Common Assessment Standard ‐ Version 4

Back in July, Build UK published an updated version of the Common Assessment Standard. This is Version 4, which has been streamlined following the withdrawal of PAS 91 and updated to include a new Building Safety section, ensuring the Common Assessment Standard can be used to demonstrate companies have the organisational capability to fulfil their duties under the Building Safety Act. Based on feedback from their members and the Recognised Assessment Bodies, completion of the Building Safety section will be ‘advisory’ rather than mandatory for the remainder of the year whilst the industry gets up to speed with the new requirements.

There is a growing list of organisations across both the public and private sectors using the Common Assessment Standard, and in accordance with Procurement Policy Note 03/24 published earlier this year, central Government departments and wider public sector bodies should now use the Common Assessment Standard to pre‐qualify suppliers for construction works contracts. Version 4 is available via the following link, and suppliers going through the certification process for the Common Assessment Standard from July 1st will complete the updated question set.