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Data & Security

Your evidence is sensitive. We treat it that way.

Supplier evidence often includes financial statements, insurance details, commercial information and staff data. Our approach to handling it is built on confidentiality, minimal access and clear client ownership.

Our principles

How we handle the information you share.

You own your information

Your source files, documents and data remain client-owned. We use them only for the agreed assignment.

Need-to-know access

Access is limited to what is needed for the agreed assignment and to the people authorised to carry it out. Working access is removed or reviewed at the end of an assignment.

Confidential by default

Sharing information and following up with buyers, suppliers or advisers require your authorisation within the agreed scope, unless disclosure is required by law.

Secure storage & transfer

Evidence is held in access-controlled business systems and transferred over encrypted connections.

Personal data

Personal data is handled in line with UK data protection law, as set out in our Privacy Policy.

Return or deletion

Retention, return and deletion arrangements are agreed for each engagement, including any information that must be retained by law.

Formal certifications will be stated only when held. Client commercial and technical decisions, specialist declarations, binding commitments and final approvals remain with the client.

For privacy and data-protection enquiries, email privacy@contractoperationsgroup.com.

Submissions & approvals

Nothing goes to a buyer without your sign-off.

We prepare and organise. Your business reviews and approves any content, declaration or submission before it is shared with a buyer, and you decide which information is disclosed for each opportunity. Specific security arrangements can be documented in your engagement terms. Before we request tender documents, we agree confidentiality and permitted sharing in line with the tender’s conditions.

Start with clear information-sharing arrangements.

Tell us about your service and the information involved. We agree access, confidentiality and document-sharing arrangements before requesting detailed evidence.