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What is SafeContractor?

SafeContractor (Alcumus SafeContractor)

SafeContractor is one of the UK's most widely-used contractor pre-qualification schemes. Operated by Alcumus, it's an annual desktop assessment of a company's health and safety, environmental, and operational management systems. SafeContractor accreditation is recognised by 350+ buying organisations (housing associations, retail chains, FM companies, local authorities) and frequently appears alongside or instead of CHAS / Constructionline in their supplier lists.

Issued by

Alcumus (UK risk management group), accredited by SSIP.

Why it matters

Like CHAS, SafeContractor saves buyers from running their own H&S due diligence. If your client's procurement team uses Alcumus, having SafeContractor on file makes contract setup faster.

Questions to ask a provider

  1. When is your SafeContractor certificate up for renewal?
  2. Have you completed the supplementary modules (e.g. environmental, equality)?
  3. Can you share your Alcumus reference for our supplier portal?

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