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LSC Contract & Lexcel Accreditation Timescales Agreed

To comply with the LSC's requirements, you must submit your Lexcel application form to the Lexcel Office before you submit your tender paperwork, the deadline for which is 3rd October 2011. However, you can be assessed up until the end of February next year, therefore, allowing enough time to review your current compliance, implement any changes that may be required to meet the Lexcel Standard and allow for these changes to settle into place in your firm before being assessed.

 

The breakdown of timescales is as follows:

 

2011

 

03 October

Deadline for Lexcel applications

18 November

Lexcel application decision deadline

 

2012

 

1 February

Contracts start

28 February

Initial Lexcel assessment visit deadline

31 May

All corrective action following initial assessment must be received

31 July

Final decision on Lexcel accreditation issued

1 August

Final decision deadline

 

Please note that the Lexcel application and assessment requirements remain the same; it is simply the timescales that are shorter in certain aspects of the process which have to be implemented to ensure compliance with the LSC's timescales.

 

To review your firm's current compliance please read the SQM and Lexcel v4.1 overlap document and then complete the self assessment checklist. Our team would be happy to talk you through these documents and provide you with further guidance on the Lexcel application and assessment process.

 

Once you have completed your review we would be delighted to discuss the next steps with you and discuss assessment.

 

If you would like to receive a quote for Lexcel assessment please do not hesitate to call us on 0191 516 6919 or email clairel@aneltd.co.uk.