As specialists in compliance, we’re often asked by clients, ‘What is the CQC, and why should I become a member?’ So, if you’re about to launch yourself into delivering social or health care, or perhaps just start a job in that sector and want to...
The construction industry is a complicated sector. Regulatory compliance, health and safety, efficacy of building materials and products, legality of contracts, adherence to building codes and standards, insurance requirements and completion of training are just some of the compliance issues faced by those in the...
The terms accreditation and certification are often used interchangeably and occasionally together. Despite the obvious confusion this can cause, the difference between the two distinct quality management processes can be easily explained. Certification represents a written assurance by a third party of the conformity of...
At KCS Compliance we support organisations implement and retain accreditations. The following sets out SafePQQ and who may benefit from having this accreditation. SafePQQ has been trading previously as “SafeContractor” and before that “Exor”. The reason behind the change is to bring all Alcumus Group companies...
What is ISO 9001 Quality Management? An ISO 9001 quality management system will help you to continually monitor and manage quality across all operations. As the world’s most widely recognised quality management standard, it outlines ways to achieve, as well as benchmark, consistent performance and service....
The similarity between business and sports is not something that most people think about. Pro sports uniforms look a lot different than a suit and tie, and pencil pushing is a lot less physical than dribbling the ball down the pitch. But, as different as...
Internal audits help organisations achieve corporate objectives by keeping a pulse on the consistency of internal business practices. The goal of an internal audit is to ensure organisational policies and procedures are followed and to alert the management of gaps in policy compliance. The internal audit process can be done with...
Our quick guide to answering one… The PQQ/SSQ/SQ stage of a submission is the buyer’s way of finding out basic compliance/due diligence type details on the companies looking to provide the services or products out to tender. It is also typically a ‘looking backwards’ document. So...
Falling at the last hurdle in any exercise is hard. You’ve invested time and money on the bid process only to find out you failed due to lack of a specific accreditation. All your competitors have it – even though they may not be as...
Effective networking is part of all businesses now. It may be that you network internally within your Organisation to collaborate and share ideas, networking may be how you find and engage with Delivery Partners or more commonly it is a method for promoting your business...
