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Scorecard
Compare three suppliers against the same gates and 40 evidence checks.
The supplier workbench
Permission is a gate. Performance earns the points.
Use the same 40 checks for each proposal. Pass and Fail both count as resolved evidence; Unknown does not.
These are the desk’s proposed approval rules, not industry standards. Edit acceptance requirements before assessing suppliers.
In this section
What should determine whether you buy demo slot content?
First establish permission.
Read →02What must pass before a supplier can be approved?
Treat permission as a gate, not a weighted feature.
Read →03Which US-facing checks must remain separate?
Permission, technical availability and legal suitability answer different questions.
Read →04How should the 100-point supplier scorecard be weighted?
Give the greatest weight to useful coverage and the visitor’s ability to play it.
Read →05How do you score each criterion without relying on opinion?
Use five evidence checks per criterion, worth one raw point each.
Read →06What are the 40 checks?
The checks below are the desk’s proposed acceptance specification.
Read →07How should the HTML5 slot embed performance test work?
Measure the game becoming usable, not just the surrounding article loading.
Read →08How do you calculate genuinely usable catalogue coverage?
Maintain two counts: documented eligible content and observed usable content.
Read →09How should you compare free authorised access with paid aggregation?
Use twelve-month cost and usable coverage, not licence price alone.
Read →10What do current supplier examples tell a buyer to verify?
Use public information to frame diligence, not to award a supplier score.
Read →11What does a completed decision look like?
The score should explain the next action, not merely name a winner.
Read →12What should be retained after the decision?
Keep a reproducible decision pack.
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