Actuate UK, the umbrella body for the £multi-billion engineering services sector, has expressed its support for the revitalised prequalification Common Assessment Standard.The Common Assessment Standard, which has been developed by Build UK and a range of industry stakeholders, including Actuate UK member bodies, aims to remove wasteful commercial and public sector prequalification through the adoption of widely specified common assessment prequalification (PQ) questions.Significantly, a new 'data sharing' solution has been introduced, enabling contractors and clients to obtain key PQ responses from any Recognised Assessment Body.Data sharing is expected to increase the specification of the Standard by main contractors and other buyers and increasingly, suppliers will only need to be certified by one Recognised Assessment Body, saving time and money.The prequalification system is currently overseen by an Interim Cross-Industry Body including public and private sector clients, contractors and trade associations.
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