ACS Assessor Guide - Security Industry Authority

ACS Assessor GuideSection 4 – Criterion Specific Guidelines: Criteria 33.1 An SIA Approved Contractor can demonstrate how it manages the procurement of goods and services from its suppliers and monitors itsongoing performance.3.1.3 A selection process for subcontractors exists and is used.Clarification:Approved contractors need to be able to demonstrate that staff deployed by sub contractorsare licensed and screened and vetted as per 6.1.1. The applicant organisation is responsiblefor this. They may undertake this themselves, or it may be undertaken by anotherorganisation. (e.g. where agencies supply staff and where they have screened their people,where screening and vetting organisations undertake this, or where staff come from otherACS approved contractors)All subcontractor organisations used to deliver a security service must also be SIA approvedcontractors.Organisations that only supply labour i.e. they DO NOT themselves deliver the securityservice are not required to be Approved Contractors.Ref: BS7858; BS7958; BS7499; BS7984Good practice: Organisations may wish to work with agencies to ensure they keep a list of securityofficers who have already been screened and vetted, such that they are then available forimmediate deployment.Linkages with other Indicators:2.4.1 Customers are made aware of and agree to the provision of service viasubcontractors.3.1.1 Purchasing procedures have been identified and are implemented.4.2.2 Financial procedures are defined, understood and implemented.9.1.1 The regular review of performance against service level agreements and/or keycustomer performance indicators.9.6.1 The regular review of performance against success factors and key financial indicatorscritical to the business.65The contents of this publication are copyright ©2013 Security Industry Authority, all rights reserved. No part of the contents may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, by any means without prior written permission of the copyright owner.