Foreword

This Publicly Available Specification (PAS) was sponsored by the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). Its development was facilitated by BSI Standards Limited and it is published under licence from the British Standards Institution.

This amendment to the PAS includes changes to PAS 91: 2013 that are intended to restore its alignment with legislation extant at the time of publication.

The amendment was sponsored by BEIS for that purpose and it comes into effect in November 2017.

Acknowledgement is given to the following organizations that were involved in the development of this PAS and/or its amendment, as members of the Steering Group:

• Action Sustainability
• Altius Vendor Assessment Limited
• Avetta
• AWE
• Building Engineering Services Association
• Builder’s Profile (UK) Limited
• Build UK
• Cabinet Office
• Chartered Institute of Building
• Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme (CHAS)
• Constructionline
• Construction Products Association
• Crown Commercial Service
• Department of Finance and Personnel Northern Ireland
• East Riding of Yorkshire Council
• Electrical Contractors’ Association
• Federation of Master Builders (FMB)
• Highways England
• Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
• Kier Group
• Lafarge Aggregates Limited
• LHC
• Local Government Association
• Ministry of Defence
• National Federation of Builders Limited
• Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
• Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP)
• Scape Group Ltd
• Specialist Engineering Contractors’ Group

This PAS is not to be regarded as a British Standard.

The PAS process enables a specification to be developed rapidly in order to fulfil an immediate need in industry or in the wider community. A PAS can be considered for further development as a British Standard, or constitute part of the UK input to the development of a European or International Standard.

This PAS will be withdrawn upon publication of its content in or as, a British Standard or if an equivalent European standard is published.

Publishing information

The British Standards Institution retains ownership and copyright of this PAS. BSI Standards Limited as the publisher of the PAS reserves the right to withdraw or amend this PAS on receipt of authoritative advice that it is appropriate to do so. This PAS will be reviewed at intervals not exceeding two years, and any amendments arising from the review will be published as an amended PAS and publicized in Update Standards.

To facilitate the use of the PAS 91 question modules in organizational prequalification processes, BSI permits the copying of the questions by those wishing to use them. For this purpose, editable copies of the question modules are available on request, from BSI. Potential users are however referred to the ‘rules for use of the question modules’ provided in clause 3 of this PAS.

Use of this document

It has been assumed in the preparation of this PAS that the execution of its provisions will be entrusted to a competent person or persons for whose use it has been produced.

Presentational conventions

The provisions of this PAS are presented in roman (i.e. upright) type. Its requirements are expressed in sentences in which the principal auxiliary verb is “shall”. Its recommendations are expressed in sentences in which the principal auxiliary verb is “should”.

Commentary, explanation and general informative material, e.g. Notes, are presented in italic type, and do not constitute a normative element.

Where words have alternative spellings, the preferred spelling of the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary is used (e.g. “organization” rather than “organization”).

Contractual and legal considerations

This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.

As the National Standards Body for the United Kingdom, BSI has facilitated the drafting of this specification with the intention that it will be applicable across the United Kingdom. Its use in relation to procurement for works contracts (including the procurement of supplies and services subject to the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 and needed in relation to the works) in the scope of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 is confirmed in a Procurement Policy Note issued by the Crown Commercial Service in November 2017. However, when working in areas under the jurisdiction of a devolved administration, users of PAS 91 are recommended to confirm the acceptability of the PAS 91 Question Modules with that devolved administration.

Attention is drawn to the principle, applicable in British Standards generally, that they do not specifically require actions that are the subject of legal requirement. Therefore, this PAS does not include, for example, requirement to observe Health and Safety or Building Regulations, with which it is assumed users of this PAS will be in compliance.

Compliance with this PAS does not in itself confer immunity from legal obligations.

PAS 91:2013+A1:2017

Construction prequalification questionnaires

Published:

30 Nov 2017

Withdrawn:

21 Apr 2023