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The criteria

What “vetted” means. Five checks.

A supplier cannot apply. A member firm that has paid its invoice nominates it; Kivo runs the same five checks and prints the result.

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A Register entry, and the Stamp it earned

Stamped · 2027 · in date · first year 14 Mar 2027 · renews 14 Mar 2028

Hartley & Co · Accountancy · Leeds · Stamped 14 Mar 2027 · Renews 14 Mar 2028 · KP 5 / £1 · Nominated by 3 members · 2 of 3 places filled

Illustrative: the supplier, dates and rate are examples.
  1. 1

    Nominated by a member firm that has paid the supplier's invoice.

    No supplier can buy a place. The entry shows how many member firms nominated it.

  2. 2

    Filed accounts read; insurance certificates seen and dated.

    Accounts as filed at Companies House. Indemnity and liability certificates, current, dates recorded.

  3. 3

    Three member references, taken by the Desk.

    From member firms that have paid the supplier and would buy again.

  4. 4

    Service terms on file and a rate (KP per £1) set and printed beside the name.

    The supplier sets its rate inside its category's band. A change applies to invoices dated after it.

  5. 5

    A year on probation; re-tested every year.

    The Stamp is valid for 12 months. Renewal needs a re-test and one settled member invoice. A supplier that slips is struck off and listed, with the reason, for 12 months.

The cap

No more than three per category per region

Eight categories at launch. Seven regions. When a category in a region holds three Stamped suppliers, the next nominee waits.

Eight categories

  1. 1
    Finance
  2. 2
    Legal
  3. 3
    Marketing
  4. 4
    Digital and IT
  5. 5
    People and HR
  6. 6
    Insurance and Risk
  7. 7
    Property and Energy
  8. 8
    Growth

Seven regions

  1. 1
    London
  2. 2
    North
  3. 3
    Midlands
  4. 4
    South
  5. 5
    Scotland
  6. 6
    Wales
  7. 7
    Northern Ireland

What the Stamp is not

A statutory registration, an accreditation or a guarantee of a supplier's work. It is a test passed and a year granted.

Struck off, in public

Struck off by the Register panel and listed, with the reason, for 12 months. No Points on invoices dated after that day; earlier Points stand.

Stamped for one year, re-tested every year, struck off in public.Struck off