Supplier Selection · Industrial Manufacturing · prepared for L. Bianchi, Procurement Director
Recommendation
NordTech Electronics · Recommended with Conditions
Supplier B (NordTech Electronics) provides the strongest risk-adjusted outcome despite not being the cheapest supplier. Lead time, quality and compliance outweigh the £140k cost delta versus Supplier A.
Decision Confidence™
- Decision value
- £1.70M
- Deadline
- 12 Jul 2026
- Decision DNA™
- 81%
- Expected cost of risk
- £1.93M
Why this supplier
The reasons that moved the recommendation, in order of weight.
- Baseline total risk score 34/100
- Quoted £1.62M · 7w lead time
- Compliance: Approved · Quality: Strong
- Dependency: Medium · Financial risk: Low
- Supplier B (NordTech Electronics) provides the strongest risk-adjusted outcome despite not being the cheapest supplier. Lead time, quality and compliance outweigh the £140k cost delta versus Supplier A.
Conditions before award
What must clear before the procurement committee can commit.
- 1Confirm Supplier B delivery penalty terms
- 2Request updated quality certificates
- 3Validate FX exposure with Finance
- 4Confirm second-source contingency
- 5Obtain procurement committee approval
Key risks
Ranked by expected impact on the award.
Supplier comparison
Three qualified suppliers, ranked by risk-adjusted score.
| Supplier | Quoted | Lead | Quality | Decivra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
NordTech Electronics Rank 1 · score 104 | £1.62M | 7w | Strong | Recommended with Conditions |
Helix MicroSystems Rank 2 · score 55 | £1.71M | 5w | Unknown | Conditional |
VoltEdge Components Rank 3 · score 24 | £1.48M | 9w | Medium | Not Recommended |
Supporting analysis
Depth on demand — nothing here changes the recommendation.
Lowest price but creates concentration and compliance risk.
Best risk-adjusted supplier despite not being cheapest.
Fastest option but quality history is insufficient for critical components.