28 Jan 2026

Common Assessment Standard–Making Your Data Visible

A cost-free and effective way to save time, reduce costs, and land more potential opportunities.

Over 22,500 companies are now certified to Common Assessment Standard, the industry-recognised and Build UK developed pre-qualification system, which can be obtained from one of seven Recognised Assessment Bodies. Obtaining the standard is necessary for working with a growing list of organisations. NFRC reminds members that once they are certified by one Recognised Assessment Body, they do not need to obtain certification again from any others but instead, you can share your data with other bodies to make it visible to more Contractors and Clients. There is no cost to do this, but giving permission to share your data is easy and will help you save time, reduce costs, and put you in the running to win work with any of the organisations using the Common Assessment Standard.  

The review process for Version 6 of the Common Assessment Standard is now underway and expected to be published later this year. If you believe any amendments to the CAS should be made, please use this online form