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More buyers select accreditation
Source: NPS,
8 August 2008
THE HEALTHCARE Commission and the Driver and Vehicle Licensing
Agency (DVLA) have become the latest public sector buyers
seeking to improve their procurement by signing up to BiP
Solutions’ Select Accredit service.
Select Accredit is the national pre-qualification service designed to help
ensure suppliers to the public sector meet the required nationally recognised
standards when contracting. It guides applicants through a tailored vetting service
which incorporates the same standards as those set by the Department for Business,
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) for Constructionline.
Select Accredit allows suppliers to simply register their details online, improving
efficiency by offering a single annual assessment for all tenderers. Once suppliers
are accredited, they can access thousands of potential public sector buyers.
As key buyers charged with procuring requirements from suppliers ranging from
small enterprises offering specialised services to large, established businesses,
the
Healthcare Commission and DVLA are set to benefit greatly from the Select Accredit
service.
By using pre-accredited suppliers, these buyers gain reassurance that their suppliers
meet the required standards in their technical, legal and financial capacities,
which helps reduce risk when contracting. Reducing risk helps authorities to
achieve all-important value for money – the benefits of which are then
passed on to the taxpayer.
Welcoming the Healthcare Commission and DVLA to the ranks of the service’s
many users emphasises that Select Accredit provides a comprehensive accreditation
service for the whole of the public sector – from local authorities to
large government agencies.
To find out how your organisation can adopt Select Accredit, call 0845
270 7094,
email sales@bipselect.com or visit www.bipselect.com/accredit |
