Are you a

• policy maker?
• government official?
• purchaser?
• local government officer?
• regulatory authority?
• procurer?
• trade association?

Are you setting up a scheme that involves

• Approval?
• Verification?
• Authorisation?
• Ratification?
• Confirmation?
• Acknowledgement?
• Endorsement?
• Acceptance?
• Recognition?
• Validation?
• Accreditation?
• Standards?
• Schemes?
• Certification?
• Inspection?
• Testing?
• Calibration?
• Assurance?

Confused??  Don’t know what you need? Know what you want but don’t know how to achieve it?

The UKAS Development Group can help you

Choose from a range of `off the shelf’ development packages specially designed to meet your needs.

Or let us develop an approach to suit your specific requirements.

Who should make use of UKAS Development Services?

If you are responsible for determining and/or implementing policies which are related to:

• improving the competitiveness of UK companies, products or services
• public confidence in markets, institutions, services and regulations
• eliminating technical barriers to trade
• the effectiveness of the national measurement system

and which involve any form of independent evaluation, the UKAS Development Group can help you. 

Whether you are in the public or private sector, independent evaluation underpinned by accreditation can enable you to rely on other organisations, directly or indirectly, to help fulfil your needs and objectives.

What is independent evaluation?

This means that an independent organisation is checking whether or not something, such as a product, a piece of equipment, a person, a system, a company, a service or anything else, meets specific requirements.  Such evaluators may be laboratories, inspection bodies, certification bodies or other types of organisation.

How do you identify competent evaluators?

Look for the crown! Accredited organisations are entitled to display marks that incorporate the royal crown - UKAS accreditation provides confidence that an organisation meets internationally recognised requirements for integrity and competence.

What service is the Development Group offering?

Advice, guidance and development of processes for

• Accreditation 
• Directives and Regulations
• Government Initiatives
• Industry standards and schemes
• Scheme administration
• Pre-assessment

or a combination of any of the above.

What can you expect from us?

• Independence, impartiality and integrity
• Competent project management using recognised techniques
• Designated Project manager
• Risk analysis
• Fully documented and agreed terms of reference
• Project plan
• Agreed milestones and deliverables
• Regular reports on progress
• Final report on completion

What will it cost?

We will provide up to one day of advice and guidance, free of charge, to help you to define your needs and objectives.  Having determined your needs we will agree with you a detailed work programme and the associated costs of delivery.

For further information, please contact developmentenquiries@ukas.com