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.

Safe Contractor Joining fees

Here are the latest Safe Contractor joining fees as of November 2016 , it should be noted these fees change on a year by year basis.

Safe Contractor is part of the SSIP umbrella group and is an assessment of your companies Health & Safety capabilities. It is often a requirement to have Safe Contractor should you wish to work with some private and public sector clients. As Safe Contractor is part of SSIP if you have an alternative SSIP accreditation such as CHAS or Acclaim you will be able to take advantage of their Deem to Satisfy system.

There are a number of ways you can apply for safe contractor you can register and complete all the required paperwork yourself or you can enlist the services of a 3rd party consultant. They will provide expert advice and support and help you through the process.

Why Safe Contractor

Alcumus SafeContractor takes the pain out of compliance for organisations, helping them protect their people, their operations, and the planet.

 

If you are looking for help please see our information available.

The Safe Contractor Joining fees are listed below are correct as of 25/10/2016

Owner Operator	£189 + VAT
1-4 employees	£279 + VAT
5-15 employees	£369 + VAT
16-30 employees	£469 + VAT
31-50 employees	£579 + VAT
51-250 employees	£739 + VAT
>250 employees	£899 + VAT

 

 

New Fast Track Safe Contractor Service

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

• Standard turnaround – 4-6 weeks
• Fast Track – 3-5 working days
• Fast Track Premium – 2 working days

There are additional benefits to the new service as well as the response time, these are:

• Dedicated support officer
• Advice and Assistance
• Priority audit and certificate
• Partial Completion

What are the benefits?

The accreditation is a recognised in the industry and will save you time completing multiple pre-qualification questionnaires (PPQ’s) for your clients.

• Compliance – The accreditation shows compliance with health & safety law.
• More opportunities – More organisations will work with you.
• Commercial benefits – Opens the door for bigger & better contracts.
• Time and resources – Helps improve your business’ productivity.
• Health & Safety Standards – Improve company health & safety practice.
• Communication – A standardised process helps improve communication.

There are additional business benefits that can be found on their website.

Why apply for your Safe Contractor accreditation?

When you undertake your Safe Contractor registration, you will be demonstrating that you meet the recognised standards required by any organisation looking to employ you as a contractor. Having your Safe Contractor 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.

Ticking all the boxes to be Safe Contrctor approved

With over 20 years experience here at Seguro we can assist you from start to finish with the minimum amount of input from yourselves.

Our job is make sure that we provide you with the information and assistance to complete the submission and to ensure you can use the documents created moving forward.

The benefits of using Seguro for your Safe Contractor application

We have over 20 years experience in the industry and successfully complete over 500 applications every year.

• Save time and money. We fill out all the forms for you.
• Win more work. Many organisations require businesses to be registered.
• Health & safety standards. Improve company health & safety practice.
• Competitive edge. Stay ahead of your competitors.
• Communication. A standardised process helps improve communication.
• Freedom. Focus on your core business activities.

We can help you to complete all the paperwork needed as well as helping you to implement the process into your business moving forward.

There are associated costs involved, to find out the latest fees get in touch and we will give you all the insights you need to make a decision.

If you are unsure if Safe Contractor 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.

Safecontractor Scheme

Safecontractor is part of the Alcumus Group. The Safecontractor scheme is a web based portal where suppliers can complete an online version of an Health & Safety PQQ. This is then assessed and measured to ensure that your company complies with the guidelines set out.

As Safecontractor is a set of guidelines clients can use this to measure companies without having to get individual PQQ’s filed in for each occasion. There are over 24,000 members currently in the scheme.

The process for safe contractor takes on average 8 weeks once you have submitted your documentation to them for review. Safecontractor is a good way to show you have demonstrated your Health & Safety competence and both new and existing clients will recognise that.

Safecontractor is part of the SSIP umbrella organisation of accreditations so gaining Safecontractor can also deem you to satisfy for other accreditations should your clients require them such as CHAS of exor.

To find out more about deeming to satisfy please read our blog

If you are looking for help in completing your Safecontractor application get in touch with us today.