Introduction

Baseline Assurance Standard Requirements

The Baseline Assurance Standard (BAS) provides a quicker risk-based assurance approach for Solutions; balancing safety against efficiency by combining a minimum set of essential Requirements from the DSIC Overarching Standards. Completing the BAS is the first step to achieving full assurance with the Overarching Standards allowing Supplier Solutions to be published on the Buying Catalogue. Upon meeting this Standard, Solutions are required to meet all the remaining Overarching Standards subject to the timelines laid out by the Authority.

All Baseline Assurance Requirements can be found here. Each Solution will be assigned a category of A, B or C that determines the level of assurance applied to that Solution. See the relevant category column to understand the assurance required for each Requirement. For information on Solution Categories see Solution Categories for Assurance in DSIC.

The following table of Requirements are the Requirements in the Baseline Assurance Standard related to the Commercial Standard.

Applicable Contracting Vehicle(s)	ID	Requirement	Level	Category A	Category B	Category C
All	C01	Open	MUST	Full Assessment Supporting evidence to include: A statement committing to the principles of the Commercial Standard and advising the Authority if there are any problematic aspects that could prevent full adherence to the Standard. Demonstration of compliance with the Requirement via a Live Witness Assessment or a variant procedure agreed by the Authority.	Full Assessment Supporting evidence to include: A statement committing to the principles of the Commercial Standard and advising the Authority if there are any problematic aspects that could prevent full adherence to the Standard. Demonstration of compliance with the Requirement via a Live Witness Assessment or a variant procedure agreed by the Authority.	Full Assessment Supporting evidence to include: A statement committing to the principles of the Commercial Standard and advising the Authority if there are any problematic aspects that could prevent full adherence to the Standard. Demonstration of compliance with the Requirement via a Live Witness Assessment or a variant procedure agreed by the Authority.

Further Requirements

Suppliers will not be required to meet any Further Requirements to achieve full compliance with the Commercial Standard.

Roadmap

Items on the Roadmap which impact or relate to this Standard