Proficiency testing provider

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-013435",
  "term": "Proficiency testing provider",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A body that carries responsibility for every task involved in setting up and running a proficiency testing scheme. It prepares the samples, sends them to the participating laboratories, collects their results and judges each laboratory against criteria fixed in advance. Providers meet the requirements of ISO/IEC 17043, the international standard that sets out the general requirements for proficiency testing.",
  "synonyms": [
    "PT provider"
  ],
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "organization",
    "proficiency testing scheme"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2021, 93, 997. 'Metrological and quality concepts in analytical chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 1034 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0819)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/proficiency-testing-provider/"
}