Vendor Risk Questionnaire by Qeluntra

Supplier business continuity questionnaire

Questions about what happens when something goes wrong: site loss, outages, key people leaving or a supplier of theirs failing.

9 questions. Each shows the answer you need, why you ask and which kinds of supplier it's for.

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1. Business continuity (9)

  1. Do you have a written business continuity plan?Document requestedWhy we ask: Shows you have prepared for disruption. · Sent to: all supplier types
  2. When did you last test the plan, and what was the result?DateWhy we ask: An untested plan often fails when needed. · Sent to: all supplier types
  3. Do you produce or store our items at more than one site?Yes / NoWhy we ask: A single site is a single point of failure. · Sent to: Raw materials, Components and parts, Logistics and freight, Facilities and maintenance, Construction and contracting
  4. What is your recovery time if your main site is unavailable?TextWhy we ask: Tells us how long supply could stop. · Sent to: Raw materials, Components and parts, Logistics and freight, Facilities and maintenance, Construction and contracting
  5. Which of your own suppliers could stop your service to us if they failed?TextWhy we ask: Reveals hidden dependencies further up the chain. · Sent to: all supplier types
  6. How many weeks of finished stock or safety stock do you hold for our items?NumberWhy we ask: Buffer stock protects us during short disruptions. · Sent to: Raw materials, Components and parts
  7. What is your recovery time and recovery point objective for systems we rely on?TextWhy we ask: Defines how much time and data could be lost in an outage. · Sent to: IT and software, Professional services
  8. What alternative routes or carriers can you use if a lane is disrupted?TextWhy we ask: Route and carrier options reduce delay risk. · Sent to: Logistics and freight
  9. How will you notify us of a disruption, and how quickly?TextWhy we ask: Early warning gives us time to respond. · Sent to: all supplier types

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This questionnaire is a starting point, not legal or compliance advice. Adapt it to your contracts, your sector and the laws that apply to you. Question bank last reviewed 2026-09-25.