Our Assessment Process:

The assessment process will take the following route:
 

1. The Handbook / Code of Practice should be signed and returned by both parties.
    
2. An invoice will be raised by DOMFURNICO for the first assessment. 
    
3. Payment to be received in full prior to further engagement. 
    
4. Once payment has cleared, partners will have free consultation until expiry of the assessment period.
    
5. A DOMFURNICO assessor will send all relevant assessment documentations for use. 
    
6. Your assessor will arrange a suitable date to have a virtual meeting to complete the Pre-Assessment Questionnaire and Assessment Checklist (PAQ & AC).
    
7. The auditee will receive the PAQ & AC to complete prior to virtual meeting so that there is ample time to complete the PAQ and gather supporting documentation. 
    
8. The virtual meeting will cover and confirm the scope and points total, this can be different depending on business activity. 
    
9. Following the initial meeting, assessment frameworks will be sent to partners to use as a content’s portfolio. 
    
10. Auditee’s will take up to 30 working days or an agreed date to complete and submit the frameworks provided to add statements and evidence the requirements to the scheme clauses. 
     
11. DOMFURNICO will take 2 working weeks to complete the assessment, complete and return the assessment response and result. 
     
12. The auditee / partner will then have 30 days to close any non-conformities or opportunities for improvement if there is a desire to improve the original result achieved in the first assessment.
     
13. Following the 30-day window, the assessment will be closed and certification provided on completion. 
     
14. After the initial assessment, following desktop assessments are performed annually to ensure process is established and monitored. All following assessments will include a review of the following:
    
    a) New / Refreshed Product Introductions
    
    b) A selection of Risk Assessments
    
    c) A selection of Technical Files, Compliance and Standards
    
    d) Due Diligence Systems
    
    e) Product Safety Monitoring
    
    f) Receiving Updated Internal Policies and Procedures for Profile Records