Accreditation Support

Health & Safety Accreditation Support Services

Expert accreditation support and compliance services designed to help your business achieve and maintain the pre-qualification standards demanded by today’s buyers.

We assist with achieving and maintaining recognised industry accreditations, including CHAS, Constructionline, SafeContractor, and ISO certification schemes. Whether you are applying for the first time, upgrading your current membership level, or struggling to navigate complex assessor feedback, we provide a streamlined, hands-on approach to secure your approval.

The objective is to eliminate the administrative burden of pre-qualification questionnaires (PQQs) while ensuring your underlying health and safety management systems are robust, compliant, and actively protecting your workforce.

Navigating SSIP, PAS91, and the Common Assessment Standard

The landscape of contractor compliance can be confusing, with multiple schemes and overlapping requirements. We help you understand exactly what your clients are asking for and the most efficient way to achieve it.

Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) SSIP is an umbrella body for assessment schemes. Achieving certification with an SSIP member scheme (like CHAS or SMAS) demonstrates your baseline health and safety competence. Crucially, SSIP operates on a "deem-to-satisfy" mutual recognition basis, meaning if you hold one SSIP accreditation, you rarely need a full assessment from another.

The Common Assessment Standard (CAS) Developed by Build UK, CAS is now the industry gold standard for pre-qualification. It goes beyond health and safety to assess environmental management, quality, equal opportunities, and anti-bribery policies. We can help you build the comprehensive evidence portfolio required to meet this higher standard.

PAS91 While historically the standard construction PQQ, PAS91 is increasingly being superseded by the Common Assessment Standard. However, many clients still reference its framework. We ensure your policies and evidence align with both legacy PAS91 requirements and modern CAS expectations.

Accreditations We Support

We provide bespoke guidance, gap analysis, and evidence-gathering support for a wide range of compliance portals and certification bodies, including but not limited to:

• CHAS (Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme): Support for all levels, from Standard and Advanced to CHAS Elite (Common Assessment Standard).
• Constructionline: Assistance with Associate, Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum memberships, including the Acclaim SSIP assessment.
• SafeContractor: Navigating the SafeContractor portal, health and safety assessments, and the broader SafePQQ requirements.
• SMAS Worksafe: Streamlined support for achieving this widely recognised SSIP certificate.
• Achilles (BuildingConfidence / UVDB): Support for highly rigorous, audit-based supply chain risk management networks.
• ISO Certification Schemes: Developing the management systems required to achieve UKAS-accredited ISO 45001 (Occupational Health & Safety).

How the Accreditation Process Works

We take the stress out of the application process by managing the heavy lifting on your behalf. Our structured approach includes:

1. Gap Analysis

We review your current health and safety policies, procedures, and training records against the specific requirements of your chosen scheme (e.g., SSIP Core Criteria or CAS).

2. System Development

If you are missing required documentation—such as specific policies or risk assessments—we draft bespoke, compliant documents tailored to your actual operations.

3. Evidence Collation

We work with your team to gather the practical evidence assessors demand, ensuring it meets the stringent formatting and date requirements of the assessment portals.

4. Portal Management & Submission

We upload the documentation, complete the extensive online questionnaires, and submit the application on your behalf.

5. Assessor Liaison

If an assessor requests further clarification or raises a non-conformance, we handle the technical response directly, providing the necessary updates until your certification is officially granted.

Get Your Business PQQ-Ready

Winning commercial tenders and securing spots on approved supplier lists requires verifiable proof of compliance. Do not let complex pre-qualification portals hold up your business growth.

We can discuss which accreditations your target clients require, identify your current compliance gaps, and map out a straightforward path to certification.