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The contractor of choice for clients whose schemes require high-quality standards and attention to detail.
VolkerWessels UK, Common Assessment Standard (CAS) in Partnership with Constructionline The contractor of choice for clients whose schemes require high-quality standards and attention to detail. VolkerWessels UK (VW UK) is a £1.35 billion multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative enquiring solutions across the civil engineering and construction sections include Rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, warehousing, water and environmental infrastructure.
Collaboration is also at the heart of what we do as we share best practice and draw on the specialist skills of each business unit to deliver a truly integrated service to our clients. By using the specialist skills of each business unit within VW UK, we can provide unrivalled resources and expertise for our clients. Our supply chain is an integral part of VW UK’s commitment to offer clients a quality service. We establish mutually rewarding ongoing relations with our suppliers and subcontractors, as today work with many organisations where we have a long and successful history of cooperation. VW UK operates a policy of prompt payment to agreed terms.
Gold membership required
Buyer name: VolkerWessels UK
Contact name: Graham A Davey
Job title: Group Procurement Director
Level of membership required: Gold
Why Gold? For suppliers to VolkerWessels UK to align to the Common Assessment Standard
Deadline: July 2023
“I am very pleased that we now have a harmonised pre-qualification standard, recognised throughout the construction industry. The Common Assessment Standard (CAS) significantly reduces duplication and cost for our supply chain, and, in collaboration with the Recognised Assessment Bodies, means we have an enhanced level of visibility that will raise the bar for competence across the industry – benefitting all construction stakeholders”.
The Common Assessment Standard not only prequalifies you to work for VWUK but also several our industry peer group including Balfour Beatty, Bouygues UK, Costain, HS2, ISG, Keltbray, Kier, Mace, Osborne, Sir Robert McAlpine, Sisk, Skanska, Vinci, Wates amongst others.
To consistently deliver excellent service and outstanding quality projects, we need to work effectively partnering with our supply chain and that includes our valued small and medium enterprises (SME’s). VW UK are a founder signature of the Common Assessment Standard (CAS) endorsed by Build UK. More information on this important standard can be found via the following link: Construction Pre-Qualification System – Build UK.
In essence CAS accreditation provides essential information for organisations to improve their procurement processes and ensure compliance via trusted accreditors. VWUK have partnered with Constructionline as our primary intended route to onboard our suppliers and help them through the CAS verification process. From April 2023 you will need to be verified to Constructions Gold/CAS, or by one of the other providers, that are accrediting to the Common Assessment Standard, to help support us in supply chain management and risk assessment. We will be allowing a 3 month ‘working towards’ period to ensure a smooth transition to full compliance from July 2023.
Recognised Assessment Bodies:
Provider Desktop: Site-Based Achilles, Building Confidence, Gold Building Confidence, Gold CHAS, CHAS Elite (CAS), CHAS Elite (CAS), Assured, Constructionline, Constructionline Gold, Constructionline Platinum, CQMS Safety-Scheme and Premium Safety-Scheme Elite.
The CAS mandate does not apply to the following businesses (exceptions):
*Note the low value is a guide and may vary by VWUK business unit
Frequently asked questions:
Why have VolkerWessels UK partnered with Constructionline?
We’ve partnered with Constructionline because we want to make the onboarding process as straight forward and cost effective as possible for our suppliers. Constructionline gives us and you a clear view of your accreditation status, so we can be sure that you’re ready to work with us at any time. Having reviewed other providers and our own provision we felt Constructionline offered us the best overall solution. Having worked with Constructionline for a number of years the majority of our supply chain are already accredited by them, and this made the move to Gold standard a relatively simple process. We have partnered with Constructionline to onboard our subcontractors and help them through the verification process.
What if I am already accredited with another CAS provider?
As part of our commitment to the CAS standard we do accept that you may choose or already be a member with another CAS provider and you can share this data with Constructionline without incurring an extra charge.
Why is it Important to remain approved (verified)?
Please note once you have paid your annual subscription to Constructionline or chosen CAS provider and submitted your pre-qualification questionnaire your work doesn’t stop there. You must ensure you nominate a responsible person to maintain your profile and ensure key information and documents (for example Insurance renewals) are regularly updated as otherwise you may quickly become unverified and this could mean that you miss out on valuable VWUK tender and project opportunities.
How do Volkerwessels UK assess the ‘exception’ companies?
The above exceptions are managed by an in-house pre-qualification process, if you fall into our exception bracket but hold a CAS accreditation or Constructionline Bronze or Silver accreditation, then that simplifies the process for VWUK and yourself, please make our procurement team aware of your accreditation and you will not need to complete our manual accreditation form.
We’ve partnered with Constructionline because we want to make the onboarding process as straightforward and cost-effective as possible for our suppliers. Constructionline gives us and you a clear view of your accreditation status, so we can be sure that you’re ready to work with us at any time.
To become a Constructionline Supplier, you will need to pay an upfront joining fee and an annual membership fee based on your turnover. Enter your details on the membership page to find out how much it will cost you to join Constructionline.
Our memberships now include an SSIP from Acclaim Accreditation, which gives you instant savings of up to 40% as it removes the need for you to pay for and be assessed by multiple health and safety and PQQ schemes.
You can show you meet the PAS 91 and Common Assessment Standard and pre-qualify across core modules required by Public and Private sector buyers. You can also demonstrate your professional standing with our Social Value certification.
By becoming a Constructionline Supplier, you’ll be verified not only to work with us but the rest of the Buyers that use Constructionline. You can connect with all of these Buyers through the Constructionline platform, giving you a better chance of winning new opportunities and growing your business.
Go beyond the PAS 91 with Gold membership and demonstrate your ability to meet the Common Assessment Standard.
Manage all your compliance from one login which simplifies your procurement tasks and reduces the admin for your team.
You’ll have access to thousands of public, planning and private projects on our Marketplace app within the platform.
Constructionline’s Gold membership include’s an SSIP accreditation, saving your business up to 40%.
Constructionline offers a range of membership levels to suit your business. In order to prequalify to work with VolkerWessels UK, we recommend choosing the Gold membership. You can review how much your membership will cost here.
Click here to register today. Our sign-up code is VW21 – it is important you include this when you register or upgrade your membership, in the referral code box. This allows VolkerWessels UK to track your progress through the onboarding process.
Once you have registered, you’ll receive an email from Constructionline with your registration number and login details. Use this information to log in to the Constructionline platform and complete your profile and provide the relevant up to date documentation.
Constructionline’s experts will assess your completed profile, let you know if you need to provide any additional information and assist you throughout the verification process. Once your gold membership is verified you will meet VolkerWessels UK’s prequalification standard and be ready to accept work from them.
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