Service Provider

The vendor / counterparty on a contract. Service providers are independent of contracts — a provider can have many contracts (or none), and contracts can change provider over their lifetime (rare, but possible).

Fields

Field	Type	Notes
name	string	Display name (max 255). Natural key. Unique.
account_number	string	Vendor-side account identifier.
portal_url	URL	Self-service / billing / ticketing portal.
support_email	email	Operations support contact.
support_phone	string	Operations support phone.
description	string	Short description (max 200).
comments	text	Long-form notes.

Natural key

name — set via unique=True on the field.

Related models

• Contract (FK from Contract, PROTECT) — can't delete a provider with active contracts.

Extras features enabled

custom_fields, custom_links, custom_validators, export_templates, graphql, relationships, webhooks, plus auto-wired Notes / Changelog / Contacts / Data Compliance.