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SafeContractor and Constructionline Membership Advantages

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amanda

Amanda Lambert

Published on

25 June 2019

Constructionline

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Being Members of SafeContractor and Constructionline: What It Means for Clients and Contractors

Being members of SafeContractor and Constructionline means a business has been independently assessed against recognised UK standards for health and safety, compliance, and organisational competence.

Both schemes are widely used across the construction and built-environment sector to help clients verify that contractors meet expected safety and procurement requirements.

Why SafeContractor and Constructionline Matter

Many organisations now require contractors to hold both SafeContractor and Constructionline membership as part of their supplier approval process.

Together, they provide:

  • Independent verification of health and safety systems
  • Confidence for clients and procurement teams
  • Reduced risk when appointing contractors
  • Streamlined tender and onboarding processes

Being members of both schemes demonstrates a proactive and professional approach to compliance.

What SafeContractor Membership Demonstrates

SafeContractor focuses on health and safety competence and is SSIP-recognised.

Membership confirms that a contractor has:

  • A suitable health and safety policy
  • Effective risk assessments and method statements (RAMS)
  • Training and competence management in place
  • Accident reporting and monitoring procedures
  • Valid insurance cover

SafeContractor is often required for site access, frameworks, and ongoing contract work.

What Constructionline Membership Demonstrates

Constructionline is a pre-qualification and verification platform used extensively in public and private sector procurement.

Membership demonstrates that a business has been checked for:

  • Company and director verification
  • Financial standing
  • Health and safety competence (SSIP at Silver and Gold levels)
  • Insurance and compliance documentation
  • Environmental and quality management (Gold level)

Constructionline is commonly required by local authorities, housing associations, and Tier 1 contractors.

Why Clients Look for Both Accreditations

Being members of SafeContractor and Constructionline provides broader assurance than holding either scheme alone.

Together they:

  • Reduce duplication of PQQs
  • Provide confidence at both site and organisational level
  • Support public sector procurement requirements
  • Demonstrate consistency in safety management

For clients, this means lower risk and greater transparency.

Benefits for Contractors

For contractors, being members of SafeContractor and Constructionline helps to:

  • Win more work
  • Meet tender and framework requirements
  • Reduce repetitive assessments
  • Improve credibility with clients
  • Demonstrate ongoing compliance, not just one-off approval

Many contractors find both memberships essential for remaining competitive.

Maintaining Membership and Compliance

Membership of both schemes is not a one-time exercise.

Contractors must:

  • Renew annually
  • Keep policies and RAMS up to date
  • Maintain valid insurance
  • Update company details promptly

Failure to do so can result in suspension or loss of approval.

Summary

Being members of SafeContractor and Constructionline demonstrates that a contractor meets recognised UK health and safety, compliance, and procurement-readiness standards. Together, these accreditations provide clients with confidence and help contractors maintain eligibility for a wide range of work opportunities.

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SafePQQ

Insight by

amanda

Amanda Lambert

Published on

3 June 2019

Health and safety blog

The old Safe contractor Plus has been replaced with a new section called SafePQQ

What is SafePQQ?

SafePQQ is in addition to the Main SafeContractor Accreditation, the additional sections provide more information on your company online for your clients to be able to access It is available to purchase online and includes the common question sets defined within PAS91,

Contractors with an existing SafeContractor accreditation are eligible for SafePQQ.

  • The additional sections include:
  • Finance
  • Environment
  • Quality Management
  • Equality
  • Modern Slavery
  • Anti-bribery
  • GDPR
  • Right to Work
  • Building Information Modelling
  • References

SafePQQ is an online platform which has been set up to provide a way of verifying commitment to best practice, cost effectively and quickly, for businesses and contractors. SafePQQ collects and verifies information including financials, environmental management, quality management, equality, modern slavery, anti-bribery and GDPR.

Contractors sign up and submit their details once a year, giving businesses confidence that they have the most up to date information on their supply chain compliance and helping them make informed decisions on their procurement choices.

The new product also makes the procurement process more manageable for contractors, reducing the need for them to provide compliance information to various clients at different times to win new business opportunities.

The process can be difficult, however we can help you.

If you are looking for assistance with any of the sections we have template policies available or if you would like a more bespoke service please get in touch.

Contractorplus Scheme

Insight by

amanda

Amanda Lambert

Published on

27 May 2019

Health and safety blog

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ContractorPlus Scheme

What is the ContractorPlus Scheme?

The ContractorPlus Scheme is a contractor health and safety PQQ web based system. The system is simple to use and cost effective. The ContractorPlus Health and Safety Consultants will assess your Health & Safety documents and ensure that you meet the level of requirements that are needed for the assessment.

There are a number of benefits to being a member of ContractorPlus

  • 24 hour health and safety telephone support
  • Achieving accreditation encourages pride and a sense of achievement internally within an organisation
  • ContractorPlus allows you to demonstrate your commitment to health & safety standards
  • Organisations accredited by ContractorPlus are seen as having a competitive edge within many industry sectors
  • Receive regular health and safety updates through email newsletters
  • Accredited contractors are visible to many new potential clients

Why apply for your ConstructionPlus accreditation?

When you undertake your ConstructionPlus registration, you will be demonstrating that you meet the recognised standards required by any organisation looking to employ you as a contractor. Having your ConstructionPlus accreditation is almost certain to open more doors and lead to more opportunities – in turn generating more business and profit for you, ensuring your own workforce is protected by robust health and safety practices.

ContractorPlus Accreditation

Completing the ContractorPlus application takes time and resources, as well as completing lots of forms and health and safety documentation.

We can make it easy for you by doing all the leg work for you. We carry out over 500 applications a year with 100% success.

For a small fee, we can take the pain away for you.

Complete the form, and we will tell you how it works and how much the whole process costs, including the ContractorPlus fee for your circumstances.

    The Common Assessment Standard CAS

    Insight by

    amanda

    Amanda Lambert

    Published on

    14 May 2019

    Health and safety blog

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    The Common Assessment Standard CAS

    For pre-qualification in public sector projects exceeding £5,337,000,000, the Common Assessment Standard CAS is now the preferred method.

    The new “Common Assessment Standard” is being introduced as a new way to reduce the number of accreditation’s SME suppliers in the construction industry need to gain in order to comply with Health & Safety in the industry.

    The Common Assessment Standard CAS will initially be available through CHAS, ConstructionLine and Achilles. The idea is that the other major providers will then join in the scheme.

    The assessment process for CAS is likely to require additional and more robust information than the current health and safety requirements already in place for the three providers. There will also be a price increase for assessment fees but will work out more cost effective if you are in the position where you need more than one accreditation to work with your clients.

    The new Common Assessment Standard CAS will contain 248 questions, covering your companies’ health and safety, financial health, environmental performance and corporate and social responsibility.

    This is in comparison to the 190 questions already being asked at the moment.

    We will keep you updated with the latest information on release dates and how we can help you, in the meantime if we can help you with anything please call on 0800 031 5404 during office hours.

    Get SSIP Accredited to access the work

    If you are looking to access public sector projects you will need to have a SSIP accreditation for example CHAS, Construction line or PQS. There are over thirty SSIP accreditation bodies and it can be tricky to select the right one for your business.

    We can help you select the right provider for your sector and budget.

    Complete the form on this link or call 0800 031 5404 during office hours.

    PQS Accreditation

    The most economical SSIP accreditation is PQS. Obtaining a PQS accreditation also gives you access to CHAS and Construction Line through deem to satisfy. We can tell you more about this when we speak.

    Completing PQS application takes time and resources, as well as completing lots of forms and health and safety documentation.

    We can make it easy for you by doing all the leg work for you. We carry out over 500 applications a year with 100% success.

    For a small fee, we can take the pain away for you.

    Complete the form, and we will tell you how it works and how much the whole process costs, including the SSIP fee for your circumstances.

      Constructionline New FastTrack Service

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      amanda

      Amanda Lambert

      Published on

      22 January 2019

      Constructionline

      Constructionline New FastTrack Service

      Applying and renewing your Constructionline accreditation has never been easier. Constructionline have introduced a new fast track service to help to speed up the assessment of your application:

      • Standard turnaround – 2-4 weeks
      • Fast Track – 2 working days

      There are additional benefits to the new Constructionline New FastTrack Service as well as the response time, these are:

      • Dedicated Fasttrack Advisor
      • Advice and Assistance
      • Available for Silver, Gold and Acclaim Accreditation

      There are associated costs involved and these can be found on the Constructionline website

      If you are unsure if Constructionline is what you need and would like some advice on which accreditation would be best for your company please get in touch and we will be happy to help.

      CHAS Premium or Premium Plus

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      amanda

      Amanda Lambert

      Published on

      14 January 2019

      CHAS

      CHAS recently introduced two new levels CHAS Premium or Premium Plus within the CHAS portal.

      They both come with an additional assessment Fee as well as the preparation of more information. We have had a number of people asking us to help them with these levels although they were not required for anyone who is only needed the basic level of CHAS to work with their existing customers.

      The additional levels are generally a requirement from a client that you are currently working with or are looking to work for. The original CHAS level is more than enough unless you have been asked for the increase.

      Both levels can easily be added on to your account so there is no worry about being able to upgrade at a later point.

      If your unsure which CHAS Premium or Premium Plus you need please get in touch and we will be able to advise you.

      Achilles New Verified Levels

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      amanda

      Amanda Lambert

      Published on

      24 September 2018

      Health and safety blog

      Achilles New Verified Levels

      Achilles New Verified Levels have just been announced within their portals. These new levels enable you to provide more information that can be verified by an assessor to show the competency of your company.

      This is falling in line with the likes of Constructionline and CHAS who already have this in place with the launch of their new levels during 2017.

      The new levels fall under the criteria below:

      • Standard – PAS91 Questions, SSIP Questions & Assessment
      • Advanced (annual turnover <£250,000) – PAS91 Questions, Additional Building Confidence Questions, SSIP Questions & Assessment.
      • Advanced + Desktop Audit (annual turnover £250,000 – £2  million) – PAS91 Questions, Additional Building Confidence Questions, SSIP Questions & Assessment.

      Prices for membership payable to Achilles are:

      • Standard – £200 + VAT
      • Advanced (annual turnover <£250,000) – £575 + VAT
      • Advanced + Desktop Audit (annual turnover £250,000 – £2  million) – £650 + vat

       

      If you need any help with the Achilles New Verified Levels please get in touch as we already have the documentation available to help you with the additional questions.

      FORS Bronze level application

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      amanda

      Amanda Lambert

      Published on

      17 September 2018

      FORS

      What is FORS? – Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme

      We have spent considerable time over the last 6 months developing a system that we can implement with you within your business to ensure that you have all the processes and procedures in place to comply with the Bronze level accreditation.

      We develop the system bespoke to you and provide telephone support to ensure you are knowledgeable of your role and responsibilities in monitoring and measuring your compliance.

      We prepare you for the audit process:

      • An auditor will visit your premises and go through all you documentation with you.
      • You will need to provide evidence of systems, procedures and documentation to show you meet the standard required.
      • Re approval audits will be conducted every year for bronze level.

      How much does it cost?

      Your FORS fee is made up of the annual subscription fee (based on your fleet size) and an audit fee.

      Assistance

      If you are looking for assistance in setting up the process needed please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

      New CHAS level Price Structure

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      amanda

      Amanda Lambert

      Published on

      13 August 2018

      CHAS

      As of 13th August 2018 the new levels are now available on the CHAS website.

      Please find below the joining cost to be paid directly to CHAS.

       

       

       

      Pricing Fee 
      Less than 5 employees CHAS £199
      Less than 5 employees CHAS Premium £279
      Less than 5 employees CHAS Premium Plus £339
      More than 5 Employees CHAS £299
      More than 5 Employees CHAS Premium £379
      More than 5 Employees CHAS Premium Plus £439

      If you need any help completing the new levels please get in touch.

      CHAS introduces new verified levels

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      amanda

      Amanda Lambert

      Published on

      6 August 2018

      CHAS

      CHAS introduces new verified levels within their portals.

      These new verified levels enable you to provide more information that can be assessed by an assessor to show the competency of your company.

      This is falling in line with the likes of Constructionline who already have this in place with the launch of their new levels during 2017.

      The new verified levels fall under the criteria below:

      • CHAS – Health & Safety assessment, completed with 4 additional SELF-CERTIFIED services, ready for potential clients to review.
      • CHAS Premium – Health & Safety assessment, completed with 4 additional VERIFIED services, demonstrating PAS91 compliance to the 1000+ CHAS clients.
      • CHAS Premium Plus – Health & Safety assessment, completed with 6 additional VERIFIED services, demonstrating PAS91 compliance PLUS the increasingly requested Modern Slavery and Anti-Bribery and Corruption services.

      Prices for membership are still to be confirmed and should be released in August 2018, once CHAS introduces new verified levels we will let you know the costs.

      If you need any help with the additional information please get in touch as we already have the documentation available to help you with the additional questions.