Purchasing
The participant must ensure that any purchased products as well as services are in compliance with the specified purchasing requirements.
If the participant wants to purchase an assured product or service (GMP+ assured or equivalent), it is his responsibility to specify as such in the contract or another official document. This specification is –of course- not applicable when an accepted gatekeeper option for purchasing is applied. See for this GMP+ BA10 Minimum requirements for Purchasing
The participant must select and assess its (potential) suppliers, choosing suppliers that are capable of delivering products and/or services that comply with the speci-fied requirements.