• Companies Approved Contractor Questionnaire

  • Welcome to the Watkins Approved Contractor Questionnaire. We thank you for your time in completing the following and ask that you answer each question honestly. 

    Should you have any questions regarding the contents of what is expected of you, please discuss them with your Project Engineer or Project Co-ordinator.

  • 1. Company Details

  • 2. Main Contact Details

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  • Current Legal Status of the Potential Provider (eg Partnership, Private Limited Company, etc.)*
  • 3. Bank Account Details

  • 4. Details of Company History and Operations

  • 5. Insurance

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  • 6. Additional clients within the last 12 months - 1

  • Date Started*
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  • Would you like to add in additional works?*
  • Additional clients within the last 12 months - 2

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  • Would you like to add in additional works?*
  • Additional clients within the last 12 months - 3

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  • 7. Health & Safety

  • Are you a member of any scheme listed under the SSIP such as CHAS, SafeContractor or Construction Line?*
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  • Health & Safety Questionnaire

  • How many employees are in your operations?*
  • How is your advice/guidance on Health and Safety provided? ie Safety Consultant or in-house.*

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  • Have you had any notifiable accidents/incidents in the last 3 years?*
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  • Has your company ever had any fatalities on site?*
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  • 8. Employee Competence

    CSCS, ECS, JIB Cards
  • Have you got procedures for suitable competence of your employees?*
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  • CDM requires you to ensure Sub-Contractors you employ are also competent and adequately resourced. In the same way as we are asking questions of you and your employees, you should be asking your sub-contractor's similar questions. Do you have a system that checks your sub contractor’s competence?*
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  • Evidence of Training

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  • Are you a member or hold accreditation for professional trade bodies such as NIC EIC, BESA or BAFE?*
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  • Are you a member of any other trade bodies?*
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  • 9. Self-Billing Agreement

  • Watkins operate self-billing agreements with sub-contractors as part of a process to simplify documentation and payments.

    You can read our sell-billing agreement below.

  • Watkins agrees:
    1. To issue self-billed invoices/payment certificates for all supplies made to them by the self-biller (sub-contractor) until 12 months from the date of signature of this agreement.
    2. To complete self-billed invoices/payment certificates showing the subcontractor’s name, address and VAT registration number, together with all the other details which constitute a full VAT invoice.
    3. To make a new self-billing agreement if their VAT registration number changes.
    4. To comply with domestic reverse charge rules applicable from 1st March 2021 and ensure the appropriate notes are added to the self-bill invoice and credit note.

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  • The self-billee (subcontractor) agrees:
    1. To accept the invoices raised by Watkins on their behalf until 12 months from the date of this agreement.
    2. Not to raise sales invoices for supplies made to the customer (Watkins).
    3. Notify Watkins immediately if they change their VAT registration, cease to be VAT registered, change their company name or sell their business or part of their business.

  • Agreement start date:*
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    2 digit day, 2 digit month, 4 digit year
  • Please Note the Monthly Subcontractors Payment Run Dates:

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  • 10. Site Handbook

    Please download and read our Site Handbook.
  • 11. Standard Sub-Contractor Requirements

    Please download and read our Standard Sub-Contractor Requirements document.
  • 12. Gas Work

  • Are you completing gas work?*
  • Gas Work

  • If yes, please download the attached and email to gas@watkins.co.uk.
  • Quality Management System

  • Do you have a Quality Management System certified to ISO 9001?*
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  • Do you agree to work under the Watkins Quality Management System?*
  • Environmental Management System

  • Do you have an Environmental Management System certified to ISO 45001?*
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  • Do you agree to work under the Watkins Environmental Management System?*
  • Modern Slavery Policy

  • Do you have a Modern Slavery Policy?*
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  • Do you agree to work under the Watkins Modern Slavery Policy?*
  • Read the full policy here.

  • Declaration

    This section must be completed by your company's proprietor, Director, partner, or equivalent person. I hereby declare that all information provided as part of this approval is accurate to the best of my knowledge, and I agree that the cost of any training I or my operatives undertake with Watkins Academy can be deducted from my application for payment.
  • Date*
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