Safety Schemes in Procurement

Name Of PresenterDate of Presentation

Aim of the presentation• To give an understanding of what SSIP is, what it

does and how it works• To seek your support or endorsement for the aims

and objectives of SSIP• Provide the opportunity to ask questions about

SSIP

BackgroundImportant we reduce/remove duplication because:•It was getting worse, not better

• More bidders, bidding for less work• Buyers becoming aware of their responsibilities

•Suppliers accumulating several 3rd party health & safety accreditations•Suppliers becoming increasingly frustrated with the proliferation of pre-qualification schemes•PQQs seen or used as a barrier to SMEs

BackgroundGovernment are aware of the problem:

• HM Treasury – Glover Report – November 2008 ‘Accelerating the SME economic engine’

• DWP – Donaghy Report – July 2009 ‘One death is too many’

Donaghy Report – Recommendation 8“There should be standard agreed bench-marks to test against the myriad of pre-qualification schemes”

•Suppliers should not have to acquire a host of pre-qualifications •The Government should take the lead on this as a major client in public procurement

BackgroundGovernment is taking action:

•Government response to the Donaghy report (Recommendation 8) in March 2010•Changes already made to the CDM Regulations simplified competence assessment and discourages unnecessary bureaucracy•HSE has worked with SSIP to ensure accreditation requirements are consistent with the stage 1 core competence criteria•DWP - The Löfstedt Review – November 2011

BackgroundThe result:

•SSIP - a solution demonstrating the industry is working together

• PAS 91 - A publically available specification published in October 2010 – revision published April 2013, providing PQQ standardisation Mandated for use in central Government construction procurement since December 2010

What is SSIP?• SSIP is not another health & safety pre-qualification

scheme

• An umbrella organisation established to facilitate recognition between health and safety pre-qualification schemes (wherever it is practicable to do so)

What is a scheme?• Any organisation which undertakes a health &

safety competence assessment using the benchmark standard (CDM 2007 core criteria stage 1 or the Health & Safety Module of PAS 91)

The aims of SSIP• To encourage and facilitate recognition amongst

pre-qualification schemes• To encourage buyers to recognise SSIP as an

acceptable industry standard• To help buyers and suppliers to achieve value for

money through avoidance of unnecessary duplication or differing requirements

• To provide confidence in stage 1 competence assessments through a consistent, reliable, and quality-controlled standard of vetting

Benefits of SSIPBuyers•Confidence a supplier has been assessed to the core criteria standard•More choice of suppliers

Suppliers •Fewer duplicate questionnaires saving time and money•Company listed in the SSIP Portal

What is assessed?• CDM core criteria stage 1 only. Stage 2 is the

buyer’s responsibility.• Arrangements for mutual recognition under SSIP

relate only to health and safety competence• SSIP members understand that buyers may

have a duty to determine a broader range of criteria than those established by CDM 2007 e.g. waste management

SSIP membership requirements• Agree to an annual independent audit• Hold a current accredited registration to ISO 9001 with

a UKAS accredited certifying body (or ISO 17021 accreditation as appropriate in the case of certification bodies conducting assessments to OHSAS 18001)

• Use competent assessors (IRCA trained) that have additional important ‘soft skills’

• Assess to the ‘benchmark standard’• Submit details of assessed suppliers into the SSIP

Portal within three months of joining• Operate in accordance with the SSIP Terms of

Reference

SSIP membership fees

Number of Registered Members Annual Fee

Less than 500 £1,000

501 – 1,000 £2,000

1,001 – 2,500 £3,000

2,501 – 5,000 £4,000

5,001 – 10,000 £5,000

10,001 & above £6,000

Affiliate Member £1,000

Co-opted member Free

SSIP Registered Members

SSIP Affiliate Members

SSIP Co-opted Members

Scheme RecognitionMutual recognition•As far as health and safety is concerned, if a supplier has been successfully accredited by one SSIP member, then that accreditation is recognised by the others One way recognition•Information is accepted from other SSIP members but not reciprocated•All schemes recognise OHSAS 18001 from an SSIP member certification body but this cannot be reciprocated

Scheme Recognition

BSI

NQA

LRQA

etc

One way

Non-CB Members Constructionline

Mutual Recognition One way

SSIP Structure

Chair Vice Chair

Forum Management Group – 3 Meetings per year4 founder registered members + 5 elected registered members +

5 affiliate members + the HSE + SSIP past Chair

Full Forum – 3 Meetings per yearAll members

6 Working Groups: Membership, Standards, ITC, Strategy & Planning, Metrics and Publicity & Marketing

The SSIP Portal• Centralised verification database listing the details

of around 75,000 contractors which have been assessed by SSIP members

• Verify that a contractors holds a current health and safety certification from an SSIP member scheme

• Major step forward in terms of reducing the time, effort and duplication associated with qualification

• £0 per annum to search the portal• www.ssipportal.org.uk

The Future• Encourage wider membership, especially in-house

‘schemes’• Promote SSIP to buyers and suppliers• Embrace trade association schemes• Move SSIP to a company limited by guarantee (not

for profit)• Drive down costs by reducing bureaucracy• Progress to independently accredited assessors

(IRCA)

Contact SSIP

www.ssip.org.uk0131 442 6612