Cookie Policy

To make this site work properly, we sometimes place small data files called cookies on your device. Most big websites do this too.

What are cookies?

A cookie is a small text file that a website saves on your computer or mobile device when you visit the site. It enables the website to remember your actions and preferences (such as login, language, font size and other display preferences) over a period of time, so you don't have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the site or browse from one page to another.

How do we use cookies?

A number of our pages use cookies, for example to remember:

  • your display preferences, such as contrast colour settings or font size
  • if you have agreed (or not) to our use of cookies on this site

Enabling these cookies is not strictly necessary for the website to work but it will provide you with a better browsing experience.You can delete or block these cookies, but if you do that, some features of this site may not work as intended. Please see the table below for more information on what cookies are used on this site and their purpose:

Category Of UseDescription
Session and persistent cookies Similar to most websites, we use 'session cookies'. These cookies only exist for the length of time that you visit our site. They are deleted once you close the browser, along with 'permanent cookies' also known as 'persistent cookies' which remain stored on your browser ready for use the next time you visit our website.
Authentication We use cookies to help us show you the right information and personalise your experience when you’re logged in.
Security We use cookies to enable and support our security features, and to help us detect malicious activity and violations of our Website Terms and Conditions.
Preferences, features and services Cookies can help you fill out forms on our site quicker. They also allow us to recognise if you’ve contacted us before. You can learn more in our Privacy Policy.

How to control cookies

You can control and/or delete cookies as you wish - for details, see All About CookiesPlease see the table below for more information on what cookies are used on this site and their purpose:

We value your privacy

We use essential cookies to make our website work. We’d also like to give you the option to set cookies that will provide you with the best experience and help us to improve the site.

Details of the essential and non-essential cookies we use are provided. You can confirm your consent preference for non-essential cookies using the toggles within the table.

Essential Cookies

NameTypeDescriptionLifetime
SupplierNetwork.Auth Cookie Used as an authentication token to identify a previously authenticated user. Browser session. Non persistent.
SupplierNetwork.Session Cookie Allows the system to tie together separate HTTP requests from the same browser session. Browser session. Non persistent.
__RequestVerificationToken Cookie An anti-forgery token to protect against Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks. Browser session. Non persistent.
SupplierNetwork.SelectedUserLanguage Cookie Records the user’s selected language, allowing pages to be displayed in that language. Browser session. Non persistent.
CookieConsent Browser Local Storage Stores users’ cookie choices. Indefinite.

Non Essential Cookies

NameDescriptionLifetimeOn / Off
ai_user Microsoft Application Insights software cookie. Application Insights collects statistical usage and telemetry information from our app so that we know the site is functioning correctly and to help us identify and diagnose any failures. This cookie is a unique user identifier cookie enabling counting of the number of users accessing the app over time. 1 year from time cookie was first served.
ai_session Microsoft Application Insights software cookie. Application Insights collects statistical usage and telemetry information from our app so that we know the site is functioning correctly and to help us identify and diagnose any failures. This cookie is a unique anonymous session identifier cookie. 30 minutes from last request.