We recognise the need to develop a strong supply base of companies who are happy to work alongside us in providing a high quality service to our clients.

The Health & Safety at Work Act and the Construction Design and Management Regulations (CDM) 2007 place a duty on us to the contractors and supply chain we employ are competent.

Our evaluation starts with an online pre-qualification process which is based on the following criteria but places strong emphasis on Health and Safety and in the competency of your staff and operatives.

• Safety, Health and Environment
• Quality
• Design
• Commercial

We have a strong preference to work with companies who are SSIP accredited and in particular with CHAS accreditation.

As a national scheme with more than 250 client users across the UK, CHAS is widely used by universities, health trusts, local authorities and major contractors. It is a highly respected scheme endorsed by a number of trade associations and has the support of the HSE who use it as the benchmark for the public sector.

Our pre-qualification process runs quickly and smoothly with all SSIP accredited businesses but takes longer for other businesses as we have to assess your health and safety performance, culture and competence ourselves.

If you would like to be part of our supply chain please contact us on 0161 655 3344.