SCS JV
The Skanska, Costain and STRABAG (SCS) joint venture (JV) brings together an industry-leading combination of tried and tested successful partnerships, world-wide high-speed rail experience and extensive international and regional knowledge.
Pre-qualification process change
SCS will be adopting a new pre-qualification system, which will create consistency and increase productivity.
The new system consists of a Common Assessment Standard. This is a set of business assurance qualification questions agreed by Build UK, CECA and its partners. The Common Assessment Standard will be certified by three recognised assessment bodies: Achilles, CHAS and Constructionline.
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There is equal opportunity to all three assessment bodies and they will be interlinked by data sharing. Therefore, suppliers have the choice of which body they wish to use.
SCS will be able to accept suppliers with the Common Assessment Standard desktop and site from September 2nd. However, we will to take a phased approach to the Common Assessment Standard and still accept our legacy assurance accreditation of Achilles Building Confidence level 4 or 5.
We look forward to you getting on board with the new system, so we can nurture increased productivity for the wider industry. More information on the Common Assessment Standard can be found on the Build UK website.