Subcontractors

At JN Bentley we’re committed to our vision to Bentley First Choice for our clients, but we know that we wouldn’t be able to achieve this without the ongoing help and support from our supply chain partners. 

Although we pride ourselves on having significant in-house capability, we often look to strengthen our team further through subcontractor support for specific projects.

Any company we subcontract becomes an essential part of the project team and as such, we demand the same high standards we expect from our own personnel.  To ensure that these standards are met, we conduct regular Performance Reports which determine whether subcontractors can be approved for use and, once approved, whether we can continue to use them.

In the majority of cases, we’re delighted to report that our suppliers not only meet these standards, but exceed them.  However, we’re always looking for continuous improvement and occasionally raise the minimum standards expected in order to drive improvements, particularly in safety issues for example.  An overview of our subcontractor performance report standards from 2007 is available here.

Each year we compile our league table to recognise our top performing partners and we’re delighted to name our top 25 from 2007.  Each supplier in the top 25 of our league table has been sent a letter confirming their status with a certificate of achievement.

If you would like to apply to become one of our approved subcontractors, you will need to complete an initial Subcontractor Assessment Form. You should also refer to the Subcontract Approval Workflow for guidance on the process.

Once you have been approved as a subcontractor, you will remain approved as long as there are satisfactory scores on subsequent performance reports and a good safety record. 

If it is longer than 18 months since you were approved and/or more than 12 months since we last placed an order with you, you may need to be re-assessed for approval before we can order from you again.  If this is the case, please see the Subcontract Re-assessment Workflow for guidance.

For information about our ordering process once you are approved, please see the Subcontract Order Workflow.